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- 19 Mar 2024, 11:49
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1175
1983 F/XT: first impressions
TL;DR: First-time Model F/XT owner. This board has semi-functional keys. How to fix them? [ Imgur album ] Greetings all... first, please forgive me. I did search DT and GH and found some helpful posts, but nothing that really seems to fix this problem. After several years of owning and using 1986-87...
- 22 Feb 2024, 21:30
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: Future of DT
- Replies: 440
- Views: 6985606
Re: Future of DT
To be clear, Ellipse only said that he'd cover up to $3,000-5,000 to cover a shortfall from $15,000. So technically he might be buying the car with $0 out of his own pocket. He would pay for the gas to put in that car, though. At least after he drains whatever he can raise in excess of that $15,000...
- 22 Feb 2024, 21:02
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: Future of DT
- Replies: 440
- Views: 6985606
Re: Future of DT
I disagree with the posts above based on my experience with ellipse, and I don’t think he has any bad intentions. I trust he wants to keep the site as-is. I think he’s truly passionate about vintage IBM keyboards and I’m glad he’s producing them. I think debating about what his intentions are isn’t...
- 22 Feb 2024, 18:08
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: Future of DT
- Replies: 440
- Views: 6985606
Re: Future of DT
I feel I have been completely forthright for my plans to keep things exactly the same outside of any bug fixes or other legal issues that need addressing for a site moving to US ownership. The benefit is for those who want the site to be kept exactly the same. As folks have discussed here before, a...
- 19 Feb 2024, 21:01
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Curious How Keyboard Profiles & Keyboard Layouts Become Standard and Become Business
- Replies: 9
- Views: 834
Re: Curious How Keyboard Profiles & Keyboard Layouts Become Standard and Become Business
I’m more of a Ezekiel 4:15 man, myself. (No, not that Ezekiel.)
- 01 Feb 2024, 22:48
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My new project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 38721
Re: My new project
This is really beautiful - especially for a programmer, keeper of some farm animals and native Czech speaker at the same time. :) I'm a bit sceptical though. Classic programming we learn will be soon for a bunch of guys writing very specialised code (maybe specific parts of unusual firmware etc.) F...
- 27 Jan 2024, 09:31
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My new project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 38721
Re: My new project
This is such a nice project and it looks helpful for self taught tech people / software devs, since big procent of them learn boot-camp style and do not concentrate as much as they should on algorithms and data structures (me included) (Not that last 15 years wasn't just using libraries glued from o...
- 27 Jan 2024, 04:53
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8669
- Views: 3800984
Re: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Cool. What architecture is your Mac build of the Pandrew Util? Is it still just Intel? (I checked: it's Intel only.) I tried building an ARM (Apple Silicon) version of the Util myself, but couldn't get it to work. I’m no coder, so the filthy hacking I was doing to clear all the build errors I getti...
- 26 Jan 2024, 23:11
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My new project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 38721
Re: My new project
This is really beautiful - especially for a programmer, keeper of some farm animals and native Czech speaker at the same time. :) I'm a bit sceptical though. Classic programming we learn will be soon for a bunch of guys writing very specialised code (maybe specific parts of unusual firmware etc.) Fo...
Re: SA Retro
The £41 set you link is just the modifiers, though, and ANSI only at that. A full SA Retro right now costs 41 for mods + 41 for alphas another 37 for ISO , 15 for the numpad and whatever the shipping / customs are; which can be quite a nightmare. One of my very worst customs experiences was the one ...
- 23 Dec 2023, 02:32
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Cherry G80-1288HAM
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2288
Cherry G80-1288HAM
This thing has it all. What an absurd keyboard. Thank you to ja3 for being kind enough to pass it along to me. It must be the longest Cherry MX G80 I've ever seen. It's the only Cherry-made MX keyboard that came stock with o-rings to my knowledge. And to top it all off - it has a unique case design ...
- 23 Nov 2023, 21:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
- Replies: 39
- Views: 115411
Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023
I mean, isn't it always supposed to be more like a nice overall gift? I understand the rule that it has to be keyboard related, but last time I didn't gift a "full" keyboard, if you wanna be picky about it :-?. I'd be absolutely exited about anything someone has put some thought into trying to make ...
- 21 Nov 2023, 09:45
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
- Replies: 39
- Views: 115411
Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023
A fine DT tradition strikes again! Psycho Santa is back in the saddle. :D This is a regional event but in some cases you might end up shipping internationally. If absolutely required mention it in the PM and I'll try and match you with someone in the same geographical area. Some territories have dia...
- 21 Nov 2023, 09:29
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
- Replies: 39
- Views: 115411
Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
Announcing the Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 Rules are as follows 1. PM me your Real Name and address (post needs a real name to deliver), I'll add you on the list. Please use a format of "Secret Santa 2023 Username" for the message title. 2. DEADLINE to send me your address is 2 Dec 2023. I'll have...
- 20 Nov 2023, 18:36
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
- Replies: 315
- Views: 9564024
Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
So I've decided to look for a new owner, to do a better job , and matt3o is also helping, and for his efforts will get part of the proceeds. The good news is, we're really looking for a good new owner, and are not desperate to sell to less respected parties because we quickly need money or somethin...
- 20 Nov 2023, 05:18
- Forum: Mice & other input devices
- Topic: Ploopy Classic Trackball
- Replies: 6
- Views: 25471
Ploopy Classic Trackball
Hello guys! I have stumbled over this open source Ploopy Trackball , that is reminiscent of that old Microsoft Trackball Explorer (which I never used before). And I was wondering if there are trackball users here who have used it already. :) If so, how do you fare with it in comparison to your other...
- 16 Nov 2023, 11:39
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Modern switch closest to the Alps Salmon or Oranges switches in the AEK
- Replies: 49
- Views: 77625
Re: Modern switch closest to the Alps Salmon or Oranges switches in the AEK
Curiously, why not consider TMK for a converter as well? Remapping is a matter of using his online keymap editor, saving the file and uploading it to the converter : http://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/editor/unimap/?adb_usb It can't be done in software, if that is what you want though. The merged ...
- 16 Nov 2023, 05:13
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
- Replies: 143
- Views: 276672
Re: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
I missed this thread when it was relevant - but I'm glad I found it for that great piece of trivia about minivan. I'll weigh in on the crap everyone is talking about. 1. Layouts on the Fs are dumb. the keyboards are the same size as a full size but lack 104 keys. That's dumb. BUT, they're substantia...
- 15 Nov 2023, 22:48
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
- Replies: 143
- Views: 276672
Re: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
minivan-sized (12.75x4u) keyboard 60% is small—15 × 5 units—so 12.75 × 4u should be even smaller. But a "minivan?" https://www.motorbiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Porsche-B32-Minivan.jpg Much too big! I think of my HHKB as roughly like a VW bug or a Mini, in keyboard terms. Which makes 40% ...
- 11 Nov 2023, 18:53
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM PS/2 L40sx and PS/2e M4-1 Space Saver keyboards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8317
IBM PS/2 L40sx and PS/2e M4-1 Space Saver keyboards
Is this of interest here? I see information on standard and SSK Model M membranes but couldn't find anything specific to the M3 variant. Following some discussion over keyboards - including the fate-tempting phrase "I wasn't expecting you to have a..." - a thinkpads.com forum member kindly sent me a...
- 09 Nov 2023, 09:52
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: What is the Lightest, Highest Actuating, Clicky Switch?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 27126
Re: What is the Lightest, Highest Actuating, Clicky Switch?
Yeah, I hear you. I’m not trying to pinch pennies too hard, what I’m really on about is His Thieving Majesty's Customs & Excise hitting me for more than an order's worth. They just love to pounce on little padded envelopes and parcels unless deftly declared. A £15 gift, you say? We'll destroy it unl...
- 03 Nov 2023, 20:08
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8669
- Views: 3800984
- 03 Nov 2023, 18:20
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8669
- Views: 3800984
Re: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Still needs F13-15 though. Or maybe something else best served in threes?
- 21 Oct 2023, 15:27
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: [SOLD] Cherry Compact G84-4100 (Cherry ML switches), QWERTZ
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4848
[SOLD] Cherry Compact G84-4100 (Cherry ML switches), QWERTZ
Want to sell a Cherry Compact G84-4100 keyboard with Cherry ML switches. It's brand new, unused. Tested and working. The layout is QWERTY (german). Made in Czech Republic. USB connector. Price: 30 euro + shipping. SOLD Shipping costs 12-15 to most EU countries, ask for exact quote. Payment: PayPal (...
- 17 Oct 2023, 03:32
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: [WTB] [US] SKCM NEON GREEN ALPS
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14772
Re: [WTB] [US] SKCM NEON GREEN ALPS
Hate to break the news to you, but $7 for NOS SKCM Green is super low nowadays. Even for used switches SKCM Greens are around $12-15 per.
- 16 Oct 2023, 22:13
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Replacing Soviet ПКН-111 on a БК-0011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7520
Re: Replacing Soviet ПКН-111 on a БК-0011
Then it might be time to find out how NKRO matrices work. Might be good to know that this computer was superseded by a the БК-0011M, which was a slightly modified version of this computer. That released seemingly half a year later. The differences being a pin for sound out on the back (instead of ju...
- 09 Oct 2023, 22:02
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Goodwill find
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15939
Goodwill find
Like many, whenever I visit a thrift store I check the inevitable pile of sticky old rubber dome garbage keyboards. I happened to visit a local Goodwill recently and made the obligatory check. I came across a filthy, late 90's Mac looking board. It felt heavier than a typical Apple board of the time...
- 08 Oct 2023, 20:20
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Restoring a Model M “Battlecruiser” (122 keys, ISO German) from 1999
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8830
Re: Restoring a Model M “Battlecruiser” (122 keys, ISO German) from 1999
OK, I finished my replacement controller for the battleship. Hooray! The Blackpill-based setup works. There are some hurdles, but they can be overcome. If using GPIO A10 for the matrix, it needs an additional external pull-up resistor. This has already been planned into the schematics for the replac...
- 03 Oct 2023, 01:53
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: [WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2932
[WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top
I'm looking for a non-Unicomp, IBM Model M 'U' key top. Ideally, from a second gen IBM Enhanced Keyboard so there's the highest chance of there being no difference between it and the rest of the keycaps already on the board. If it's from someone located in the EU, even better, as I am really not loo...
- 01 Oct 2023, 03:54
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Modeling an F key mechanism
- Replies: 118
- Views: 93049
Re: Modeling an F key mechanism
If the former, however, then hard disagree here. The number of times I have been screwed over by bad software & regressions that get introduced after an "upgrade" is not insubstantial. My point exactly - never upgrade unless you absolutely need to - every new major version is downhill, every upgrad...