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Operating system: Windows 11 Keyboard: IBM 5251 beam spring (1980) Hi! I have an IBM beam spring 5251 in excellent condition and I would like to convert it to USB. For this, I bought a controller from Joe (Model F Labs LLC) on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324956507598?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-12...

What do people make of this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126222586126?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Zjyn6J_STgu&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=qW0T37-dSem&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY At first glance it looks like a beam spring. But it doesn't match up with any IBM models and in the second pho...

Got a Reveal KB-300 for $16 plus shipping off ShopGoodwill. Turns out it's a Chicony 5181 with SMK Monterey switches.

This may help: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/product/beam-spring-keyboard/ says: Dimensions (all are approximate): B62: 341 x 210mm (13.4 x 8.3in) BSSK: 406 x 248mm (16 x 9.8in) B104: 491 x 248mm (19.3 x 9.8in) B122: 535 x 248mm (21 x 9.8 in) All beam spring heights are 39mm (1.5in) in the front t...

These are keyboards spanning 1949 to the present, covering IBM, its descendants and companies that have acquired IBM divisions, staff and IP. From the IBM 024/026 Card Punch Keyboard Assembly to the Unicomp Mini M and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold 16's Bluetooth TrackPoint Keyboard and Stand... 70+ years ...

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 ...

This is likely a long shot, but ive got my hands on a CTM-70, yet its missing its Keyboard. jobi23, could you perhaps take some scans of all the documentation you have as ive got none.

You have several ANSI mods under your belt? Yes, probably 10 or so, and I don't know that I've ever gotten the re-assembly in 1 go, it usually takes 2-3. It has taken as many as 5-6 tries because the pieces have to stay in place just so as you go through the trauma of the "sliding force fit" so whe...

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 ...

Screw specifications and spare screws available: This is not listed on the project site but if anyone needs spare screws / bolts please let me know as I have plenty of them. The zinc case boards use 6-32 x 1/2" thread screws with philips heads. Some of the total screws in each set may have the wrong...

It's connected by 2 16 pin DIP sockets, which then sends the data through a resistor array and then into the K1801VP1-014. The 1 key limit might be a hardware restriction rather than a matrix issue as the system is based on and compatibility with the PDP11 from 1970. It also has ROM socket on the ot...

Yes. I failed to hit the target but some fancy footwork on the part of my attorney has resulted in a new target of $3000 by Monday 10/16. It will cost me in the long run but I've got to make it that far first.

So I'm afraid that this horror show will be extended a few days.

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...

For sale this Zenith SuperSport Keyboard with ALPS mount round slider - double shot keycaps. Not tested, sold AS IS. Here are some photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ncmv54b9WVldxb-P01WU5852pH5jDP02?usp=drive_link Asking price is: 10 euro + shipping Shipping costs about 16/18 euro with ...

Which means Intel hardware support likely won't be killed off until MacOS 16 (2025), which quite possibly also means that Rosetta 2 won't die until MacOS 17 (2026)! I’ll check in on this when they do drop Intel. I expect it will be soon. I guess it all depends on what one considers to be "soon". I ...

I don’t have an Xwhatsit (firmware) powered board among my little fleet of Xwhatsit (hardware) powered IBMs to test this. Kinda says it all, really. It was a godsend but contained a curse. Then Pandrew came along and bettered it completely. Even Arkku’s firmware didn’t last long on my IBMs as it was...

If I ever find myself bored, I might just give it a shot myself, for kicks. Bah. My build environment for Mac Qt5 apps is still set up from the last time I did this, so... fine . Here you go. I don't actually have a keyboard flashed with xwhatsit firmware, nor do I actually have an M1/M2 Mac at my ...

nos datacomp dfk777 with blue alps. expensive, and I don't need another blue alps keyboard, but looks absolutely delicious. I've never seen one without a super scratched up metal back. (well, outside of the wiki )

I believe that most Japanese keyboards are based around the ISO layout. So, it might have been more appropriate for the Famicom model to be ISO. Most Japanese keyboards are based on the JIS layout , which has the same type of Enter/Return key as ISO layout, but a lot of differences: split Backspace...

All right, I got it now. :nerd: "shell_command": "zsh -c 'printf \"%g\" $((1.0*$(pbpaste))) | pbcopy'" %g is what I need. The bugger was trying to get simple printf to play ball in Karabiner. Once again its nasty old shell is the culprit—please update it, FFS!—and reverting to zsh meant I could calc...

#16 Northgate Omnikey 101p $100 Programmable Omnikey that was one of my first projects. Programmable chip has been removed. Comes with SKCM orange for the numpad and nav cluster, SKCM salmon for the F keys and numpad. This ...

... prone to failure than you would expect. I wired the PCB back together and tested it using a TMK controller. Missing case screws. Tested working. #16 Northgate Omnikey 101p $100 Programmable Omnikey that was one of my first projects. Programmable chip has been removed. Comes with SKCM orange for ...

Hello everyone, It's been a while. A growing family and sadly non-growing living space necessitate another big sale. But my loss is your gain! These are the first batch I've photographed - there'll be maybe 20 or so more later this week or next. I've been out of the loop for a bit but I think these ...

One here just went for £25

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305038381356 ... media=COPY

Nice! Are you sure it’s not SKBM? Mine also came in and didn’t have slits on the top housing. Below are some pics. Overall it’s a nice Pine complicated (SKCM) Alps had slits. Bamboo complicated (SKCM) Alps had no slits. Simplified (SKBM) Alps had bigger mold numbering (and no switchplates). And the...

Nice! Are you sure it’s not SKBM? Mine also came in and didn’t have slits on the top housing. Below are some pics. Overall it’s a nice Pine complicated (SKCM) Alps had slits. Bamboo complicated (SKCM) Alps had no slits. Simplified (SKBM) Alps had bigger mold numbering (and no switchplates). And the...

You mean MBC-555, like this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/125919778362?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ta0wqz5hthc&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=6W-MSlSeTAy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Yes, but I would prefer to buy through DT, since I want one in good condition and trust the people on ...

You mean MBC-555, like this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125919778362?m ... media=COPY

As in politics, greens are grossly over hyped. :P (This comes from a committed environmentalist who wishes the Green parties of the world would get back to climate change and biodiversity instead of ineffectual sophomoric bloodletting over “identity issues” which have nothing to do with their missi...

As in politics, greens are grossly over hyped. :P (This comes from a committed environmentalist who wishes the Green parties of the world would get back to climate change and biodiversity instead of ineffectual sophomoric bloodletting over “identity issues” which have nothing to do with their missio...