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RedESC I believe these were the final numbers for the first order of the Round 2 Model F keyboards: Classic F104 900 Off-White/Beige 329 Industrial Gray 236 Black 180 Silver Gray 45 True Red 39 Dark Blue 38 Light Blue 33 Classic F122 400 Off-White/Beige 122 Industrial Gray 87 Black 71 Dark Blue 40 S...

Looks like an example of the twinax terminals I used in my youth, back in the 1980s; I'd assumed 5251 but I'll defer to sharktastica, not least as I was never certain. Even at that age and in that era (1980s, when keyboards were either really obviously terrible such as the ZX81 and Spectrum, or they...

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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 ...

In my experience it really depends between different types of keycaps. The ones on my IBM keyboards still have their texture, even after 38 years in the case of my Model F. But, the keycaps on my Apple Extended Keyboard (which I'm actually typing this on) are almost completely smooth. I still don't ...

Instead of starting a new thread all the time with boards I've done, I figured I'd start a rolling thread that others can add to as well! Post your dirtiest, nastiest, most neglected boards and/or after clean up photos here! Bring on the filth!!! I'll start it off with my most recent stuff. http://...

One of the things I don't think I've seen covered yet having scanned the last three pages rather hastily is the choice of keycaps; which is what ultimately drew me to using MX, as the choice is largely "MX or GTFO". And I'm kinda of my time, which is before the IBM PC really took root with its appro...

Update:
Came across a listing on eBay for the whole system/38 unit and have sent a message to the seller to see if they can get some measurements: https://www.ebay.com/itm/304470989552

I am very much doubtful I will get a reply but its worth shooting a message regardless.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265861595415 https://www.ebay.com/itm/125500184802 File these under interesting. Tai-Hao APC Semi-Mechanical. One's $38 and the other's $29. Free shipping. Alps mount. Nice keycaps, at least, and that's the hook the seller's using. I don't know how "rare" these are and I hav...

I got my long-awaited Model F keyboard earlier this summer, and while it is indeed a fantastic typing machine, it turns out I'm a Kinesis man at heart. So the Model F needs to go. I have the original box and receipt. Keyboard is in excellent almost-new condition. I used it for a few weeks as my dail...

In case you're wondering, it's all PS2: Extra keys: .---.---. .---. .---.---.---.---. .---.---.---.---. .---.---. .---.---. .---.---. | 60| 17| | 1F| | 27| 2F| 37| 3F| | 56| 5E| 6F| 13| | 19| 39| | 51| 53| | 5C| 62| +---+---+ +---+ +-----+ .-------. .---. .---------------. .---------------. .-------...

Okay, I had a chance to look at a G80-0801. First, to make sure that the numbering is consistent. I believe that in the close-up photo on Google Drive linked to above, it shows how S1 is numbered, with 1 at the top-left then 2 beside it. I therefore read the pinout as follows. S1:2 - DE-9:1 - green ...

A few late updates, as promised. Since completing the black 2002 project I bought a beige FK-2001 with early white unbranded-housing SKCM switches. Yes, the ones that sound and feel like blue SKCM. I did a simple restoration on that one, cleaning things up and repainting the plate. I didn't add the ...

£125 no more. It's silently risen to £134.50 now: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HHKP-Pro-2-PD-KB400B-USB-Hacking-Keyboard-Black-/393908868600?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 And Hasu tells me my order (controller for the HHKB and an Alps PCB for a separate projec...

I think the big difference in sound between ABS and PBT may be the speed of sound in both of them. PBT is much more treble for a given thickness than bassy ABS. I bet the speed of sound in PBT is quite a bit faster. A bit like throwing stones on a frozen lake: ice sounds extra sharp and echoes real...

I got some interesting comments for my keycap manufacturing video. A lot of people suggested to use a 3d printer for the keycaps. Actually, I did some experiments with 3d printing in the early prototyping phase. My first idea was to use resin casting in conjunction with 3d printing and I made severa...

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Good job. But it's not finished yet :P Now you need to rearrange the info above into table like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 r1 n9 -- NUMLK SCRLK PRTSC F12 F10 F9 F2 F3 ESC F1 F6 F7 F4 F5 r2 n/ n8 -- PAUSE PGUP BSP F11 a0 a2 a3 < a1 a7 F8 a4 a6 r3 n* n7 -- -- PGDN ' ´ O -- -- § -- a8...

Hi, Mr Harris, It's something of an honour to chat with the guy whose genius saved a couple of generations of office workers from RSI's, towhit the 'B' and 'F' mechanisms. Going back to the 70's - 90's, I was a data entry operator. Temp'ing between other jobs/careers through agencies (and occasional...

This is not a particularly nice keyboard to type on. Apollo-case.jpg It uses a Micro Switch Silent Tactile membrane and is 106ST13-2E-J. 106ST13-2E-J.jpg This particular board has some scratches. Apollo-back.jpg There were also some broken keys that needed to be glued and even worse some that appare...

Now, I know Unicomp sometimes (rightly) gets a bit of flak due to their QC, but mostly their keyboards are pretty solid, IMO. I got this Unicomp 2009 Model M at a good price in the local classifieds, and I have to say it compares fairly well to my 1987 Model M. https://i.imgur.com/FGT5bdP.jpg Howeve...

Datadesk Mac101e Pine White Alps ADB board for $38 OBO https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-101e-Stand-Alone-Keyboard/254913035455?hash=item3b5a003cbf:g:VPoAAOSweypgWSUF I bought the other one that was listed for slightly more. It's not like anybody else was bidding on it. I see a couple more on ebay. The ...

Hi, so your iMac or Mac Pro wake up correctly with other keyboards but not with your Topre Realforce 104UG HiPro, right? And the Topre Realforce 104UG HiPro is otherwise 100% OK? (Typing, modifier keys...) That's strange. I can't see any special wake-up key/button on this KB. So do you use a specifi...

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15 Apr 2021, 19:29

Datadesk Mac101e Pine White Alps ADB board for $38 OBO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-101e-Stand ... SweypgWSUF

Any guesses as to what the appendage is in the photos?

Datadesk Mac101e Pine White Alps ADB board for $38 OBO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-101e-Stand ... SweypgWSUF

Sorry, saw this just now after a PM: 1. You need to disable the bootmagic 2. You need to change raw_hid_receive to raw_hid_receive_kb in xwhatsit/util_comm.c Or better explained: Go to: ./qmk_firmware/keyboards/xwhatsit Open util_comm.c and at around line 38 you need to replace raw_hid_receive with ...

I'm with you on that, years have passed by and I have sold off a large chunk of my collection but I will almost certainly hold on to my Unsaver for as long as I live. I have a new F77 too and though find it superior in some respects (mainly in the metal enclosure), I still vastly prefer the Unsaver...

This Micro Switch SD-16192 / 78SD12-6 board has an AMI encoder. SD-16192-top.jpg SD-16192-bottom.jpg SD-16192-converter.jpg Most switches are 4B3B, 2.5 oz. sink pulse. The key in the lower-left is 4B8B, 8.0 oz., but still a pulse, which is close to synchronized with the strobe pulse. The three keys ...

38 Euros / $46 US. Free shipping to Americas, Europe, Australia, Japan.

The seller takes worse pictures than I do, and that's saying something.

a few more comments: 37. i don't really care about sd cards. a cartridge isn't only storage. it can be an expansion card, a device, add ports, or be an sd card reader. an sd card wil probably be a good idea though for doing stuff like easily moving data from the keyboard to another computer if you w...