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The future of ALL switches is zilch. Nada. Nothing. The near-future is voice , and the not-too-distant-future is thought . But in the here-and-now, the best mechanical switch is old school IBM buckling spring, though if you like artisan keysets, keycaps, customization, color, etc., you should give ...

Really, really cool project. That looks fantastic!

What does the keyboard sound like in its new shell?

Yes, there's a mod you can do, but it involves disassembling the keyboard:

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What I personally do when I type on my model f is put a few small weights on the spacebar, which I find helps.

Today we go over the Dell GYUM97SK, an oft-overlooked, superior version of the AT101, as well as an overview of the timeline of these keyboards. Hope you enjoy the video! :)
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Many thanks for this review! The GUYM97SK is one of my favourite keyboards, along with the Model M.

Bought a ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a bleach, so it will make the stems white whether they ever were white or not. Also, UV is not required, and possibly will make them turn yellow again faster if they are exposed to heavy UV during the whitening process. All that is required to activate peroxide is heat. 120f ...

Good answer! Thank you. But I only have medical hydrogen peroxide.It has only 3% concentration.Seems ineffective. Do you have a good idea to restore clear switches's key-stem?

With white plastic, it should work, albeit very slowly. Put it in a closed jar, and check on the plastic a few times ...

High concentrations of hydrogenperoxide do, indeed, work (hydrogenperoxide is also the most important ingredient in retrobrite), but people restoring old toys in this way have reported that the yellowing often returns within a few years. A few people have also stated that the yellowing ultimately ...

Just a simple question, how much does the pingmaster weights when it's boxed with all the things it included ?

I'm trying to proxy one and I wonder how much it would cost to ship it to me from the US

Thanks in advance !

I no longer have the boxes so, sadly, I cannot give you an indication of ...

Good question. There's no date anywhere on the keyboard or box. No printing date on the 'unpacking instruction', either.

This is such a remarkable project. Thank you for the latest update!

Dingster wrote: Damn. Not only does it look and feel amazing, its sounds amazing too Congrats on the board man.

Thanks. I'm not sure I could stand that beeper for more than a few minutes at a time though!

OK guys, here it is, as promised:

https://youtu.be/lOORmwPswlI

I have to say, this video I've made is quite a work of art.

Wow, what a great find! Best of luck - I hope that you do restore it!

Just on the side I'd like to thank Cattus_D for using the proper title instead of that unworthy "p**g mas...." name.

Haha, you're welcome. :-) Actually, I don't think the 'pinging' is all that bad.

Holy damn thats a beautiful board. I want a pingmaster so bad but they are expensive and rare ...

I got one of these bad boys for Christmas! Decided to order one of Hasu's converters because plug & play is the way to roll. The converter arrived a couple of days ago, this thing is awesome.
If I can find the time, I will make a recording of the racket this keyboard produces with the speaker ...

A few weeks ago, I finally bit the bullet and bought one of the IBM 6112884 keyboards offered on E-Bay (the link is to Chyrosran22's review). As others have pointed out here and elsewhere, these are Alps-built keyboards, featuring linear SKCC Green switches.

Shipping to Europe was very expensive ...

Well, this has to be the best possible start to the new year! An album which is completely keyboard-themed:

'Caps Lock' , by Capsule - various songs on Youtube:

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The album already came out in 2013, yet I only read about it today - and as I imagine it is not well-known ...

Haha, excellent - thanks!

Hey, cool! I saw it on E-Bay but eventually didn't buy it as I'd already splurged on another hobby. That black looks excellent!

Thanks! This is very useful.

This is not entirely relevant to your question, but the two keyboards I use the most are my Dell AT102, with complicated black alps, and my IBM model M. The switch types are both very pleasant to use, although I do, ultimately, have a preference for the Model M buckling spring (which I also prefer ...

Do you already have the product? If not, I'd contemplate using something else. The only way I can think of involves carefully applying the stuff to each and every individual stem with toothpicks or something of the kind.

You need an active converter which translates the PS/2 codes into something the USB port 'understands'.

Orihalcon also sells a more expensive solution that allows you to remap the keys , which may help you get closer to the layout you are after.

And then there's the 'blue cube' . It works well ...

Ha, nice, that's an M97, isn't it? Very nice boards, I really like mine. Much better than the later M95/M92/M90. Well done!

Thanks / Dank je wel!

Yes, it's an M97. I got it from a British seller for a very reasonable price. It took ages to arrive, though! I think E-Bay's Global Shipment ...

Recently I acquired an AT102, having become curious if original Alps felt like the switches in my Matias Tactile Pro. It looked clean enough, but there was a substantial amount of friction when I typed on the board. So, armed with knowledge acquired by watching Chyrosran22's video on restoring Alps ...

Looks beautiful. Best of luck on the repairs!

I wish modern keyboards came with keycaps that were this easy to clean.
Are modern keycaps harder to clean?

In the past I have used dishwasher cleaner tablets and warm water to clean caps from a Dell AT101 keyboard. It has ALPS switches. Taking them off was a long process but they cleaned and ...

Wow, fantastic!

I don't have one, but it's probably a variant on their Model M. If in doubt I'd send them an e-mail. They're a good company.

ShivaYash wrote: These caps wash so well.

I used denture cleaning tablets and warm water.


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Nice and shiny!

I wish modern keyboards came with keycaps that were this easy to clean.