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by Lanrefni
27 Sep 2021, 20:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Active USB to PS/2 adapter?
Replies: 51
Views: 34225

Re: Active USB to PS/2 adapter?


Sounds promising. For those who know what they're doing when it comes to playing as a USB host. (Not me!)

Actually, I'd love a Teensy or the like* which just exposed its own damn USB pins as a break out, to make wiring easier and external sockets (which I much prefer over keyboard tails) less ...
by Lanrefni
23 Sep 2021, 22:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How much do you use context menu key?
Replies: 30
Views: 18612

Re: How much do you use context menu key?

It's not even present on my BFO-9000.
by Lanrefni
23 Sep 2021, 17:23
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Rarest Switch?? Cherry MX Lock
Replies: 7
Views: 2345

Re: Rarest Switch?? Cherry MX Lock



But once the host machine could talk back to the keyboard, latching keys became problematic because they could so easily fall out of sync. The host can see the state toggle but it can't reset it!
Before they became super-rare, I put a Cherry MX Lock switch on my ErgoDox for toggling the ...
by Lanrefni
03 Sep 2021, 23:16
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Tipro Trouble
Replies: 6
Views: 1802

Re: Tipro Trouble

Yup,you need a 32 bit OS to program a Tipro over PS/2,it's not that hard to do,just grab a 32 bit copy of Win 10 from MS using their download tool,then use Win to Usb to create a bootable thumbdrive with the .iso,then you just need to boot up Win 10 on the thumbdrive then install Changme,it's ...
by Lanrefni
28 Aug 2021, 07:48
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What fingers do you use to hit the spacebar?
Replies: 15
Views: 3893

Re: What fingers do you use to hit the spacebar?

BFO-9000 with Space under left thumb and Backspace under right thumb.
by Lanrefni
24 Aug 2021, 06:35
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Very reasonably priced M0110A,$52 shipped.
by Lanrefni
14 Jul 2021, 05:28
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Teardown - 3D-printed magnetic levitation "Void" switches!
Replies: 7
Views: 3181

Re: Teardown - 3D-printed magnetic levitation "Void" switches!

Datahand-For when you really really don't want other people to be able to use your computer.
by Lanrefni
28 Jun 2021, 22:41
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
Replies: 672
Views: 629692

Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread


has anyone seen anything like this?
these are the actual switches themselves - but the top of the case has stem adapters mounted to it, which press on the actual switch, which seem to be microswitch sd mount..

the board is for a terminal which seems to come up under IP-1548/G

if there are any ...
by Lanrefni
15 Jun 2021, 06:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Post the ugliest keyboards you've seen!
Replies: 558
Views: 313867

Re: Post the ugliest keyboards you've seen!

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Just look at the hideousness of that bottom row,I mean seriously,WTF?!...
by Lanrefni
17 May 2021, 05:11
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

G80-11900LPMUS-2 for $25+$8.10 in shipping is pretty decent deal.
by Lanrefni
09 May 2021, 15:49
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Muirium wrote: 09 May 2021, 11:48 Image

A board for tired eyes.
Make the font comic sans and I will have hard time not buying it.
by Lanrefni
22 Apr 2021, 11:02
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Unitech K-973 IBM I aint battle ship keyboard
Replies: 10
Views: 8124

Re: Unitech K-973 IBM I aint battle ship keyboard

If you have a pen light you can shine it into the hole for the LED,there should be enough room to see if there is a diode in the switch.
by Lanrefni
20 Apr 2021, 04:51
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Micronorth Keyboard
Replies: 59
Views: 17231

Re: Micronorth Keyboard

micmil wrote: 20 Apr 2021, 02:27
Chyros wrote: 19 Apr 2021, 19:29
Muirium wrote: 19 Apr 2021, 17:31
Are you seore about that?
It weorks for me, Meoreom! ;p
No Welsh language on the forum, please.
Way too many vowels for Welsh.
by Lanrefni
18 Apr 2021, 20:54
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Apple AEK II, strange behavior combi de and lkjn
Replies: 8
Views: 2262

Re: Apple AEK II, strange behavior combi de and lkjn

shallot wrote: 18 Apr 2021, 17:41 https://github.com/kb-elmo/aek2_usb

Failing that, you can always scrape up some traces and solder diodes in, has the chance to go wrong though
AEK II has diodes already,so roll over shouldn't be a problem,I'd be checking for a short or bad solder joint,I'd also try a second converter as well.
by Lanrefni
13 Apr 2021, 16:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: POS Keyboards...
Replies: 60
Views: 16836

Re: POS Keyboards...

Unknown Zone is media controls,spacelets were additional macro keys.
by Lanrefni
11 Apr 2021, 09:25
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: POS Keyboards...
Replies: 60
Views: 16836

Re: POS Keyboards...




This is my […]


That layout is bad enough to make Sweet Zombie Jesus roll over in his grave. And then get out of the grave and kick the ass of whoever built it.


Probably Lanrefni designed it to his own needs, which is a good enough reason for it, isn't it?.
I think I wouldn't like your ...
by Lanrefni
11 Apr 2021, 02:19
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: POS Keyboards...
Replies: 60
Views: 16836

Re: POS Keyboards...

This is my Cherry RC128BM,which is just a rebranded Tipro-

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Swapped out the MX blacks for Outemu blues,sadly the 2 key roll over made it really annoying to use so it now occupies a box,I keep meaning to do something with it but never seem to find the time.
by Lanrefni
08 Apr 2021, 11:18
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Longterm Daily Drivers
Replies: 146
Views: 41237

Re: Longterm Daily Drivers

My BFO-9000,since I built it all other boards have been boxed,except when I got carpal tunnel surgery,then I used a Laplace for a couple weeks as it's easier to type one handed on a small board.
by Lanrefni
30 Jan 2021, 14:08
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Damn,I really should pay more attention.
by Lanrefni
30 Jan 2021, 12:45
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Cheapest Display Writer I've seen in a while- https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... Sw~UtgCvOG
by Lanrefni
20 Jan 2021, 22:51
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Tipro POS Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1636

Re: Tipro POS Question

You need to use a computer running a 32 bit version of Windows,you can get a copy quite easily by downloading a Windows 10 .iso from Microsoft and using something like Win To USB to make a bootable thumb drive,then just install Changme and program the board,having to reboot to reprogram is kind of ...
by Lanrefni
24 Nov 2020, 17:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: PK-111 POS Keyboard
Replies: 2
Views: 1012

Re: PK-111 POS Keyboard

Programming over PS/2 does not work in 64 bit Windows due to Microsoft changing a few things,you need to use a 32 bit version of your OS,easiest way is to download a copy of 10 from Microsoft,then make a bootable copy of it on a USB drive and program the board from there. VM's will not work.
by Lanrefni
14 Nov 2020, 01:01
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Cherry g80-1950 configuration software search
Replies: 2
Views: 1166

Re: Cherry g80-1950 configuration software search

Wouldn't Cherry Tools be the program you need? Though if it's PS/2 you will need to use a 32 bit OS to program it.
by Lanrefni
02 Jul 2020, 02:25
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-Portable-cable-for-Trackball-Keyboard-Numeric-Pad-M5120-M5126/293504005581

You need some salmon Alps switches? You don't mind unsoldering them? You want some Alps-mount keycaps to go with them? You want to pay $11 for 63 (I'm pretty sure it's 63) keyswitches and ...
by Lanrefni
19 Jun 2020, 23:30
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: any interest in Redragon stuff?
Replies: 7
Views: 3530

Re: any interest in Redragon stuff?

From what I've heard they're very solid keyboards for the price,logo is rather ugly though.
by Lanrefni
14 Jun 2020, 21:19
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

by Lanrefni
21 May 2020, 04:55
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

ddrfraser1 wrote: 20 May 2020, 12:51
John Doe wrote: 20 May 2020, 11:03 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-T ... 3809765164

Alps white, is it a good keyboard?
Not according to chyros. Pretty sure he reviewed this several weeks ago.
He did,he was neither kind nor polite in his description of it. :lol:
by Lanrefni
15 Apr 2020, 06:45
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26278
Views: 9982224

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Rather old HP terminal.

Pretty reasonably priced AEKII as well.
by Lanrefni
14 Apr 2020, 17:44
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Programmable Macropad (or suitable Linux solution) needet.
Replies: 2
Views: 2420

Re: Programmable Macropad (or suitable Linux solution) needet.

BDN9 - 3x3 9-key Macropad sounds like what you want,you do need to buy switches and keycaps and then assemble it yourself.

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