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gogusrl wrote: ↑I kinda got into watches. After lurking for 6 months I bought 2 in 3 days

Heh, I got into smartwatches. Got Gear S3 the other day, but I have to wait a few weeks to actually put my hands on it, so I got Gear Fit2 in the meantime as well

DMA wrote: ↑ Anyone knows how to make a spacebar to be more solid? Those washer retention clips are not ideal.

On my XTant I use binder clips handles on one side to clamp down on the stabiliser wire and I'm quite satisfied with the result.

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Chyros wrote: ↑More protocols!

Hasu's pretty much has everything already

Which protocols would top your list to add to Soarer's Converter?

Nitpicking, but It would be nice if hasu's had support for PC-8801 and Xerox Docutech.

Yeah, it's quite rare. People over on http://www.ibmtypewriters.com/ don't have one for instance.

How can you pass up a model F, whatever the condition is?! If anything, springs and flippers are useful to all of us here

Mine is done actually. I don't have it home at the moment, so pics will come later.

Just archiving my base layer non-ANSI-modded Soarer Controller config.

Is anyone else having issues when trying to remap Soarer's converter run keyboard using Mac's own modifier keys remapping? I tried assigning Option key to Command, but it's not working - Option key still registers. Edit: Same is true when using a generic PS/2 -> USB adapter, so I guess it has to do ...

How much was the shipping for the LCD adapter? Did you go tracking-less?

Maybe off-topic but I deal more with controller's these days, and what I'm missing the most from hasu's is actually not concerned with keyboard functionality but with workflow: - soarer's controller has custom tool to upload keymaps, which with Pro Micros means I don't have to play with RST pin to r...

Oh man, just reading about it is gonna hurt every european member here.

On-topic, I realised today I missed Mac Portable for some $50 from Poland. Listing was in January when I didn't even know I want it, but it still hurts a bit.

Thanks on the info. The board itself doesn't have LEDs, so that's not an issue, and I just might do what you proposed. In the meantime I actually mapped caps lock key to Ctrl and disabled the latching mechanism. Still, it would be helpful if this could be achieved.

I hope this is the case with my Pro Micro as well. I double-checked everything, including pull-ups, but no life from the board. I ordered a couple of new pro micros, so we'll see.

Just putting a soarer's controller for my board here.

alh84001 wrote: ↑I'll still try and make a teensy-based controller for it, sooner or later.

I finally made it today. Attached is my soarer's controller config (just the base layer) for archival purposes.

Does soarer's controller/converter support locking keys in any way? I tried mapping a locking caps lock key on my board to 'LOCKING_CAPS_LOCK' but then the key is simply not functioning. Setting it to 'CAPS_LOCK' works, but I then need to release the lock key and press it again to exit CAPS LOCK mod...

Yeah, sound is definitely different. Less ping reverb or something similar. It's maybe a little less loud as well, but still quite loud though. Note that this is an F PCB in M assembly, and probably only louder BS board I have heard is i$'s FSSK, which is in a league of its own.

Here it is with xwhatsit's controller (emdude was kind enough to pass this little beauty on to me): https://i.imgur.com/dCBWI9P.jpg I desoldered the header from original controller and soldered it to xwhatsit's. Mapping of the pins (when viewing keyboard/PCB from above is): G R4 R3 R2 R1 G C1 C2 C3 ...

That is NOT blue alps.

Got mine as well! And same issue with the pebble one :/. It looks like pebble one got deformed just a tiny bit, and can't stay firm on the stem.


Perfect position for one of these.

Awesome find, congrats! How heavy are the switches?

0100010 wrote: ↑Only 2 sizes of spacebars from Unicomp, 7x or 5.75x, old or new style.

Yeah, I know. That's why I'm confused by their options

Oh great oracle, do you know what the difference between pre July 2013 and post-July 2013 short unicomp spacebars is? Judging from the pic in http://www.pckeyboard.com/mm5/graphics/ProductNews7-25-13.pdf they seem the same. It seems they just shaved difference between old and new is 0,25U transfered...

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So wrong, I love it!

ekeppel wrote: ↑ Here's the 'key donor' Displaywriter:

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I hate you

//gainsborough wrote: ↑ m0116 for cheap! Awesome for anyone in canada!

orange goodness! they look really clean

depletedvespene wrote: ↑And they're letting ALL of it go for a measly 100K (S&H notwithstanding).

Even less if you deduce ebay fees.

You could always offer $50. Without the 'k'

On a more serious note, I bet there will be folk at vcfed.org interested in that.

mecano wrote: ↑ Hey Alhazarus84001!

mecano wrote: ↑ There is one at 600€ not far from me.

A bit over my budget

You can try newer boards with Matias switches which are comparable to (good condition) bamboo switches. With Alps, condition is everything, and depending on your preference for linear or tactile I'd recommend either a SKCL green or SKCM orange respectively. There are more exotic and "better" alps sw...

I got 2 separate macintosh portable keyboards (one ANSI and one ISO), and both are salmon Alps switches http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKCM_Salmon, just like the ones in the pictures in this thread. Except the ISO enter uses a skinny green linear switch instead: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_S...