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Thanks to [DMA] I actually know a bit about this keyboard (he'll be able to enlighten further if he peruses). It's a terminal keyboard used on the Express 2 line in Russia (or Soviet Union when it was actually built). The keyboard itself is really odd, because Rafi is a German Company (and I don't b...

I was tired, needed sleep

Will post pics once I get a non-phone internet connection. Hopefully, this will be the start of a productive fall

Yes! Time for another Bay Area keyboard meetup. Massdrop being the awesome hosts that they are, offered to host again. (though I have been investigating some other venues to mix things up a bit) Saturday September 24, 2016 @ 1 PM Massdrop HQ 100 Bush Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94104 BART i...

The kinetis stuff doesn't really need a crystal for USB. The original Infinity 60% keyboard didn't use one. Though the clock won't be to USB spec. But yeah, as for the crystal, on most (all) kinetis chips, you just need to add the crystal, it has built in load capacitors.

So, yes, I agree (I've also tried doing selective sending of portions of the hid descriptor to optimize the actual data transfer). Unfortunately, the main reason why not a lot of other descriptors have been tried...OS compatibility. Linux, Windows and Mac all have their own unique non-conforming HID...

I...have a force gauge. Would be happy to measure.

Hmm, with an RJ-11 it's likely completely different.

My old converter code is here -> https://github.com/kiibohd/controller/b ... can_loop.c
I might have a pinout drawing around, but I'll have to dig a bit.

Another hint.

I don't know who made this switch, but it's most definitely not Japanese. The keyboard is from around 1989/90.

Nice, I wondered who nabbed this.

I'm on vacation unfortunately...but I can reveal a bit more. This switch is *really* awesome. Let's see if you guys can figure out how it works. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1512/26442419936_d64b92630c_o.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1561/26195574240_8bcf8b353c_k.jpg https://farm2.staticflick...

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Over 100 people RSVP'd...this is gonna be a big meetup...

Haha, this one came is basically NIB condition (like my other Gerkonic keyboard), so all it needed was a very light dusting before pictures.

Here's a rather nice soviet hall effect clone. I've known about this one for a long time, but it's taken until now for me to get my hands on one. Seems to have been made in Czechoslovakia in 1988. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/24420357969_3713a5c97d_k.jpg DSC04318 https://farm2.staticflickr.co...

Clicky? That's interesting, most of the honeywell domes I find like that are just typical tactile domes.

this is something that had to be done, I'd like to help but I'm afraid you are flying well over my head here :) Not sure how people feel about installing a driver, but I guess who really needs UTF-8 is already used to install additional software. To get around this pain for the KType (and WhiteFox ...

Using minimal hardware on the keyboard end of things could cut custom build costs quite a bit, though I'm not sure how interested I'd be in relying on an additional driver. This is for the things we can't do without a driver. The main example is UTF-8, it's just not possible to do using USB HID, so...

This is going to be a long read, so go grab your coffee/tea/24 pack :mrgreen: If there is enough interest, I'll formalize this document further, and put here -> https://github.com/hid-io . It'll be kept separate from Kiibohd and Input Club which the hope that it'll go beyond the Kiibohd firmware. U...

:D This is one of my favourite keyboards. It's too bad the keycaps go a bit shiny (mine was NIB). I even use it for my avatar! I've made a controller for this thing, but it's very different compared to other keyboards. It uses a parallel protocol rather than serial. I had to re-wire a couple keys be...

Congrats on the acquisition HaaTa! Looks to be in great condition and it is a pretty cool keyboard. I was close to getting mine running but I put it aside after the pictures for now. I have to check the wiring when I get some time. They do have a decent history. If you do decide to part with the co...

Thanks snuci, I would've totally passed this up if I didn't know it was a Fujitsu Leaf Spring Gen 1. It's not in super awesome condition. Broken tabs, handle seems a bit off, and a note from 1992 that it has a bad power supply. But! The keyboard, how you could say no to those keycaps and the slight ...

This poll is flawed. Where are the 50, 100, 200, 500 options?

Redmaus wrote: ↑Looks like the function keys and nav clusters are colored grey. Odd choice to me.

How many of these do you have? I really like the caps, feet, and overall look of the board.

I only have one of these, but I have seen a few on ebay recently.

ohaimark wrote: ↑Jesus, maus. How many keyboards do you intend to collect?

Why set limits? Limits are limiting


From my last count of my todo pile, I could post a new keyboard everyday for a couple months and still have more left

Just started a new job this week, still trying to figure out my schedule (and the best time to do posts like this). Seems like I've been acquiring a lot of these Brother dome over membrane keyboards lately. Typing wise they are actually pretty nice for what they are. The keycaps are dyesub (though a...

Nothing personal, but why are the images blurry over the 3/4 of the surface? To add the artistic touch, or some physical/lens/macro... limitation? I personally would like to see the whole picture not just the minimal focused part. I take a lot of pics, I usually just put the ones I like in the post...

Are those redundant contacts, or do both sets need to be pressed down to complete the circuit? If it's redundant I'm impressed, though mildly worried about doubled keystrokes. If it isn't, that's an awful idea considering how much corrosion is present. Two failure points per switch! Yeah, it's redu...

Here's a keyboard I acquired from Ukraine, a...Soviet era thing :mrgreen: It's a Львов ПК-01/Lvov PK-1...whatever that means :lol: I've tried to clean off the yellow stuff, but it looks like some sort of cigarette tar...dat shit aint comin off yo :? The switches are odd, I'd actually consider not ca...