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I just got this keyboard. It is loverly but it just does not quite feel as smooth as a classic realforce i had on loan or even my novatouch.... i am guessing it takes a few days to break it. Also , the case near the arrow cluster is slightly loose, this is a known issue as far as i know , anyone got...

kelvinhall05 wrote: ↑

23 Jun 2020, 15:47

Wazrach wrote: ↑

23 Jun 2020, 15:40

Scours video for something to be offended by

The black part of the switch is separated from everything else, this is racist!!1!11!

#acerlivesmatter

It was a different time ... The other day, I binged a few Bond movies with Roger Moore from the '70s and was amazed by things they could get away with back then that would bring an angry mob with torches and pitchforks today. Its crazy the things you cannot do now. I mean you can barely wipe your a...

Thanks for the link. That is a little more than what i wanted to spend . Was thinking around the 150 GBP mark. I will keep an eye on it and if it does not sell quickly i will make an offer. Its a shame the novatouch does not fit generic costar TKL cases :). Or i could get a wooden one made, that may...

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Its like an acer switch but for cherry!

The early acer switches where honestly not that bad, well they where better than bloody MY at least.

Do you have a europe ordering link ?

I would be up for a kit.

Hi All

I am looking for a replacement case for a novatouch.

Does not have to be anything fancy.

The case it came with is getting a bit worn and one of the feet is broken.

Dont want to spend crazy money but dont mind spending a little extra to get something nice

Honestly think your at the stage of replace not repair, that sun damage is extreme. You possibly could get some clear epoxy (you can get optically clear epoxy if you look around) and cover them in a thin layer but i dont know how you would go about getting an even coat and it would be an insane ammo...

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang :P Don't tell me you don't remember Wang Computers itself took advantage of that on its advertisements? "Play with your Wang", for starters... Did not know that. Was not into the PC scene at the time , dos is not for real...

Is it just me that laughs and things of innuendos when someone mentioned wang

And that’s all for this IBM 5100, I still have to finish the tape drive restoration and try to make the printer work, but that won’t be so relevant for keyboard enthusiasts. Hey! We want to see it all ! Fantastic work getting this thing back up and running. Clearly a labour of love. Show photos and...

There is an MDI USB interface that you can simply swap out with the PS/2 one and have full functionality on 64 bit systems. MDI is no longer made by tipro (a shame as they are superior to newer models IMO) and the USB versions are not very common and also very expensive when they do show up. ( i was...

matt3o wrote: ↑

27 Feb 2020, 19:06

there you go, we found one Brexiter

You will thank us one day

matt3o wrote: ↑

26 Feb 2020, 18:12

not Europe

(kiddiiiing!)

Well UK is still in Europe, we are just no longer members of Merkels 4th Reich

The second one looks to be in great shape, but the differing code number (BTUS965212756 instead of BTUS890923757) makes me wonder if it's a rubber dome instead of a proper mechanical keyboard. As per conversions... shouldn't both be talking in Code Set 3? And if so, wouldn't a common Soarer's conve...

It WOULD be tempting to get one of those, take out the MX blacks off of it, put MX Clears on (plus QMX clips) and perhaps have a sufficiently silent battleship-sized keyboard for the office. I dont think you will be disappointed , they are built quite well. If you do get one and get it working ( co...

Couple large terminal ISO boards with MX blacks: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Lab-International-AT-Keyboard-with-weird-function-keys/143492898022?hash=item2168d7dce6:g:reAAAOSw8bteEnVG https://www.ebay.com/itm/COMPUTER-LAB-INTERNATIONAL-BTUS965212756-VINTAGE-102-KEY-AT-KEYBOARD/2742559...

SneakyRobb wrote: ↑

21 Feb 2020, 15:20

Pretty slick. Very nice and aesthetic.

It always happens that the switch that doesn't work would be the one under the promicro. It is almost a rule!

I always hope it is so i have an excuse to use my Weller desoldering station

I was thinking that a more advanced category search would be very powerful. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Multi-Category_Search At the moment keyboards are listed under Brand and under switch. The way "by switch" works tho is a mess as i cannot say for example. List all keyboards with alp...

While the price of goods in the US are the cheapest in the world, postage and shipping prices are among the most expensive. Unicomp is not in the business to attempt to profit from shipping charges - shipping charges continue to be raised by all carriers, public and private. The actual shipping cha...

Give that thing a ANSI enter split backspace and 1x1 mods between Ctrl and Alt and you have one hell of a layout! Never did understand why on TKL boards they get rid of the numpad and not the nav cluster . Just move the down arrow from 2 to 5 and you have a T Nav. You could even put insert and delet...

phinix wrote: ↑

06 Feb 2020, 09:45

I don't have that 5.5mm nut driver, it would be easier to clean it, but I'll try to use brush and clean between keys that way...

Don't you just love an excuse to buy more tools.

A "banned from work" thread would be cool. I can't start one because none of mine have been banned so far, someone with an actual list could get the ball rolling though My 122F is not banned! You know what users are like , a little threat of rm -rf and they suddenly dont mind the sound of the keybo...

dcopellino wrote: ↑

05 Feb 2020, 15:54

By the way, what bike are we talking about? Mine is a Honda hornet 600cc, clicky, very clicky.

I prefer the safer and warmer version of a bike. What they do is add 2 more wheels so it wont fall over and a metal....body around it to keep the cold air and water out

kmnov2017 wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2020, 15:08

Also how did you conclude that micro usb is not reliable??

RMA'ing far far too many blackberry devices back in the day when i worked for the local authority. Its better than mini USB tho, they had that on the old blue blackberry devices.... nightmare!

EnthusiastDude wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2020, 16:12

andrewjoy wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2020, 10:02

Quizerno wrote: ↑

29 Jan 2020, 04:35

Wanted to get my hands on one, but too slow.

Same.

If I decide to sell one, I'll send a PM to both of you if you'd like that.

That would be cool yeh.

Would be nice to try something different outside the hum drum beamspring model F/M and alps

Do you think it would be worth switching that connector to USB C ? mini usb is a bit old hat now and quite unreliable.

One i sent out was delivered on 7th Jan. Can provide tracking if needed .