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AdrianMan wrote: ↑Do you guys think this year's Secret Santa is going to cause some reactions like this ?

This is the hope, I imagine!

snacksthecat wrote: ↑Sent mine out today. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!

Hey!

I'm not filthy!

Just disorganized and with a light coating of dust!

I miss this cat. She was the best darn kitty I've ever had, and we had to put her down a bit over a month ago. Here she enjoyed the light of the sun one last time.

It is actually easily convertible with Hasu's TMK XT Firmware. It uses the same wiring as a soarer's, and works with my black label Z-150 with no problems. (You just need to make sure the keyboard is plugged into the converter before plugging the converter into the computer.) https://geekhack.org/in...

Package is in the mail!

I hope my secret sant-ee does enjoy it!

You got a cat?

I must say, it's a miracle your Santa packaged it well enough to survive the trip!

Oh the mystery of Alps switchtypes, how you do continue to deepen.

Excellent find!

Yowzers!

That's a really nice transformation.

Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone involved!

madrobby wrote: ↑Decently priced IBM Model M Battleship https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3325299842

Oh? I thought that price was pretty standard for those, if not on the higher end. Perhaps I am mistaken?

Ah man Chyros, I almost would have been able to hit you up on this offer, but the blue Alps FK-555 I was going to have got lost in the mail. (The tracking number has been active for 4 months now with no update, they haven't been able to find it)

PM'd to sign up.
I look forward to participating!

Ugh, this is a hard one. I think I'm going for NovelKeys.

Nothing but respect for Mike's work.

Though I think I prefer the quality of the Hyper 7, sealclubber's work is truly outstanding, considering it was built from scratch. Insane dedication in that thing.

sb147, more like SCP147.

I am a sucker for the original Cherries, but I think that XDA Canvas is the most unique, aesthetic and feel-wise.

Of the final nominations, I can't help but be inclined to vote for //gainsborough for that Alps SKCL Cream switch discovery.

It makes me wonder how many other really obscure switches Alps put out that we haven't yet found.

Very interesting!

Perhaps I will have to try these some time.

Though I am uncertain of if it really fits, I would like to nominate snacksthecat for their Televideo haul mass conversion/restoration project, and the election spinoff that followed.

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https://i.imgur.com/LCw3BJg.jpg Here's the Zed desk. It's just as disorganized as me behind those monitors. To the right is my "main" pile of keyboards. The ones I actually pull out and use from time to time. Shamefully, I am not good at taking a picture of the whole setup. A lot of this stuff was ...

PM'ing regarding the Alps Clone assembly.

I demand a full recount by hand!

Or at the very least, a coin flip!

Or maybe it should go to the Deskthority Supreme Court?

I voted for the Patriot.

Liberty branded space invaders!

I think that the Patriot has what it takes to save this keyboard country.

Mixing leaf springs and capacitive sensing? That rubs me in all the best ways.

It looks lovely, great job with the restoration!

Great work, snacks!

God, just look at the number of bolts on that thing!

I don't think I've seen a discrete switch implementation like that where multiple sliders seem to be held in place by the same component while the bottom has individual switches soldered.

Oh, wow! That is a serious piece computer history, right there.

That font is something funky, especially for doubleshots!

Do you have any info regarding the model of the keyboard or the computer/terminal it came from?

Will these be available only on a PM basis or will they be on the elecshopper site also?
What kinds of prices can we expect if you manage to turn loose the Blue Alps boards?

I think it's relatively safe to assume that if something has windows keys it's not worth buying. I guess maybe Topre is the exception, but even then "worth buying" is kind of a polarizing topic of discussion, haha. Well, there are the Dell AT101ws, a good solid Alps Chassis with ANSI layout. Can be...

I have even seen listings where the seller took images from another existing eBay listing and got away with a high auction price. Welcome to Flebay, it's their normal behaviour to ignore any suspect posting but leaving it 100% up to the Buyer to report it. That is why I only go through Paypal (full...