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webwit wrote:Yeah right. Admit it, that is yourself. This is what a working beamspring keyboard does to a man.

I admit, this is what not owning a beamspring keyboard does to a man.

webwit wrote:Good seller. A *cough* mistake on bidding (lowballing), and then trying to snatch it anyway, pah!

Non-sensical really. He should have just sniped 800 if he was willing to pay as much. Lowballing is for best offers.

Obligatory:

Well, we already have some carpenters who are actively involved in this community, where are the stone masons?

Nice bike! Keyboards aren't bad either!

BikesDirect.fail?

Daniel Beardsmore wrote:You won't find this new, only new old stock.

Yes, new old stock, to be precise. They are in *brand new* condition.

rzwv wrote:

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http://kbd.rzw.jp/fujitsu/peerless_fkb4725-501/

Dat spring+dome interaction!

Typing on one right now. Cheapest mechanical keyboard available new in the US. Don't buy it on eBay, it's probably cheaper brand new. The board can theoretically be remapped in hardware by programming the small SPI EEPROM that connects to the controller. Despite the plastic plate, it types very well...

mintberryminuscrunch wrote:

REVENGE wrote:Damn, never thought I would see Keyboard Porn up for sale!

Different serial

I was not implying that that particular board is being sold.

Damn, never thought I would see Keyboard Porn up for sale!

Must go on record for one of the best Cherry finds!

matt3o wrote:can you believe this?!

My first and only vanilla Model M to date came from an e-waste scrapyard. I've also seen multiple SSKs come from the e-waste industry. Some men's trash...

You could probably Teensy it up or use a serial to USB adapter.

I was thinking of replacing that whole section with a multi-touch trackpad for Win 8.

Kurplop wrote:First time posting at Deskthority but have enjoyed your site for some time. My friends at geekhack suggested I share this with you. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjFazJhh

That is absolutely fantastic!

FYI, some random searches led me to here, and made me recall your thread.

tinlong117 wrote:is this a M?

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a23 ... jqjo8f3037

GE branded.

I have this one, or a similar one. Buy it if you like the caps, it's a Unicomp. Beware that it was used in a hospital...

Tactile Pro has super white key caps. IMO, the vintage ALPS dyesub caps (ie AT101 or SGI Granite) are better, but not quite as white.

Cool board!

Whoa, the calculator is Futaba? I always assumed they were ALPS...

Edit: Sorry, that was silly. I realize it's only the on/off button...

Quick, get Soarer to add a telephone conversion feature to his converter.

Battery issues plague these older Focus keyboards with integrated calculators. Try replacing the battery and also check the soldering in general.

Maxi?

Does anyone have access to the Desko MCR driver? They are not willing to offer support to non-paying customers, so I have no way of using the card reader on my board.

rodtang wrote:One of many interesting video editing related keyboards with cherry switches. The one with the red trackball is cooler though.

Ah yes, that one was nice. Similar stuff in the states, probably a lot of Signature Plastics customers.

Thanks so much for making the designs!

Good stuff!

Yeah Marquadt, the OG Cherry hater's 60% board!

Bump. Anyone?

I'm probably overlooking something obvious, but I've been unable to locate an open source full size (104 key) mechanical keyboard PCB design for Cherry switches despite having searched Deskthority and Geekhack. If anyone knows of such a custom board, please let me know.

Sweet, they even have the modern SMK logo!