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Who gives a rat's ass what happens around here as long as it doesn't break things? Would having another link under the logo really piss that many people off? The plain fact of the matter is a forum is a terrible place for long-format informational posts. Yeah, you heard me. When you open up a thread...

These things were accidental. Just look at the prices if you want an original Danelectro. A guitar literally made out of countertop plywood with pickups crammed into cosmetics containers. They were absolute cheap crap then and are expensive crap now. But they sure as hell have their own sound and f...

It is a similar situation with vintage drum kits. Anything '70s or earlier is pretty cool right now and thus has reached a price apex. The stuff made in the '80s and '90s couldn't be any less cool. However, in terms of build quality and sound (for modern/rock music at least), this could arguably be...

Folks, stop whining about keys being too small and simply learn typing correctly :mrgreen: For your information, on old typewriters all keys were 1u and pressing them down required a lot of force. But well, as by that time practically all typists were women, one has to assume… oh, that would go to ...

The good ol "lol virgin" rebuttal, I expected nothing more from people who were making attack helicopter jokes just a few days ago. This coming from the hypocritical fuck that was "surprised" someone was married. You're getting butthurt over an unintended search result. What the fuck is wrong with ...

this thread the forum is called "knowledge base & media", not "post dinosaur tier jokes that ensure that this remains a sausagefest hobby" actually as soon as I posted I wondered why I put it in gallery instead of off-topic 🤔 Oops 😬 If you think the subforum you posted in is the problem here then q...

I can't see myself shelving my ABKO K935 anytime soon. It feels great and is super quiet, so it's what I use for work. The only thing that could realistically replace it would be if I managed to snag the full sized version for a good price or lucked into a relatively inexpensive Topre board. If it's...

I'd posit that a Model F has similar spill resistance to modern rubberdomes, and the larger bezel makes it harder for drinks to spill on it :lol: You're right though, I can buy a $50-75 off brand mechanical keyboard on Amazon which is remarkably solid (NKRO, backlighting, metal backplate, Gateron s...

Keyboards did not get worse. They changed roles. If you took a damn soda into the mainframe room in 1977 you'd have got your ass as kicked as twelve nerds could kick it. Now keyboards advertise being spill proof as a standard. Back then some switches were so unreliable even the smallest bit of grit ...

This is like the time my sister was looking for the name of a shrubbery she saw on a Japanese TV show and googled "Asian bush" to find it.

She did not find it.

It's all down to what ergonomics you need. The M570 would kill my will to live (De Quervain's tenosynovitis is NOT recommended). For me personally the Elecom HUGE is the best I've found. I have rather small hands and everything about it forces me to get away from the same tiny repetitive movements t...

Sorry for my idiocy, but what exactly is the point of this? Couldn't you just use a $5 adapter from Amazon if you needed to change I/O? Yeah, the Teensy/Pro Micro/whatever allows you to load custom firmware. It's not just going from one USB format to another. I know I was confused as hell the first...

Luckily they're still relatively cheap. Don't get a 5100c thinking it will give the same feel though. That's a much more linear dome, fairly mushy. That's quite unfortunate. I was actually considering getting a 5100c thinking it was going to be just as good as 5149's, 5131c's, 5130's etc. Thanks fo...

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04 Apr 2021, 21:01

My biggest problem with the 5100c is that the left shift key is very poorly stabilized, so if you hit it off center it binds super hard. I had to stop using mine because it was getting physically painful to use. Are the full sized BTC models better stabilized?

I've never had an issue with it.

That kind of makes sense. Since this thing was designed to plug into an audio routing system that might create a lower noise floor. Absolutely never would have thought of that.

Just another check in the "I need an oscilloscope" box. Great work!

FYI, I reported a few issues with my Mini M and have been asked to send it back for repair. Unicomp customer service seems excellent, but the production Mini M does still have some teething issues. Compared to one of their M classics that I own (manufactured in the 2000s), I would say key consisten...

It’s crazy to think what simple things Unicom could do to turn a quick buck. Imagine if they offered different retro colored or pastel cases or white on black keycaps are many other such simple ideas. Simple ideas, not so simple execution. I can't imagine that Unicomp willfully ignores such huge ob...

I'm in. Gotta buy some new M keys anyway. May as well add a few more to the order. You will need the lower-profile keys for the M2 though. The regular-sized Model F/M keys are too high. Too high as in "will not physically operate the keyboard" or too high as in "I don't like them that tall?" Becaus...

It's about fifteen buck for all the parts from Clickykeyboards. If they actually have them that is certainly the better option. Be sure to get everything you need at once or you will pay shipping twice. Absolutely. I remember the bad old pre-Amazon days when shipping cost money. You wait weeks on e...

Tha_Pig wrote: ↑

03 Apr 2021, 03:35

micmil wrote: ↑

03 Apr 2021, 02:06

I'm in. Gotta buy some new M keys anyway. May as well add a few more to the order.

PM me the address

Done. Super huge thanks. I'll figure out a way to pass the awesome on around here.

They really don't want to join this century, do they?

I'm in. Gotta buy some new M keys anyway. May as well add a few more to the order.

It's about fifteen buck for all the parts from Clickykeyboards. That plus shipping is barely a few dollars more than Unicomp's shipping alone. Their lowest priced shipping was $20, which is ouch. I don't mind that for a keyboard but for a handful of bits that would fit in a Priority Mail envelope? N...

Nope, that's the issue, I have tried neither of them. And I found myself favoring lighter switches like the zealio V1 and kailh box white, even the cherry mx blue, even though I ended up disliking the keyfeel Working through the keyboard math backwards, I have BOX Jades in one of my keyboards. I'd ...

Awesome, thanks for the info. Bolt mod's been a long-term plan so I think I'll have to just get it done with everything else.

From what I've seen you can mod a standard Model M from ANSI to ISO. Is it possible to mod the M122 for ANSI layout? It looks like the barrel plugs will accommodate. The only thing I'm not sure of is if the membrane has the necessary connectiond. I'm already running a Soarer's so not really concerne...

Absolutely gorgeous bit of kit. Slightly maddening that I could never justify the expense because this may be the best looking keyboard I've ever seen.

I think it's fair to say that Chinese manufacturing is just the state of global manufacturing at this point. You get what you pay/QA for. Anyone railing against 'Chinese crap' I honestly just think is racist nowadays. Crap can come from anywhere. Just look at American or British cars for many decad...

It's just weird that they went with a Chinese company. It's not like even being twice as expensive would have hurt sales on this thing. Why even raise the question? I know GOOD Chinese manufacturing is good (see: Eastman Guitars) but bad Chinese manufacturing is baaaaaaaaaad to the point that it dra...

Well… one of them is definitely more desirable for your siege trebuchet. True. Although the eternal Model F vs Plague Rat debate will never be settled. Personally I've never seen a siege ended via beamspring but huck a few rats over the walls and you walk in a couple of weeks later without a care.