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7bit wrote:Yes. As far as I know, the minimum order for the plates is 2, but keep in mind that my layout requires no stabilisers!

Right, the STAB200 I ordered are for a different project. Thanks.

Minskleip wrote:Round 4

Yep. With ‘short shifts’ everything except the SPH 2u Return fits perfectly. But my stubby fingers can't handle ISO layouts.

Yes that is what I said =) This thing is already holier than the Vatican during a meteor shower. I don't think a few more holes will compromise the structural integrity (any more..). Excellent! Would it be possible to order a pair of plates like this? - ANSI return - "reverse" left shift split, and...

fossala wrote:Any tips?

Sure, use the biggest tip.

But seriously, your iron is probably just not hot enough to melt whatever lead-free abomination they used.

The arrows actually I love, I only swapped up/down to down/up to match JK in vi. I've used Kineses and vi for ages… and never noticed that. I wonder how crazy it will drive me to swap them now. You can also get a footswitch to shift with your foot, I've done it and it's a big relief on the pinky fi...

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/calaveratf/wallpaper-1015330.jpg It's the SAIL (Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) keyboard, circa 1971, part of the Data Disc interactive terminal system. [Edit: oops, I didn't scroll down far enough.] I extracted that dual 4:3 wallpaper from the f...

input nirvana wrote:A key switch that allows a light touch for 'temporary" (Fn) and a firm press for "hold" (keypad on Kinesis), yet still be a regulatr keycap for touch typing purposes.

Sounds like this IBM beam spring.

prava wrote:I have no other free key to map (I think).

The obvious place would be AltGr + ‘,’ and ‘.’, but I don't expect Windows does that.

Not a dumpster, more like a bin with wheels in my University (of Waterloo). Oh, I see. For a long time Central Stores had a dumpster outside that often contained interesting things. Sadly they removed it (or moved it inside) a few years ago. The ribbon cable puts this in the 'early half' of Volker-...

It's from a Volker-Craig terminal. They used to be very common here. I don't recognize the specific model, but it seemed there were hundreds of variations with no two alike, anyway. In my experience their keyboards were pretty awful, taking a lot of force to get started and bottoming out hard, and p...

I only speak english so I've never visited this greekhack website people keep talking about. Αυτό δεν είναι πραγματικά μια σημαντική θέση. Είναι ακριβώς το κείμενο πλήρωσης τρέχει μέσα από ένα δημοφιλές αυτόματο μεταφραστή. Έχω αυτό το παλιό γραφομηχανή Έλληνες, όμως. http://img249.imageshack.us/im...

Pah, you don't even know what those metric symbols mean on that fluke. Don't you measure in Imperial eel electromotive force or something? We in the British Empire and former Colonies and Dominions measure potential difference in (tons per Faraday)(miles per hour)², which grants us a vastly better ...

You'll also need to add the surface-mount current limiting resistors. I don't recall whether you'll have to pull the switches to get at the pads.

I misread the title as 'Spherical'. I'm such an optimist.

For all of them, plus return, It's not the size, it's the position. Even 1x keys would be fine if they weren't displaced further away from the home position by extra keys.

webwit wrote:I like how it is everything Apple does not stand for.

Ugly, and functional?


(Mac Pro owner here. OS X is functional now, though Apple seems to be determined to make sure it isn't by the time I replace my machine.)

There are a dozen or two on 4walled.org tagged "keyboard". Not generally low-contrast though.

There's a Mitsumi logo on the bottom of the switch (pencilled to make it stand out a little better) —

Early keyboards, pt. 2 by Marcin Wichary, on Flickr

… but seriously, I doubt pianos were a direct influence on many computer keyboards.

ISO 9241-4 says "The key displacement shall be between 1,5mm and 6,0mm. The preferred key displacement should be between 2,0mm and 4,0mm." The ISO key travel recommendations seem to be derived from a 1969 paper that recommended travel between 0.05 inches (1.3mm) and 0.25 inches (6.4mm): Kinkead, R. ...

daedalus wrote:I always lol at IBM material describing the Model F as a low-profile keyboard.

In the early '80s, the German bureaucracy proclaimed in DIN 66-234 (later ISO 9241-4) that a keyboard shall be no thicker than 35mm at the home row. No IBM Selectrics or beam springs need apply.