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Glissant wrote:Make it in black, then I'll get it.

Same here +1 for small shirt

RougeRambo wrote:

fossala wrote:I will buy one as long as the cotton is fairtrade.

I will buy one whether or not the cotton is fairtrade

Aaaaaaand this is why I've always been hesitant of group buys.

I've sold a few Dell AT101W's, they dont sell very well. Sold one for $25, and listed the rest for $10 and no one would buy any of em.

Topre has the feel of strong rubber dome where mx blue has the feel of a tactile, clicky, non-linear switch. Very different.

I would recommend you make your own tray using something like that (have a look at the 3rd picture): http://www.ebay.de/itm/300463330180 I hadn't thought of that actually. Hmm, not sure how easy this would be with a desk like this http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/galant-desk__20944_PE10599...

Hey all. So I am moving into a new place and getting a new desk. It is a gallant from Ikea. Now don't make this a discussion about desks. That being said, the keyboard tray that Ikea was selling was crap: short and cheap. Now I don't mind saving on the desk, but I have decided to try to find a good ...

As someone who loved the buckling spring mechanism, I found mx blues to feel cheap and flimsy. Mx greens have a bit more force but don't compare at all. That being said if you like the feel of mx blues and want something requiring more force mx greens are the way to go.

Hmm, seems that this board is indeed dead after following your instructions jBert. I'm gonna have to pull out some of the other terminal boards I have and try wiring them up instead. Will post updates when I have completed that task.

Do you know what the colors would be for the silver tag XT/AT style adapters? I have a few of these and the RJ-45 one was the one that I wanted to try first since it was the only one that didn't have a cut cord. I don't see colors listed on the keyboard babel site sadly.

I love the 000 key. Just in case the 00 key wasn't enough! Do you know, have you ever seen a hall effect switch keyboard that was pcb mounted instead of plate mounted?

Props for the keyboard being manufactured in Illinois, hell yeah.

Ouch, that's as I feared... backwards :( http://forgifs.com/gallery/d/52654-1/anger.jpg Edit: after re-do of backward ass colors, I load up the teensy, reflash with Soarer_at2usb_v1.02_at90usb1286.hex -- reboot unit and attempt standard key-presses but fail to have any of the keys working. :cry:

I haven't had that problem with scinfo, only with scrd. After running scboot you would need to click the 'run' button in the Teensy loader program, or replug the USB, but that's expected :D So the order would be: 1. Flash teensy 2. scas example.sc example.scb 2. scwr example.scb 3. scboot 4. hit bu...

Icarium I will try what you suggested. Jbert I noticed that does indeed help. I can't seem to notice any key presses that do anything. I tried to run the example.sc file to get it it programmed but it does not seem to work. After I document what pins are what color I'll try what Icarium did and hope...

Ok so what am I doing wrong: * Programmed the teensy with 1.02 * using a terminal style board with RJ-45 jack * All of the pin assignments are correct with the diagram shown in the documentation. * Hookup keyboard and then proceed to try a few normal "letter" keys and no input is shown. I have not u...

Jim66 wrote:

Trent wrote:I hate topre switches.

Heathen!!!

No I just don't like rubber dome keyboards

They should stick to making pressed auto parts, office automation equipment and A/C equipment.

Hey, that's a trick question! No fair! It's both, and neither! Typically the PS/2 port on a PC is configured to translate scan code set 2 into set 1, which is what the BIOS and Windows both see. But since 101/102-key keyboards use an extended version of set 2, this results in an extended version of...

I hate topre switches, but I sure do like that style! Nice looking.

Yeah it was that post. Ah a serial connection that makes sense.

And does this converter listen to BIOS scan codes or windows scan codes?

Welcome to the club! Interesting choice on the switch differences, but I can see where this would be beneficial. MX whites are great I just got to try them the other day for the first time and they are quite unique, almost like a better version of blues!

1. It isn't a fixie it is a single gear. If I cycle backwards it acts like a normal bike.
2. True
3. True
4. True, someone once told me I should consider doing it and I never took it seriously.

I have a Chincony KB-5181 with MX Blues old AT adapter naked without keys (they were so worn down it was awful) fully functional but there are bits of rust on the board. It was in quite bad shape but I fixed it up.

Ah I was wondering whether or not the keyboard would still be able to be powered with less than 5v. Going the USB hub route is certainly an ideal option.

So if your old bike comes in at 15lb you are doing very well. This exactly is true. Trent does save a lot of weight by abandoning the useless gearish stuff though. :evilgeek: carbon vs classic steel fork does save ~300g depending on the make. :) :) Simplicity is king! I used to own a mountain bike ...

So after getting my purchased switch try bag, I realize that I have absolutely no interest in Topres. Remove me from this group try please

No offense to the Topre peoples, I just think Cherry MX Red with 50A-R O-Rings feel 99% the same with a much lower cost.

... would this mod allow for the ISO -> ANSI conversion? Sure does! It handles all of the codes produced by the 'extra' positions available on 84/101/102/122-key IBMs :D Awesome thanks very much. I ordered all of the parts for my converter! The only parts I will be missing are some extra pins for t...

Soarer thanks for the advice. I took a look at the link you suggested and bought the necessary adapters and hope to get them soon. Yes you are correct I was hoping to get a setup with the teensy++, breadboard and the RJ-45 adapter so I wouldn't have to do any soldering work. I am not afraid of doing...

I think for gaming this would be fine, but I think once you switch to typing on the board the non-uniform switch feel is going to bother you. At least it would bother me, I don't know about you. Keep it to gaming and I think that it would work just fine.

Question: I have an IBM board with the RJ-45 converter. To hook this up to the converter should I be purchasing one of these? http://www.pjrc.com/store/wiz812_adaptor.html Or would I be cutting the cord and putting the smaller wires in the breadboard? I am not that familiar with hobby electronics th...

maxrunner wrote:Well the FK8000 was not alps at all it had a round switch and didnt click.

Actually, the FK8000 does have white alps. Or at least mine does.

http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8 ... =FK%208000

My other Focus boards (FK2000 & FK9000) have white alps as well.

Any suggestions on the ideal/best alps-based keyboard? Not to prop my own store... but If you are interested I have two working AEKII keyboards I am looking to sell. They are clean and have been tested to be working. All you need is an ADB cable (S-Video cable is the same thing) and an iMate conver...