deskthority

Just about shat myself thinking this might have been a beamspring from the looks of it. It was not, however.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3633107814

Unfortunately, the eBay seller that listed them doesn't have any more. I think y'all are out of luck unless you wanna try to buy em from Zrrion, though I don't think he's selling.

That's a good price for those NOS SMK switches, IMO! I would spring on that myself if I hadn't just obtained a board full of em!

Sometimes I feel like I'm riding on a bed of coals with my choice of data storage. My main drive on my PC is a refurbished 3TB Hitachi I bought on Amazon. It was actually packaged securely, and has been working fine for a year and a half now. But I know the writing on the wall. These things were not...

Idk what they normally go for, I grabbed 2 for a reasonable price. Hopefully at least one has orange, I can swap one out for orange if I need to but not both. I wasn't planning it when I bought them, but since they should both get here valentines day I think I'll make a matching set for my partner ...

Would anyone know what this came from and what switches they would have? https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/II4AAOSwf95cWInJ/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zx8AAOSwvERcWInZ/s-l1600.jpg Comes from a Macintosh Portable. Should have SKCM Orange or Salmons, IIRC. I've been considering going for...

Muirium wrote: ↑

07 Feb 2019, 22:17

Ortholinear? Got some pics? Glancing at the Wiki, Datadesks look to be standard stagger.

It isn't a Switchboard but an ADB ergonomic keyboard. I will get pictures later. It's not fully ortholinear but it is definitely partially so.

Just got the Datadesk today. Pleasantly surprised with the switches and build quality. Man, you're right, that layout really is something. I didn't expect it to be so weirdly ortholinear. It is comfortable though.

Best thread ever :) At least with the Model M you have a very active custom scene and support for virtually endless layouts. It‘s also such a genius design, companies all over Asia started cloning it once the patents expired. Your disingineous argument wins the "lost R" prize. :mrgreen: R is an imp...

Ya know, this thread seems to be one of the more heated I've seen on DT in my time here. And Elrick isn't even involved yet! I say it's high time that we get to the point where we can agree that we all like and dislike different switches and keyboards, and what may be bad to some may not be bad to o...

I look forward to seeing how this cleans up, snacks!

(And sorry to take away any focus from the thread, but I have my plans for that Datadesk Ergo keyboard that zrrion was selling also! It may or may not have to do with a certain group buy going on)

+1 to exploding Alps t-shirt

I always wonder why anyone would want a clicky keyboard - do you fear not noticing you're typing? This is a pretty controversial opinion of mine but I think clickies were a thing of the past that should stay in the past. It is really unessisary and I don't understand why anyone would want a repetit...

I also have some interest in that Xerox docutech though I have a feeling it's going to be a bit out of my price range. Can you give a general idea of what you'd want from it?

I was happy with my Model M switches until refurbishing my first Model F XT (which I got for $19). Now the Model M feels scratchy. Of course, the native XT layout leaves much to be desired for many folks. Compromise is a four-lettered word in my book. Black Alps have arguably the worst feel of any ...

I've got one with Orange Alps that's been cleaned and works great. As it's my only orange Alps board I'm not sure how interested I am in selling but feel free to PM with any offers.

Orange Alps version or SMK second generation tactiles?

I like the colorscheme! You've got a real beauty on your hands.

cloudhax wrote: ↑

03 Feb 2019, 02:07

keyboard looks amazing. this is one of the only ansi layout blue alps boards I've heard of. anyone know of others? your idea about tuning a board like a violin sounds pretty awesome

Acer KB-101A keyboards are known to come with blue Alps sometimes.

Looks like Myoth got his, and how nice!
C'est tres bon!

Only me left

Do you mean the original ADB keyboard that came with the IIgs?

It seems that no one is as lucky as Chyros. However, I suspect his apparent luck is actually a product of his skill, patience, and perseverance. Well, and in part having a cooperative electronics recycler to visit. Granted, it probably took skill to foster the relationship to where he could buy the...

Unfortunately, due to economies of scale making birthdays more widespread and affordable, the booze has been replaced with cheap grain water.

Sorry for disappearing for a while, my job's gonna kill me. Anyway, I've sent out the collections notices to the remaining Santas who haven't paid up. With any luck, the credit hit will be enough and we won't need to send out the "collectors", if you catch my drift. Oh that's a shame! I've heard th...

Happy birthday, DT!

I may be (relatively) late to the party, but the party hasn't stopped yet!

Alright! I've got 101 Gateron Reds, and ~100 Outemu Blue switches. I also have ~60 something Box Royals and Kailh Pale Blues. However, I also have a set of PBT SA 3/3/3/3/4/4 with lasered legends. It is normally a plain white but I attempted to dye some of the keys. Unfortunately it was somewhat bot...

I think I can arrange a trade for this!

Let me look through my stockpile of MX-compatibles to see what I've got enough of.

I'm very interested in this!
(I won't be able to see the stockpile until tomorrow but I want to get the post out in the hopes that you can wait to see what I can offer)

PM-ing for the Datadesk

Hey, can we get any updates here?

listofoptions wrote: ↑

24 Jan 2019, 19:30

its got microswitch RW switches, no idea about the make/model
I was actually trying to nab that one XD

Well don't worry, I was just more curious than anything! I wish you luck!