Icon keycap used for IBM Model M
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- Location: Texas
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Model 130
- Main mouse: Logitech M-S48, Razer Viper
- Favorite switch: MX Browns
- DT Pro Member: -
Custom keycaps for a CNC machine or some other piece of industrial equipment. I love the colors.
Unicomp could make something similar, but I'm not sure if they consistently do from printing. I think they do but I'm not sure.
Unicomp could make something similar, but I'm not sure if they consistently do from printing. I think they do but I'm not sure.
- :Dön:
- Location: Japan
- Main keyboard: Topre Realforce(jis)
The problem with Unicomp's prints is probably due to their print sheets. I looked at the data on their print sheet, and the End key is placed above the other keys, and the Scroll Lock key is placed below the other keys. And I have a Unicomp keyboard made in 2020, and it was indeed misaligned as it should be. I think they can fix the data on the print sheet in a few minutes.
There are differences in the print sheets depending on the model and year of manufacture, so some may not have problems, but the currently available Mini M seems to have a misalignment of the End key.
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- sharktastica
- Location: Wales
- Main keyboard: '86 IBM F Bigfoot + '96 IBM M50
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
- Favorite switch: Cap B/S, BOX Navy
- Contact:
Looks familiar.
A lot of the keycaps' origins for my keyboards are explained on their individual pages - these are from various Wheelwriters. I'm not sure of the exact function, but I'm guessing paper up and down (which I'm using as page up and down). A lot of Wheewriters have these textually though.
- an_achronism
- Location: Scotland
- Main keyboard: IBM 5150 Personal Computer keyboard (1981)
- Main mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880X
- Favorite switch: Capacitive buckling spring (IBM F models)
- Contact:
If it's any consolation, the key legends on my New Model M (as in full size Enhanced, not Mini / SSK) are all over the damn place as well: https://medium.com/@an_achronism/review ... a6903393ee:Dön: wrote: ↑03 May 2021, 12:07The problem with Unicomp's prints is probably due to their print sheets. I looked at the data on their print sheet, and the End key is placed above the other keys, and the Scroll Lock key is placed below the other keys. And I have a Unicomp keyboard made in 2020, and it was indeed misaligned as it should be. I think they can fix the data on the print sheet in a few minutes.
There are differences in the print sheets depending on the model and year of manufacture, so some may not have problems, but the currently available Mini M seems to have a misalignment of the End key.
- an_achronism
- Location: Scotland
- Main keyboard: IBM 5150 Personal Computer keyboard (1981)
- Main mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6880X
- Favorite switch: Capacitive buckling spring (IBM F models)
- Contact:
I'm in the process of trying to navigate correcting the issues on their print sheets, though my board is ISO rather than ANSI fwiw. They mentioned that the ANSI sheet should have the poorly placed End legend fixed, but not the ISO one, and I assume the rest is not fixed.
Do you have all the print sheets, or just certain ones? I'm curious to see which issues are down to the data and which are down to tooling/operation.
Do you have all the print sheets, or just certain ones? I'm curious to see which issues are down to the data and which are down to tooling/operation.