Round 7 / ALGOL-style / Deadline 2018-11-30

FamicomFanaticom

10 Feb 2021, 18:07

I have a hunch your hunch is correct.

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mecano

10 Feb 2021, 18:29

Lucky me I have an Oblivion assembly kit coming in in April..

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Wintermute1974
Tessier-Ashpool S.A.

21 Feb 2021, 18:29

bit-shifter wrote:
26 Aug 2019, 15:37
As soon as I hear from him, this thread will be the first to know.
Any news?

panpipe

06 May 2021, 17:26

So is 7bit still gone? Was thinking of ordering some leftover sets from old Rounds, but... I guess not. Seems like this should be a big deal no?

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Muirium
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06 May 2021, 17:51

If I ever get around to selling my Round 5 spares, I'll let you guys know. I've too much. Well, given my increased emphasis on IBM and Topre keyboards over the years.

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eatanygoodbooks

06 May 2021, 18:18

Muirium wrote:
06 May 2021, 17:51
If I ever get around to selling my Round 5 spares, I'll let you guys know. I've too much. Well, given my increased emphasis on IBM and Topre keyboards over the years.
I will happily buy any red caps from you :)

panpipe

19 May 2021, 11:19

Muirium wrote:
06 May 2021, 17:51
If I ever get around to selling my Round 5 spares, I'll let you guys know. I've too much. Well, given my increased emphasis on IBM and Topre keyboards over the years.
You don't happen to have any black Function keys do you?

I'm finally moving on from my 60% to a 75% and I'd love to use my R5 caps - sadly I didn't order function keys all those years ago.

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Muirium
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19 May 2021, 13:11

Good question! I probably did, because I got really obsessive in the original design phase. But someone's offered to buy my complete order, so I need to dig it all out and run inventory anyway…

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Luna
Alt255

19 May 2021, 20:43

Muirium wrote:
19 May 2021, 13:11
Good question! I probably did, because I got really obsessive in the original design phase. But someone's offered to buy my complete order, so I need to dig it all out and run inventory anyway…
Should you have a blue return key, I’m willing to pay well for it.

panpipe

20 May 2021, 11:50

Muirium wrote:
19 May 2021, 13:11
Good question! I probably did, because I got really obsessive in the original design phase. But someone's offered to buy my complete order, so I need to dig it all out and run inventory anyway…
If you could spare those function keys, I'd be eternally grateful. Name your price! If the offer to buy the rest of your order depends on the function kit being included then no worries of course.

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Muirium
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20 May 2021, 11:55

I'm going to run an inventory soon and can get back to you, and my buyer if indeed those caps show up. No promises! But it's possible. ;)

As for the blue Return, I also have a Round 4 SPH set. Would a not-quite-right 2.0 unit row 3 blue ANSI Return do the trick? That's what we made do with back then. :roll:
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Luna
Alt255

20 May 2021, 12:58

Hi @Muirium.

What do you mean by not quite right? Just the spherical thing or something more?
It’s indeed row 3 ANSI I need.
I have one but with a little flaw, the double-shot injection comes through in other parts than just the letters.

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Muirium
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20 May 2021, 13:10

0.25 units too short. These were made before 7bit commissioned the 2.25u molds. So there's a small, 0.125u gap on either side of the key.

Pics (all the way back) here:

viewtopic.php?p=131688#p131688

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Luna
Alt255

22 May 2021, 13:56

Thanks for the info.
I'll pass on this one though as I have the right one with the flaw and a few other substitutes.
None of them really right though.

megabacon

24 May 2021, 20:51

I have been asking around to see if anyone has been able to contact 7bit, and nobody has spoken to him recently.

Today I emailed Signature Plastics, who were unable to share the contact details for who managed Round 6 (understandable). However, more interestingly, they said they hadn't heard of Round 7. Was it even in production?

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Wintermute1974
Tessier-Ashpool S.A.

24 May 2021, 21:15

Unless someone can correct me, Round 7 never closed. Thanks for phoning Signature Plastics.

minhvo

03 Oct 2021, 05:20

Muirium wrote:
20 May 2021, 11:55
I'm going to run an inventory soon and can get back to you, and my buyer if indeed those caps show up. No promises! But it's possible. ;)

As for the blue Return, I also have a Round 4 SPH set. Would a not-quite-right 2.0 unit row 3 blue ANSI Return do the trick? That's what we made do with back then. :roll:
Hi @Muirium,
Do you have HONEYB/ALPHA/BLUE kit? Or any kits that include blue alpha 7bit e.g TKL or Tenkeyless kits ( https://imgur.com/a/XoiUoAh). If so and you want to sell, I'm interesting in buying them.

Thank you.

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MaNiFeX

10 Mar 2022, 17:11

Never got in on one of 7bit's group buys... was hoping there would be another round. Sad to see so many of the OG GB leaders, artisan makers, and leaders fall away.

megabacon

16 May 2022, 14:55

7bit.info seems to have expired.
I'm feeling pretty scammed right now.

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Wintermute1974
Tessier-Ashpool S.A.

16 May 2022, 15:16

megabacon wrote:
16 May 2022, 14:55
7bit.info seems to have expired.
Confirmed. http://www.7bit.info/ was in my bookmarks. It no longer loads.

panpipe

16 May 2022, 16:31

megabacon wrote:
16 May 2022, 14:55
7bit.info seems to have expired.
I'm feeling pretty scammed right now.
How much money had you handed over?

It's a shame he just disappeared, no one ran a groupbuy quite like 7bit. Maybe they passed away or something? Seems hard to imagine that someone that dedicated just lost interest or even less likely it was a scam.

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Muirium
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16 May 2022, 17:09

Potentially. We talked about it a bit here:

viewtopic.php?p=498463#p498463

Last seen: May 2019.

megabacon

23 May 2022, 14:09

panpipe wrote:
16 May 2022, 16:31
How much money had you handed over?
Too much. Though I've long since accepted that it is just gone, I still want those caps.

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