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AJM

26 Jan 2019, 14:34

Thank you.

Ozric

27 Jan 2019, 15:27

New Unicomp for work, so I can give my IBM Model M that I've been using for a few years some rest.
103 key configuration with some custom keycaps and a slightly modified layout.

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Laser
emacs -nw

27 Jan 2019, 19:31

... and it lives! :)

(where the right shift is shifted to the left :P )

DZ60 build, Cherry MX "Milky whites" (clicky)
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matt3o
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27 Jan 2019, 19:40

very nice @Laser! not sure I could live with ?/ over there, but still a very nice build

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Laser
emacs -nw

27 Jan 2019, 19:50

Thanks! @matt3o :) It's the lesser evil in this case, the only "sane" solution to have both arrows and a non-swearable right shift in a 60% format.

The nice thing is, as you know it, with QMK I can make that right shift a dual-role key and still have "?/" there :) (EDIT: done and works wonderfully)
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matt3o
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27 Jan 2019, 20:28

Laser wrote:
27 Jan 2019, 19:50
Thanks! @matt3o :) It's the lesser evil in this case, the only "sane" solution to have both arrows and a non-swearable right shift in a 60% format.
yeah I've been there. I know what you mean. I ended up with this layout. The core part is almost 60% :)

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Laser
emacs -nw

27 Jan 2019, 20:54

matt3o wrote:
27 Jan 2019, 20:28

yeah I've been there. I know what you mean. I ended up with this layout. The core part is almost 60% :)
Looks cool :)

davkol

27 Jan 2019, 21:52

Laser wrote:
27 Jan 2019, 19:50
Thanks! @matt3o :) It's the lesser evil in this case, the only "sane" solution to have both arrows and a non-swearable right shift in a 60% format.
There's another way.

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Muirium
µ

27 Jan 2019, 21:55

…to lose your mind.

I’m not against alt layouts, but if you’re going to make the jump, you might as well leave QWERTY behind.

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Laser
emacs -nw

27 Jan 2019, 22:01

It's an interesting idea, treating the board as "split" to cram all the other important keys to the middle; but personally I couldn't use that layout.

davkol

27 Jan 2019, 22:02

It's a real physical layout available on factory-made hardware (JIS Topre Realforce).

The only change is the wide mod: shifting all right-hand symbols two columns to the right, which increases hand separation and makes right-side modifiers easier to use. This is vastly superior to the standard layout.

It occurred to me that I could put a HHKB-like diamond-shaped arrow cluster in the middle.

Yes, I use it with Colemak, but that doesn't matter in this context. BTW QWERTY is much better for compatibility with existing hotkey schemes, which is arguably more important than typing to most people.

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Muirium
µ

27 Jan 2019, 22:05

Where did ‘ and “ go?

Oh, secondary corner legends on a couple of alphas. I wouldn’t tuck those away. Much more common than many characters.

davkol

27 Jan 2019, 22:08

See the right-hand home row. I use them on a layer. This means I don't have to move my hand (or worse: pinkie) at all. Highly recommended.

(Of course, that's for the standard US layout and ASCII symbols; otherwise, AltGraph would be used anyways.)

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abrahamstechnology

27 Jan 2019, 23:00

Made this for myself. Unfortunately both parts of the the 3D printed plate shrunk somewhat and left a weird gap in the middle of the board. I will try to print plates in more pieces to mitigate this issue.
I did NOT harvest the switches, they are leftovers from a Dell AT101W when I replaced them, they were in bad condition but are clean now.
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Laser
emacs -nw

27 Jan 2019, 23:12

Very nice! :)

My next build will use Alps (dampened),using a "Quefrency 65%" kit (split keyboard)

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purdobol

29 Jan 2019, 20:20

Had some time today and an idea...
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Kinda tempted to put ODROID in there and make sudo "media server" out of this. Maybe some audio passtrough for headphones, mic. Plus some usb hub and card reader somewhere for easy access. Hmmm.

Crappy pictures as always so sorry for that :lol:

hansichen

29 Jan 2019, 20:27

That works well together. I like it :D

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Noobmaen

31 Jan 2019, 15:30

HP 46020A:
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RAFI Compudent:
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Myoth

03 Feb 2019, 14:13

My recent acquisition made me want to take some pictures of it on a nice keyboard. Here is my Mech27 v2, with 3225SAT alphas combined with 3000SAU mods. The perfect match considering the main legends are the normal US ANSI ones. Very happy about this combo :D

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blighty

05 Feb 2019, 20:48

I wasn't sure what i'd think of the MDA profile, but I figured since the "big bone" set had a 5.5u spacebar that fits the NIZ 84 keyboard, I figured I'd give the profile a shot.
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The MDA caps are about the same height as enjoyPBT caps. I like the flat sculpted profile, but some keys are not consistent in their profile. The enter, backspace, and the larger shift keys are slightly higher profile that other keys in their perspective rows, while other mods like the tab, capslock, and 1.75u shift are the correct/same profile as the rest of the row.

edit: profile of the caps seemed off because of the NIZ mx/topre sliders. Caps on a board with cherry stabs and mx switches, all is level. Maybe it's the newness of the profile, but MDA is rather nice to type on. Not better than cherry profile, but different in a good way.

The convex bottom row and the tall F row keys feel great, and look okay. For whatever reason, on the standard 1.5u control keys, they spelled it "contrl," so I doubt I'll be using this set on any 1.5 boards. I'll probably just let the caps live on the NIZ board.

edit: NIZ board is kind of blah compared to typing on my LZ ergo...
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samuelcable

08 Feb 2019, 14:09

Myoth wrote:
03 Feb 2019, 14:13
My recent acquisition made me want to take some pictures of it on a nice keyboard. Here is my Mech27 v2, with 3225SAT alphas combined with 3000SAU mods. The perfect match considering the main legends are the normal US ANSI ones. Very happy about this combo :D
sexy as hell, jealous of you and hansichen getting those sats :lol:

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Muirium
µ

08 Feb 2019, 14:34

Cherry knew dyesubs, all right! They’re some of the best looking, best workday caps ever. Not just lookers but performers too.

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seebart
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12 Feb 2019, 19:10

Hey I own a RAFI Compudent too, frist time I've seen another one here!

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S2 Sedan

18 Feb 2019, 19:30

now both keyboards "complete"
HAADE & HAMDE

HAA with dual shot caps, HAM with dyesub

only for private use, not serious enough for work :lol:
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Khers

21 Feb 2019, 21:06

Added a gold tooth to a HHKB:
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Muirium
µ

21 Feb 2019, 23:28

In the middle?

I must admit I'm still at zero Topre artisans, or IBM for that matter. Fancy caps are one of the few things keeping me MX adjacent.

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Khers

22 Feb 2019, 06:33

I initially put it on escape, but had some divine inspiration telling me that it looked like a gold tooth and that this is the way to solidify that look. Don't worry, it'll go back on escape soon-ish.

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mcmaxmcmc

22 Feb 2019, 08:23

Technically an OG Cherry JP Dyesub set... these are Hirose JP Dyesub keycaps!
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It's a beaut.
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Lbibass

22 Feb 2019, 14:44

Quite a nice set! Too bad about there being no homing keys. How are the Hirose Clears in there?

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Sup

22 Feb 2019, 18:29

Here is my Filco Zero with NOS SKCL yellows. Best gaming alps keyboard i have ever used i can press up to 18 keys at the same time :o .

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