What should we bring to the "Best Keyboards 2012" party?

[off]

Those boxes, now that I think about it; I'll be coming by public transport...
Would still be interested though, if they are still rigid enough to stack two/three high; only mailing would be much more practical for me; would you have a bigger box that some of those would fit into (unfolded I'd guess); no clue how many you'd have, but 15 should tide me over for a little while
Perhaps I should just give in to rajapack... Their shipping was damn expensive though afair.

So a HHKB2 (MrInterface)
and any Realforce (...)

[CeeSA]

could someone bring shiny keycaps in and do a live demonstration of making them "unshiny"?

[ripster]

Simple, tie a keyboard to the bumper of your car and drive down the cobblestone streets.

Please post video after the party. The broadcaster is mistaken. We actually do this all the time in the USA.

[off]

and if someone could somehow tow along a Kinesis (a proper one)...

[Mrinterface]

and if someone could somehow tow along a Kinesis (a proper one)...

I second that!!!!!!!!

[7bit]

could someone bring shiny keycaps in and do a live demonstration of making them "unshiny"?

I can do this!

I put a shiny keyboard into a box and then turn around the box.

Then I take it out again and it is not shiny anymore!



I can also cut through a keyboard box and take an intact keyboard out afterwards ...



edit: I bet neither CeeSA nor Mr Interface can do this!

[webwit]

I'll bring a Kinesis.

[Mrinterface]

I'll bring a Kinesis.

Yeeehaaaaaaa!

This gets better and better.

[Icarium]

I can bring a variable weight/tkl/ansi realforce.

[off]

Awesome!
So will there be Blue Alps, Monterey's and a few other of those hard/expensive-to-get-yet-probably-worth-it switches?

[Mrinterface]

Awesome!
So will there be Blue Alps, Monterey's and a few other of those hard/expensive-to-get-yet-probably-worth-it switches?

Even better. Besides the switches itself, I've got a full size blue alps keyboard and several monterey blue keyboards( mini and maxi )

[off]

Even better.

I take it you would mind losing some of those?

[Mrinterface]

Even better.

I take it you would mind losing some of those?

I got two monterey blue boards as 'spare'..... I would be content departing from them for the same price I got them

[off]

oooooh.... what price are we talking about?
might become an expensive weekendafternoon after all! +
ofcourse, half the point of coming over is to test first, but definitely piqued my interest right there.

[CeeSA]

no deals before the party starts!

[off]

*cockblocked*
deservedly so though.

So I take the 'no cash will change hands, trades only' mantra is officially out the window?

[Mrinterface]

*cockblocked*
deservedly so though.

So I take the 'no cash will change hands, trades only' mantra is officially out the window?

Trades are fine on that day, just no cash. Just check out the goods someone would like to sell, then deal with the money after the party. I just don't want to have the party feel similar to a flea market. That way, others who will join the party on a later time would still have a trade-chance.

[off]

On the one hand, that's some sound reasoning; on the other, there's the big pro that everyone is at the same spot, no shipping necessary at that time.
And ofcourse, if a deal is made (just agreed upon) sometime early that day, it'll still put people that arrive later out of that option..

[Mrinterface]

Let's set 17:00 as deal-time. That way everybody has a chance to arrive and check everything out.

Also, keep your money at home. You can always transfer the money for an item after the party.

[off]

Sounds great.
Sad part is that while doing the transferring afterwards you'll have that moment where you're staring at the total spent

[Mrinterface]

Sounds great.
Sad part is that while doing the transferring afterwards you'll have that moment where you're staring at the total spent

Just bring the boards you don't use and trade them. Saves on the wallet

[Ascaii]

Alright folks, flight is booked, im coming to Best!
Catching a ride to Best with 7bit on Friday and departing Eindhoven Airport on Sunday.

I will be glad to bring stuff, requests welcome! I willl bring some stuff to sell as well, to pay for my expenses, hoping I can break even. Should I post a list of stuff I couldl bring along?

MrInterface, I will be bringing all of the stuff I owe you of course =D

[off]

Just bring the boards you don't use and trade them. Saves on the wallet

Sad part in that is I don't have any such boards. Except a Dell rubber dome, which will probably turn in to another multimedia controller; and a capless Cherry MY board (removed the springs to test if it would be better, nope), which will probably turn in to a keycap holder.. also a second MX11800, will probably become a gift (addiction starter/educator) or a tkl; a yellowed AEKII that I'm still planning on making usable at some point; a trashed AT101, which... I wouldn't wish upon anyone; and lastly a disassembled Tulip slider-rubberdome, which has doubleshot alpscompatibles but all stabilised keys have shafts attached to fit into the sliderholes, and also wouldn't be wished upon anyone.

@Ascaii; YAY!
Do post list.

[CeeSA]

@Ascaii - show us your magic unshiny sanding for ds keycaps.

[Ascaii]

PM me for pics, further info, or price requests


Apple M110A DE Layout, same switches as Lowpoly's M110 mod TEENSY PROJECT
generic White alps keyboard, german layout (ive got 3 with different names on em)
g80-1600 not new in box, includes Manuals and laser barcode scanner
Sixty's old Datacomp ( http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... tml#p14440)
like new Dolch keyboard ( the alsered kind, missing lefft STRG key) Brand new old blues.
near new FK-2002 including noodlle cover and doubleshot RGB modifiers and red esc (writing is colored)
Terminal PCB of Microswitch Hall-Efffefct switches, same as in Webwits space cadet TEENSY PROJECT
G80-1000HAD
Ortek MCK-104 PRO (posted it before)
g80-1501 HAD all white doubleshots
g81-8xxx prototype
Qtronix OEM board with case mounted old blues (black board)
several sets of german Cherry doubeshots
BNIB KB-6521 with cyrillic egends and white alps
Nixdorf Computers OEM with old Cherry Blacks and Doubleshots. Board is yellowed TEENSY PROJECT
Tipro MID 128A
several used g80-3000 LFADE
several used g80-1800 HAD
NIB Vivanco 84 (like GSE KPT) including manuals, electricall diagram, and video editing console
one g80-2551 BNIB
Board with ACER switches
G80-8200 with MX browns (currently no caps)
Two K3000-II boards with broken cases (Id recommend a custom case anyways) TEENSY PROJECT (http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8 ... -t260.html) Yes, those are white doubleshots! Clear switches.

If I think of more Ill add it to the list in a ninja edit later

@Ascaii - show us your magic unshiny sanding for ds keycaps.

Good idea, I wonder if I stil have what it takes xD. Il think about it.

[Icarium]

• Apple M110A DE Layout, same switches as Lowpoly's M110 mod TEENSY PROJECT
  Which switches are that? Some strange ALPS product? Pictures please!
• generic White alps keyboard, german layout (ive got 3 with different names on em)
• g80-1600 not new in box, includes Manuals and laser barcode scanner
  Can you take some pictures and add them to the wiki page? I can't even read the label on those extra windowed keys.
• Sixty's old Datacomp ( http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... tml#p14440)
• like new Dolch keyboard ( the alsered kind, missing lefft STRG key) Brand new old blues.
• near new FK-2002 including noodlle cover and doubleshot RGB modifiers and red esc (writing is colored)
• Terminal PCB of Microswitch Hall-Efffefct switches, same as in Webwits space cadet TEENSY PROJECT
• G80-1000HAD
• Ortek MCK-104 PRO (posted it before)
  link for lazy people: http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... -t604.html
• g80-1501 HAD all white doubleshots
• g81-8200 prototype
  Don't know what it is and it does not have a wiki page.
• Qtronix OEM board with case mounted old blues (black board)
• several sets of german Cherry doubeshots
• BNIB KB-6521 with cyrillic egends and white alps
• Nixdorf Computers OEM with old Cherry Blacks and Doubleshots. Board is yellowed TEENSY PROJECT
• Tipro MID 128A
• several used g80-3000 LFADE
  Wiki page lacks a picture.
• several used g80-1800 HAD
• NIB Vivanco 84 (like GSE KPT) including manuals, electricall diagram, and video editing console
  ...What is that?
• one g80-2551 BNIB
• Board with ACER switches
• G80-8200 with MX browns (currently no caps)
• Two K3000-II boards with broken cases (Id recommend a custom case anyways) TEENSY PROJECT
• ( http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8 ... -t260.html ) Yes, those are white doubleshots! Clear switches.

If you provide some pictures I can add them to the wiki.

[Ascaii]

Here is a 3000 for you.

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The 1600 is still boxed up and im too lazy to pull it out. If someone wants to buy it I willl drag it out for pics.

As for the Vivanco... it is very close to the GSE pictured here: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4402
If there is serious interst I will be glad to remove it from the holy cardboard for a picture.

[7bit]

Apple M110A DE Layout, same switches as Lowpoly's M110 mod TEENSY PROJECT
generic White alps keyboard, german layout (ive got 3 with different names on em)
g80-1600 not new in box, includes Manuals and laser barcode scanner
Sixty's old Datacomp
like new Dolch keyboard ( the alsered kind, missing lefft STRG key) Brand new old blues.
Terminal PCB of Microswitch Hall-Efffefct switches, same as in Webwits space cadet TEENSY PROJECT
Ortek MCK-104 PRO (posted it before)
g80-1501 HAD all white doubleshots <---I will bring my vinegar-spilledone, but can't be wrong to have another one for comparison.
g81-8xxx prototype
Qtronix OEM board with case mounted old blues (black board)
several sets of german Cherry doubeshots
BNIB KB-6521 with cyrillic egends and white alps
Nixdorf Computers OEM with old Cherry Blacks and Doubleshots. Board is yellowed TEENSY PROJECT
Tipro MID 128A<---- I will bring some for sale, might not be necessary (except you want to sell yours)
several used g80-1800 HAD
NIB Vivanco 84 (like GSE KPT) including manuals, electricall diagram, and video editing console
Board with ACER switches
G80-8200 with MX browns (currently no caps)
Two K3000-II boards with broken cases (Id recommend a custom case anyways) TEENSY PROJECT

edit: someone lend me a truck!

[Ascaii]

This is alll stuff I want to get rid of...not on the list of stuff to try I'm bringing xD
Meaning, I won't haul all of these along...only the ones there is interest in.

Il bring a few baggies of keycaps as well.


Edit: guess I coud add this old thing: g80-0833

[off]

Thread needs more ANSI... :'(
So much nice boards, and still