deskthority

I always associate those old keycaps with shiny ABS doubleshots from old typewriters. PBT is great of course, but what kind of surface will they have?

A South Slavic kit would add just a few keys... We should worship one of the best european layouts...

Do I understand it correctly: you are going to take orders until the 31st of March 2017, subsequently finish the keyboards & deliver them and subsequently open a second ordering round?

A beautiful project...

Do you already know if international layouts will be made as one-piece keys? I am interested in German and UK-ISO. Will it be possible to order Unicomp-keys as extra option?

Are you aware that I have paid?

Dolch-scheme sphericals would also look nice ...
http://deskthority.net/w/images/thumb/4/48/SpectraVideo_SV328_001.jpg/640px-SpectraVideo_SV328_001.jpg

http://deskthority.net/w/images/thumb/4/44/SpectraVideo_SV328_002.jpg/640px-SpectraVideo_SV328_002.jpg

yes yes yesss

Oooo that is indeed ...

7bit wrote: Dolch-scheme sphericals would also look nice ...

yes yes yesss

So if i understood that right, we are now waiting for Ascaii to say there is an order cancelled?

BiNiaRiS wrote:

dux wrote:I'm interested in arrow keys and the Tab key, would pay about 10€ with shipping.

Not gonna be breaking these up.

I know but maybe somebody who doesn't need the keys but only the switches would be interested.

I'm interested in arrow keys and the Tab key, would pay about 10€ with shipping.

The PCB seems to be an exact copy of the Filco layout. Replacement PCB and steel plate (including ISO, Cherry keys and fully programmable) will (hopefully) be made available by some guys on http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2018 ... rest-check

I've got nothing to sell, but I was wondering how much do you think a set of black doubleshot German Cherry MX keycaps would be?

7bit wrote:
The difference between BS and MX blues is like between
a Pentax 6x7 and a Leica M6.

This should be discussed. The M6 is not ultimate enough. Either M3 for the ultimate viewfinder or Minolta CLE for the ultimate compactness.

It's official Chuck is retired now?


I can confirm that with a quote from my Mailbox:


Out of the Office Re: Buckling spring Space Saver
Chuck Cropper <[email protected]> 8 July 2011 14:13
To: [email protected]
Effective June 20, 2011 Chuck has retired. Please direct your inquiry
to jeanne ...

The spacebar isn't compatible with Filco, Cherry, Leopold or anybody else AFAIK. That's a bummer especially if you wanted to swap in KBC PBT keys.


Not sure about that:
Picture 4.jpg

There is a group buy on GH right now with plu keyset http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19816-Brand-New-KBC-PBT ...

I doubt the keys are coated.


You can see the difference of the shininess in the on the top 2 milimeters of the EnterKey, of the ShiftKey and the |\ Key. I think it is a defect of the sprayed coating.

Picture 3.jpg

Interestingly those three keys dos not match the color of the others ...

ripster wrote: And try testing WDE or WAQ for the NKRO test.

WDE or WAQ does not work. But WASDF, Left, Down, Right and Ctrl on the same time does.

I too am pleased with the overall quality. The POM keycaps are lasered (i have a black one). The keys even look like coated in some way. I think that because they come shiny and you can see the border of that shininess on some keys, so I believe those are small imperfection of the sprayed coating ...

In fact I did reach 7KRO just for fun but very specific, including all the modifiers, Shift and ASDF I think. In fact overall it is a 2KRO but a with some gaming specific more more-than-2KRO. I'm not a gamer, so I don't know which combinations I should test.