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Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:15
by seebart
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:39
by ohaimark
The website crashed while I was posting, so no hyperlinks for you. I'm lazy.
On eBay you will find:
Orange Alps for $50.
A Honeywell 'board with some documentation.
Two lots of TI99 Alps keyboards from Radio Shack.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:48
by seebart
ohaimark wrote: The website crashed while I was posting, so no hyperlinks for you. I'm lazy.
On eBay you will find:
Orange Alps for $50.
A Honeywell 'board with some documentation.
Two lots of TI99 Alps keyboards from Radio Shack.
Come on ohaimark, you can't just post like that...
DT is back up now.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:54
by emdude
It's like a scavenger hunt!
They're all very easy to find anyhow. Found all of them in mere moments.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:56
by seebart
emdude wrote: It's like a scavenger hunt!
Right it's like that anyway.
emdude wrote: IThey're all very easy to find anyhow.
Not the point, let's keep the posts informative. DT did just have a downtime that's true.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:02
by ohaimark
seebart wrote: emdude wrote: It's like a scavenger hunt!
Right it's like that anyway.
emdude wrote: IThey're all very easy to find anyhow.
Not the point, let's keep the posts informative. DT did just have a downtime that's true.
Do you want some cheese with your whine? I included all of the relevant search terms. All one needs to do is plug them in. Why not mess with the general populace of lurkers here?
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:09
by seebart
Just make it...
On ebay you'll find almost anything with some patience
then. The populace of lurkers and the whole point of this thread is another matter we've discussed more than once, I'm beginning to share kbdfr's opinion on this subject. But I also post here now and again, so I guess I'm contributing to the madness also.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:15
by emdude
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:16
by Sankart
I was about to pull the trigger on that one several times. Problem is I don't have a ADB converter and I'm not willing to spend that kind of money just to try some switches which I can't even harvest in case I like them.
If only it had a regular USB port...
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:21
by tentator
Didn't find in the wiki but what switches does that next have?
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:23
by emdude
Alps SKFS White.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:27
by seebart
hasu's TMK also covers ADB:
workshop-f7/tmk-keyboard-firmware-collection-t4478.html
That Apple Adjustable looks good, be warned that Alps SKFR/SKFS series are not like Alps SKCM.
wiki/Alps_SKFR/SKFS_series
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 16:11
by Phenix
I am also.thinking about getting the Apple adjustable.
But first I need to check how to bulld/where to get an ADB converter..
typos due to my touch screen are possible
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 16:16
by fohat
Phenix wrote:
But first I need to check how to build/where to get an ADB converter..
May be too expensive if shipping is high.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Griffin-iMate-A ... pBnHKSRSvw
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 17:03
by ohaimark
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 17:34
by shreebles
Really cool, I wish more left-handed keyboard existed.
Bit pricey for what it is, that numpad is insanely worn! What switches does it have?
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 17:46
by ohaimark
No idea. You can find new ones from a different company for $111 or so, though.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 17:50
by III
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 18:09
by Prelim
siemens is rubberdome right?
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 18:44
by OleVoip
Prelim wrote: siemens is rubberdome right?
All Siemens boards with that peculiar pentagonal keycap shape have rubberdomes.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 20:50
by Phenix
I bought it, really thanks for the link!
Regarding converter: I will try to make one with Teebsy (and probably will have
fun with the firmware
)
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 20:57
by Crazy Canadian XXIV
shreebles wrote: Really cool, I wish more left-handed keyboard existed.
Bit pricey for what it is, that numpad is insanely worn! What switches does it have?
Don't be fooled by the marketing slogan, that's a fullsize for a righty. Notice how the numpad and nav block won't push the mouse to the right when the alpha block is centred. Standard keyboards are already perfectly laid out for us lefties
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 21:02
by shreebles
True, makes more sense.
That's the reason I can't use full-size keyboards anymore. I am left-handed, but I mouse with my right hand. Everything bigger than 60% seems big at the moment. I don't even mind making the keyboard taller or wider, but the alphanumeric block needs to be centered. A 60% Cherry MX keyboard with a Numpad on the left, I would use that.
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 22:58
by ohaimark
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 23:33
by tentator
she has also other 3 available at the moment.. at a little bit more but new opened box..
if the shipping from the states would not kill me maybe I'd also give it a try.. suppose that those aristotle mx clones are feeling the same as a cherry mx clear, right?
Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 23:51
by gogusrl
shreebles wrote: True, makes more sense.
That's the reason I can't use full-size keyboards anymore. I am left-handed, but I mouse with my right hand. Everything bigger than 60% seems big at the moment. I don't even mind making the keyboard taller or wider, but the alphanumeric block needs to be centered. A 60% Cherry MX keyboard with a Numpad on the left, I would use that.
Do you know the monarch ?
http://imgur.com/a/98VRS
Posted: 01 May 2016, 01:41
by ohaimark
Here's the link to the "new opened box" aristotles, btw.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-SC ... 2070369547
Posted: 01 May 2016, 01:54
by Blaise170
I snapped up the Qtronix that was on sale. Interesting that they are selling the ones with box for almost twice the price. Are these keys lasered or dyesub? I have some Qtronix keys that are dyesublimated but I can't tell from the picture what they are.
Posted: 01 May 2016, 02:05
by ohaimark
They look lasered. If it's pad printing it is the absolute worst I have ever seen.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 01 May 2016, 05:10
by Touch_It
Crazy Canadian XXIV wrote:
shreebles wrote: Really cool, I wish more left-handed keyboard existed.
Bit pricey for what it is, that numpad is insanely worn! What switches does it have?
Don't be fooled by the marketing slogan, that's a fullsize for a righty. Notice how the numpad and nav block won't push the mouse to the right when the alpha block is centred. Standard keyboards are already perfectly laid out for us lefties
True. Except if you are left handed but use your mouse with your right hand. Not sure if this is normal or not.