deskthority

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 16:19**

Wow, that arrived fast! Have fun with it!

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 19:00**

Glory be to the almighty beamspring!

(IBM should be ashamed for ever abandoning that gorgeous aesthetic.)

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 20:57**

seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:

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Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 21:37**

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:

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Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?

I know what you're getting at, but I don't believe that IBM used yellowish keycaps to beginn with. And why only that one key?

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 21:51**

seebart wrote:
Slom wrote:
seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:

IMGP1999.JPG
Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?
I know what you're getting at, but I don't believe that IBM used yellowish keycaps to beginn with. And why only that one key?

Because they certainly did for legends ...

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 21:52**

My daily driver:

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 22:00**

Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]

I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 22:05**

seebart wrote:
Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]
I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.

I'm mostly interested in whether the yellow(ed) ones use a different mold. They consistently do on my keyboard.

Posted: **21 Apr 2017, 22:09**

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote:
Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]
I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.
I'm mostly interested in whether the yellow(ed) ones use a different mold. They consistently do on my keyboard.

I understand what your saying, I still don't believe those were originally yellowed. This in fact proves it must be a different mold with a different composition.

Posted: **22 Apr 2017, 17:35**

Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.

Posted: **24 Apr 2017, 22:06**

pansku wrote: Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.

Thanks

And now for something completely different ... typing on this right now, painfully slow

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Posted: **24 Apr 2017, 22:13**

pansku wrote: Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.

Interesting, thanks for those pictures. From what I can tell your "P" key does not have that yellowish mold that we saw on Slom's pictures. It is a key with the lighter mold though.

Posted: **28 Apr 2017, 23:28**

KBD75+GMK Honeywell

FC980M w/ GMK Honeywell

Posted: **29 Apr 2017, 16:45**

Everything goes so well together. Nice one!

Posted: **01 May 2017, 16:57**

Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.

Posted: **01 May 2017, 16:59**

PollandAkuma wrote:
Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.

what a beautifully ugly keyboard

Posted: **01 May 2017, 19:06**

mike52787 wrote:
PollandAkuma wrote: Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
what a beautifully ugly keyboard

Bonbon Ü

--

I got something new myself, after years of looking at these:
An actual SSK!
1392980 Terminal, Feb '90

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Posted: **02 May 2017, 08:00**

PollandAkuma wrote:
Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.

Posted: **02 May 2017, 09:55**

Finally "novatouched" my HHKB JP Type-S

Some pics from the process:
http://imgur.com/a/I0hVU

Posted: **03 May 2017, 05:11**

Very clean looking; I like it! Where are the blank caps from? EPBT blanks or similar?

Posted: **03 May 2017, 09:09**

kekstee wrote:
mike52787 wrote:
PollandAkuma wrote: Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
what a beautifully ugly keyboard
Bonbon Ü

--

I got something new myself, after years of looking at these:
An actual SSK!
1392980 Terminal, Feb '90

newkeeb.jpg

ssk_detail.jpg

Ah, I just love pictures of SSKs. It's still one or maybe the best looking board ever made. The proportions are perfect. Looks good on every desk. Congratz to that nice board.

Posted: **03 May 2017, 10:54**

@Wodan: I think I could never type on a HHKB JP, the whole layout seems weird to me. But it looks neat, I especially like the mat underneath, where did you get it from?

Posted: **08 May 2017, 13:05**

Some new boards:

"Nothing" - Best keycap ever!

Posted: **08 May 2017, 19:20**

lolpes wrote:
Spoiler:

I love how this looks, a very tasteful amount of accents. Just a big fan of blue in general too.

Posted: **08 May 2017, 19:47**

Wodan wrote:Finally "novatouched" my HHKB JP Type-S

Some pics from the process:
http://imgur.com/a/I0hVU

Did you just replaced the Alphas with mx sliders?
or the whole board (as that is a bit harder)

Posted: **09 May 2017, 01:25**

lolpes wrote: "Nothing" - Best keycap ever!

Ah, the GMK window led caps I think I sold you once

Posted: **09 May 2017, 10:18**

@Madhias Yup yes they are :3 Still have them except the red ones which I gave away

Posted: **09 May 2017, 10:58**

Too late for May the 4th...

Posted: **09 May 2017, 21:58**

Khers wrote:
Spoiler:
Too late for May the 4th...

Crispy af.

Posted: **09 May 2017, 22:23**

My SKIDATA arrived. Really digging it!

Sent from my Redmi Pro using Tapatalk

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