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Feels good to have the beast back at home I had really missed the beam springs as it has been over three months since it was last in use.
I also took my first collection shot. From top to bottom:
IBM 5251 (beam spring), IBM Pingmaster (Alps SKCC Green), IBM Model F XT (capacitive buckling springs), Northgate Omnikey 101 (Alps SKCM White pine), Acer 6012 (Alps SKCM Blue), Alps64 (Alps SKCL Green), HHKB Pro 2 (Topre), Ducky Mini (Cherry MX Red) I also used to have Ducky Zero (MX browns) Ducky Shine 2 (MX blues) and IBM Model M (Ansi with Buckling springs over membane) but those are long gone.

pansku wrote: Feels good to have the beast back at home I had really missed the beam springs as it has been over three months since it was last in use.

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I also took my first collection shot. From top to bottom:
IBM 5251 (beam spring), IBM Pingmaster (Alps SKCC Green), IBM Model F XT (capacitive buckling springs), Northgate Omnikey 101 (Alps SKCM White pine), Acer 6012 (Alps SKCM Blue), Alps64 (Alps SKCL Green), HHKB Pro 2 (Topre), Ducky Mini (Cherry MX Red)

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I also used to have Ducky Zero (MX browns) Ducky Shine 2 (MX blues) and IBM Model M (Ansi with Buckling springs over membane) but those are long gone.

Dream collection right there. Model F and the Pingmaster are my dream boards. But the shipping on the Pingmaster is a bit much How did you convert it?

Dingster wrote:

pansku wrote: Feels good to have the beast back at home I had really missed the beam springs as it has been over three months since it was last in use.



I also took my first collection shot. From top to bottom:
IBM 5251 (beam spring), IBM Pingmaster (Alps SKCC Green), IBM Model F XT (capacitive buckling springs), Northgate Omnikey 101 (Alps SKCM White pine), Acer 6012 (Alps SKCM Blue), Alps64 (Alps SKCL Green), HHKB Pro 2 (Topre), Ducky Mini (Cherry MX Red)


I also used to have Ducky Zero (MX browns) Ducky Shine 2 (MX blues) and IBM Model M (Ansi with Buckling springs over membane) but those are long gone.

Dream collection right there. Model F and the Pingmaster are my dream boards. But the shipping on the Pingmaster is a bit much How did you convert it?

I have a pro micro flashed with hasus firmware as you can see in top left of photo. The shpping really is a shame. Had I known how amazing Pingmasters are for their price, I would've ordered 3 to keep the shipping to unit cost down.

pansku wrote:

Dingster wrote:

pansku wrote: Feels good to have the beast back at home I had really missed the beam springs as it has been over three months since it was last in use.



I also took my first collection shot. From top to bottom:
IBM 5251 (beam spring), IBM Pingmaster (Alps SKCC Green), IBM Model F XT (capacitive buckling springs), Northgate Omnikey 101 (Alps SKCM White pine), Acer 6012 (Alps SKCM Blue), Alps64 (Alps SKCL Green), HHKB Pro 2 (Topre), Ducky Mini (Cherry MX Red)


I also used to have Ducky Zero (MX browns) Ducky Shine 2 (MX blues) and IBM Model M (Ansi with Buckling springs over membane) but those are long gone.

Dream collection right there. Model F and the Pingmaster are my dream boards. But the shipping on the Pingmaster is a bit much How did you convert it?

I have a pro micro flashed with hasus firmware as you can see in top left of photo. The shpping really is a shame. Had I known how amazing Pingmasters are for their price, I would've ordered 3 to keep the shipping to unit cost down.

Was it hard? Never converted anything and im really thinking of getting one

It is actually quite easy especially in Linux enviroment (physical or virtual).

Step 1: Get a pro micro, the 5 volt 16MHz variant.
Step 2: Design a keymap here http://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/edi ... _rev1_alps and press the download button to get a .hex file.
Step 3: Check these two sources for wiring: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/blo ... /README.md and workshop-f7/how-to-use-a-pro-micro-as-a ... t8448.html
The pull-ups help make it more reliable as the wire is quite long. Also female headers intended for breadboarding fit the DB-9 connectors pins quite nicely. I will get a proper female connector when I find the time and energy.
Step 4: Check read the first post in that last link carefully. Basically you install avrdude on your computer (hence the linux recommendation. I've done this on both windows and linux machines and I never want the windows driver hell ever again), boot the pro micro into bootloader (the link tells you how), find out which COM port the device is in and then flash the device by typing the following command using your own variables Step 5: Profit! And if something goes wrong just ask the guys at the workshop section. There is a Pingmaster conversion thread there where people have gotten help for troubleshooting

pansku wrote: It is actually quite easy especially in Linux enviroment (physical or virtual).

Step 1: Get a pro micro, the 5 volt 16MHz variant.
Step 2: Design a keymap here http://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/edi ... _rev1_alps and press the download button to get a .hex file.
Step 3: Check these two sources for wiring: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/blo ... /README.md and workshop-f7/how-to-use-a-pro-micro-as-a ... t8448.html
The pull-ups help make it more reliable as the wire is quite long. Also female headers intended for breadboarding fit the DB-9 connectors pins quite nicely. I will get a proper female connector when I find the time and energy.
Step 4: Check read the first post in that last link carefully. Basically you install avrdude on your computer (hence the linux recommendation. I've done this on both windows and linux machines and I never want the windows driver hell ever again), boot the pro micro into bootloader (the link tells you how), find out which COM port the device is in and then flash the device by typing the following command using your own variables

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avrdude -p atmega32u4 -P YOUR_SERIAL_PORT  -c avr109  -U flash:w:filename.hex

Step 5: Profit! And if something goes wrong just ask the guys at the workshop section. There is a Pingmaster conversion thread there where people have gotten help for troubleshooting

Thank you so much

Your welcome! Also the pro micro clones from china work well. No need to spend 20USD for the sparkfun one

IBM Model M SSK by iArson, on Flickr

Bet on Black Wrapped by iArson, on Flickr

Space Station White Norbatouch (silenced) + Plum Numpad w/ MT3 /dev/tty keycaps:
I'm still getting used to the Hi-Pro dishing, but overall I have to say that this is the best feeling and sounding keyboard I own at this point. It's a match made in keyboard heaven.

Not a usually big fan of flashy colors but this one is actually well balanced and nice looking.

Varmilo Contactless EC Switch Keyboard


I won this back in January and have been using it everyday at work. I'm going to be honest, I don't know much about contactless switches other than the fact that they should last longer.

Some of my new artisan keycaps
Jellykey - Shangri La Flows: The Deity's tear Lake.
Shangri La Flows: Hymning Stream
Ryujin Enter/Shift
Ryujin Enter/Shift

Sorry to say this but that enter / shift has got to be the dumbest thing I've seen so far in the keyboard community and I've seen a lot of dumb shit.

Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

gogusrl wrote: Sorry to say this but that enter / shift has got to be the dumbest thing I've seen so far in the keyboard community and I've seen a lot of dumb shit.

Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

Porcupine.

gogusrl wrote: Sorry to say this but that enter / shift has got to be the dumbest thing I've seen so far in the keyboard community and I've seen a lot of dumb shit.

Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

Haha.. it's useless but it looks cool

gogusrl wrote: Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

No. It should be the Esc key.

depletedvespene wrote:

gogusrl wrote: Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

No. It should be the Esc key.

why not a hellraiser spacebar?

Phenix wrote:

depletedvespene wrote:

gogusrl wrote: Someone needs to make a Hellraiser enter key

No. It should be the Esc key.

why not a hellraiser spacebar?

Nowthat'sdefinitelyoutofthequestion.

depletedvespene wrote:

Phenix wrote:

depletedvespene wrote: No. It should be the Esc key.

why not a hellraiser spacebar?

Nowthat'sdefinitelyoutofthequestion.

Didn’t you missed a #hashtag

Blaise170 wrote:

Dude! This is the kind of torment not even Pinhead deserves!

depletedvespene wrote:

Blaise170 wrote:

Dude! This is the kind of torment not even Pinhead deserves!

Spoiler:

(my ex, on the other hand...)

Could be worse. At least it isn't MEI switches. The very definition of torture.

My dream of a HHKB with trackpoint has finally come to fruition:



Need holes cut in the GHB caps, and I'm getting some coloured blank keys for the mouse, but all good so far!

Brought my Varmilo into work today. Apparently either Bluetooth sucks on OS X, or about 15 switches have gone bad just sitting in my bin.

Finally dev tty:



On a QFR...

My newest assembled keyboard: KBD Tina C, Tealious switch and sunny yellow led.

Blaise170 wrote: Brought my Varmilo into work today. Apparently either Bluetooth sucks on OS X, or about 15 switches have gone bad just sitting in my bin.

What cap set is that? Looks damn aesthetic

Blaise170 wrote: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/japanese-a ... guest_open

Thanks

New project.