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When the guy told me he has a G80-3000HFMGB i was like fuck yeah, center stemmed doubleshots. Then he sent me these pics (still bought it).

Never seen one like that. Nice. You got blue, red and green options for the next transmission page!.

yeah, that's a weird ass UK layout. where's the \| key ?

Well it's got that "Manuscript" branding and "Next Transmission Page" so possibly for some kind data processing. That bottom row and function row are very custom.

I just bought a Micro Scooter for myself so I can go scooting with the kids. I give it a month before I break a wrist.

I just picked up the Ohio haul. Here's a teaser; more will follow when cleaning is done.

Damnit, that's the original flavor (not extra-crispy) Kinesis. Hope and dreams, dashed.

Me, I just bought a ZD985, Aoyue 937+, another 2lbs of Kester, about 500 feet of wire, a stack of Osoyoo Atmega328's, a couple cans of Krylon Fusion (fantastic for ABS, seriously), 240 Gateron Greens (due early August - thanks Massdrop!), and a pile of proper Cherry stabilizers. You can.. probably guess what's going on.

I bought my first Northgate board today - Omnikey Evolution. Not much info on it on the interwebz. It will take some time to arrive though.

And ohaimark, that is some nice batch of boards you got there. That NCR looks beautiful.

Long list this weekend. Review will follow.
G80-3000 HAD, Hasu controller, HHKB pro 2 (with mx sliders and all Topre sliders and all other parts), blue GMK tab from electric blue galoo leftovers.

rootwyrm wrote: Damnit, that's the original flavor (not extra-crispy) Kinesis. Hope and dreams, dashed.

Me, I just bought a ZD985, Aoyue 937+, another 2lbs of Kester, about 500 feet of wire, a stack of Osoyoo Atmega328's, a couple cans of Krylon Fusion (fantastic for ABS, seriously), 240 Gateron Greens (due early August - thanks Massdrop!), and a pile of proper Cherry stabilizers. You can.. probably guess what's going on.

Keychains?
More seriously if you feel like reporting on the ZD985.
Why going 328 and not 32u4?

mecano wrote:

rootwyrm wrote: Damnit, that's the original flavor (not extra-crispy) Kinesis. Hope and dreams, dashed.

Me, I just bought a ZD985, Aoyue 937+, another 2lbs of Kester, about 500 feet of wire, a stack of Osoyoo Atmega328's, a couple cans of Krylon Fusion (fantastic for ABS, seriously), 240 Gateron Greens (due early August - thanks Massdrop!), and a pile of proper Cherry stabilizers. You can.. probably guess what's going on.

Keychains?
More seriously if you feel like reporting on the ZD985.
Why going 328 and not 32u4?

ZD985: "holy crap I should have bought one of these years ago." I gotta call the vendor though, as the gun won't open up enough to clean out. Not really thrilled by that. But, it happens.
As to why Atmega328's... they were $7 each! Just add some magic.

rootwyrm wrote: ZD985: "holy crap I should have bought one of these years ago." I gotta call the vendor though, as the gun won't open up enough to clean out.

ZD-985 is great. Make sure to buy a spare parts kit - do this ASAP. Did you melt off the solder that is on the tip that comes in packing?

Or are you talking about the clear holding chamber? It should open enough but can be a little sticky. I just opened mine up - while holding it over a trash bin:

1. Push the black tab at the bottom, down.
2. Pull the black slider, all the way pack. Give it a good pull.
3. Push the clear cylinder, forward, away from the black slider, and tilt it out. Don't lose the cross-shaped metal target plate or the filter.

When re-seating, I do it the other way: seat the rear of the tube (with the target plate and filter) first, then maneuver the front in, and push the black slider forward.

At 650 F, assuming a board has non-RoHS leaded solder and that the switches aren't right on a huge ground plane, with the medium sized tip, I can desolder a full 101-key board in about 12-15 minutes.

rootwyrm wrote: ZD985: "holy crap I should have bought one of these years ago."

XMIT wrote: At 650 F, assuming a board has non-RoHS leaded solder and that the switches aren't right on a huge ground plane, with the medium sized tip, I can desolder a full 101-key board in about 12-15 minutes.

Watching ZD985 videos made me almost crying at all these hours wasted with solder wick, never got into using manual desoldering pump.

rootwyrm wrote: As to why Atmega328's... they were $7 each! Just add some magic.

I just got x2 arduino/genuino micro 32U4 clones with SPI and reset switch for 15,24€ and I didn't take the cheapest ones (but the ones that seemed the best looking), flashed the boot rom with the help of another arduino micro (a less source questionable one) for security and they are rocking. The only down sides are all these pins I'll have to desolder to make them take less space, gee ZD985...

I have an IBM 7690 nursing terminal shipped, after months of negotiating with the village idiot.

I just received a pair of HD600 headphones. The timbre of the bass and overall balance is astounding.

ohaimark wrote: I have an IBM 7690 nursing terminal shipped, after months of negotiating with the village idiot.

Wow, from your original thread on that terminal it sounded like you had that wrapped up weeks ago.

Ye gods, let me rant about him for a bit.

So I managed to get the items outside of eBay. Great. Good prices.

BUT I sent a good 40 emails attempting to convince him to:

A) Stop using random phone apps that overcomplicate things, which he did for his inventory regardless of my best efforts
B) Use a PayPal invoice to complete the transaction, which he didn't do -- we used Venmo, which is basically PayPal in a useless phone app
C) Get the items packed -- he was too lazy to go out and buy packing materials, and he wanted to get the 7690 packed professionally (which is reasonable)
D) He kept trying to use Staples to ship things; I was going to have a $220 bill for shipping 100 pounds or so. NO. NONONO. Go to FedEx, I told him. It will save me money, I said. And finally, he listened -- my bill was $114. His response? "I learned a lesson today!" Yes, you clod of dirt. Shipping using middlemen does increase prices.
E) Confirm that he had packed what I actually wanted to buy, based on what I selected from his convoluted inventory. That all looks good.

At least he stuffed in "some extras" as filler for the packages. That probably means I'll get a business card and a pair of sweaty underwear, but whatever. Maybe, if I'm lucky, it'll be a pile of IBM mice or something.

Incredible.

I am amazed by the sheer amount of patience on your part and the seller's. At least you'll be getting some interesting items to justify all of the time you sunk into this transaction.

HHKB Pro 2 - MX sliders, some GMK, some metal stickers

Won this bad boy / hot piece of ass for only £163

wobbled wrote: Won this bad boy / hot piece of ass for only £163

Nice, and you won't need a badge for that one.

seebart wrote:

wobbled wrote: Won this bad boy / hot piece of ass for only £163

Nice, and you won't need a badge for that one.

Ikr! All 100 badges arrived today and I have absolutely no idea what to do with them. I put one on a lexmark board that I painted (see the post your keyboard / keycap topic) but the 99 others are sitting in a drawer, PCBWay didn't let me change the quantity

Just got a Focus FK-5001 and a 2nd gen IBM PCjr keyboard mailed to me!

That second-gen PCjr keyboard looks really nice. Too bad it isn't BS.

alh84001 wrote: That second-gen PCjr keyboard looks really nice. Too bad it isn't BS.

What were they thinking?

alh84001 wrote: That second-gen PCjr keyboard looks really nice. Too bad it isn't BS.

Yeah, way better than the 1st gen keyboard, which has always striked me as being more of a calculator keypad than a keyboard.

I wonder why IBM had to go the whole nine yards with the cost-cutting, especially when they were still manufacturing the relatively pricey Model F keyboards. I imagine even a membrane buckling spring version would have saved them a bit of money and still be tons nicer than this odd piece of junk.

Finally got my HHKB Pro BT. Funny customs guy wanted to know why the heck I would pay that shitload of money for a keyboard. Had to fudge a story... "Yeah, japanese quality you know... got RSI, that's, äh, never mind, got some malady of playing to much piano and with this keyboard you can write with nearly no fatique at all..." Him: "Ah..." Me: "And it has bluetooth!" Him: "Ah, cool!"
Better than paying such a amout for rims, right?

Anyway: great keyboard. A lot of fun to type on, exactly like I imagined. The keys really feel like weighted piano keys (I really got RSI through playing piano) and are very smooth, although some of them are noticeably scratchier than others. You don't notice it while writing though and maybe it needs a little break in.
The keys don't wobble at all, nor do they rattly like the Cherry keys. QUIET SPACEBAR, HELL YEAH!

The bluetooth works flawlessly. Connects in half a second or what and has no delay or problems or whatever. A cable free desk is pretty awesome for me - also, you can connect it toa smartphone or tablet.
You don't see the battery-thing at the back at all while writing and also while looking at it. I nearly didn't bought it because of that and that would have been terribly stupid! It don't bothers your eye at all. And if I see it, I like it - industrial style, a bit like Lenovos.

Unfortunately the micro-USB-port is just for power supply. No charging batteries, no data. That's really sad and lazy. Also the fn-position is fucking stupid, especially for forward delete. Luckily I can use karabiner. For some reason C-d is forward delete, but I don't know if thats from the keyboard or from my OS.

Anyway. I find it perfectly weighted, light enough for travelling, but heavy enough it stays on it's place. Especially nice is the overall quality - no flex, no weird noises, nothing. Just lovely sound and quality. Example: the power button is perfectly weighted for this keyboard too. It has a clear actuation point and the keyboard doesn't move if you are using it. No need to hold the keyboard with a finger or otherwise. A little sad too is the alignment of the keycaps. Some are not mounted straight! That's just a Topre problem I guess, but it is a very stupid one. You don't notice it unless someone points you at it though (sry...).

And finally, PICS!

emdude wrote:

alh84001 wrote: That second-gen PCjr keyboard looks really nice. Too bad it isn't BS.

Yeah, way better than the 1st gen keyboard, which has always striked me as being more of a calculator keypad than a keyboard.

So what are your thoughts on it? And any possibility of a teardown?

Bought some office supplies.

emdude wrote:

alh84001 wrote: That second-gen PCjr keyboard looks really nice. Too bad it isn't BS.

Yeah, way better than the 1st gen keyboard, which has always striked me as being more of a calculator keypad than a keyboard.

I wonder why IBM had to go the whole nine yards with the cost-cutting, especially when they were still manufacturing the relatively pricey Model F keyboards. I imagine even a membrane buckling spring version would have saved them a bit of money and still be tons nicer than this odd piece of junk.

Well, IBM is still International Business Machines co. after all. The PC Jr. wasn't quite a business machine, and IBM evidently didn't put too much effort into it.