deskthority

seebart wrote: hey thanks, I'm very much into IBM too but every once in a while I need a little something else.

With an avatar like that, you'd think so!



There's a lot of switches out there that I like, too. Clicky NMB, Montereys, Topre, damped Alps. IBM's the main course, but the others make for a richer meal.

A quick and dirty snap of my HHKB after rescuing her, after so much wear on the Mini USB port, eventually, it came clean off, bringing some of the solder traces with it too, I managed to get the board working again by soldering the port with ribbon wire directly to the contacts.

Low profile, common mount, black Alps.
Feels almost like my mx browns with 65g, but a just little smoother and just a little heavier.
It looks like the Datacomp DCK-84B from Ascaii's collection:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/photo/5280475

(mine doesn't have any info sticker on the back, otherwise looks the same)

Oooh, interesting little board. Similar enough to my Monterey K110. I'm no fan of the black ALPS in my Dells, but maybe these are nicer. Nice.

Yes, typing is surprisingly smooth.

What a pretty keyboard! Where can I found a case like that, please?

photekq wrote: Took some more tonight. The multicoloured reflections of the aluminium are beautiful [and not edited in] :

photekq wrote: Took some more tonight. The multicoloured reflections of the aluminium are beautiful [and not edited in]

I would never assume that you "edit anything in" photekq! Great detail there. Keep it up.

Focus FK-2002 High Screen branding new in box Alps SKCM White

I love those RGB mods!

New vintage RGB mods noless Nuum! My other Focus FK-2002 has the same doubleshots but blue Alps. This one has the dust cover though which is pretty useless.

not sure if this has been already posted somewhere, but here's a nice video from clickykeyboards with a lot of model m pics (and even a ssk somewhere in between)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er5ud95blvo

turns out the metal leafs of my MICRO SWITCH SW-10591 make for a fun foto subject:

I never thought I'd see "naked cage" used when talking about keyboards. I just Googled "naked cage" images and that was a bad idea.

In that first photo, what's the difference between 4C, 5C and 11C?

I think I like the second photo best.

mr_a500 wrote: I never thought I'd see "naked cage" used when talking about keyboards. I just Googled "naked cage" images and that was a bad idea.

In that first photo, what's the difference between 4C, 5C and 11C?

I think I like the second photo best.

well I did not know what to call it! I don´t know what the right technical term is. Dorkvader or HaaTa probably know. I noticed those numbers too. Again for lack of knowledge I cannot tell you, sorry.

ok Dorkvader called them metal leafs in my Micro Switch thread which makes sense. It´s not a "cage" anyway.

Here is my NIB AEK2 with the Cyrillic keycaps:

my almost restored naked IBM 3104 terminal keyboard:

I like that. You should take a bunch of photos of that, varying angles and lighting. I'm sure you can make an interesting Deskthority header.

Thanks, in that shot I like the way the light hits those round holes in the barrel. I allready took about ten shots of that, I liked this one the best so far. I´m kind of bored with the photographic options/ angles etc. a keyboard gives me. That´s really why I started shooting open keyboards. I need to get a good marco lens. Mine is not good enough for super detail shots like photekq sometimes posts. Yeah I guess I have some shots that might work for DT headers.

Your "naked cage" might work as a header too. I just did a test crop that looked fine.

looks good but don´t call it "naked cage" please!

I like patterns. Put it in the right thread so we can click to preview, eh!

What's wrong with a naked cage? Some people have a lot of fun under lock and key…

I'll post them in the right thread. Let's not get into SM stuff here Mu!.[emoji86]

Here are some pictures from my SSK sales thread, but also one or two which are not there! inb4 learn to whitebalance

Playing around with my macro lens and this IBM 1389278:

Those are nice high-heels but they're no naked cage.

Those are nice high-heels but they're no naked cage.

how right you are! Some photo subjects just offer less than others.

seebart wrote: Playing around with my macro lens and this IBM 1389278:

The caps are great, especially those PF.. ones. And E-Lö

I started cleaning my 3278 beamspring, and made some pictures of course. Nothing done yet, but i like that click sound and tactile feedback so much, that it truly is the best switch ever made - or at least it feels like the best switch for me. But much too loud for this flat we have currently...

ALSO WHERE ARE MY ROUND 5 CAPS Every time i see and now even feel such spherical caps, i can't wait for my Round 5 order. The bump in the F and J key of these beamspring caps feels like the dirtiest things you could imagine when touch typing keyboard caps.







What is or was CURSOR BLINK for? Turn on or off the blinking cursor?

great shots Madhias! The last two are my favorite. Those old keyboards are more photogenic!

Here's my new favorite, a KBP V60 Matias Quiet Click mini keyboard fitted with dye-sub PBT alpha caps from an IBM 5140 and blank black mods from Matias:

my vintage unkown:

Even though my photo skills suck, I can assure you I do love my brand new Unicomp It's my second mechanical keyboard and my condition is aggravating... My first mechanical is a Logitech G710+ with MX Browns and I'm planning to get an IBM Model M soon, as well as a TKL WASD v2 with MX Blues and no legends printed on the keys. And then I'll stop, I swear.