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As a note all keyboards are tested before shipping, but the specific issues mentioned require installing and setting up the keyboards including installing the key sets, so they cannot be caught beforehand.


Even if you are shipping buckling spring keyboards with no caps (which is dangerous ...

SunshineRag_DT I have ordered the Code keys, PC AT Big Enter, and non-stepped ISO Enter - feel free to sign the interest form here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vsamkl_jOqp6wAEfZGeivQZ8ZaibpoT0WQkDG39r08Q/

I have no plans for Model M kits or recreations of other IBM layouts, though everyone ...

apastuszak wrote: 16 Feb 2023, 15:24

Meowmaritus wrote: 16 Feb 2023, 08:02 Tactile Pro 5 is USB type C now

I emailed Matias and they told me there is no Tactile Pro 5.

Ok well I just meant thing thing y'all were talking about had a usb-c instead of microusb. So I guess newer Tactile Pro 4 has usb-c or something

Tactile Pro 5 is USB type C now

Ellipse wrote: 10 Nov 2022, 23:14 I am hoping to make a short introductory video to the Model F keyboards project for the project web site.
 

You're a few years late for that and about to end production.

The Focus BAE came two ways. Early ones, with no Winkeys, with or without the extra keys on the bottom row, came with a single wire and guide post just like Northgate. Late ones with Winkeys had the two stab wires.

It looks like even some Win-keyless ones had the dual wire-stabilized BAE. The ...

There was some more ebay listings recently if you didn't see.

OmniKey Ultra https://www.ebay.com/itm/125606693032
Avant Prime https://www.ebay.com/itm/325418314501

site owner cant see us complain cuz he doesnt get email notifs KEKW

Use EasyHidListen to get the exact key names to input into the Soarer's remap file https://github.com/adamhb123/EasyHIDListen

In terms of key feel the springs are noticeably lighter than the ones in my AT Model F and the "switches" are more scratchy. The lighter springs might be preferable to some people, I'm currently undecided.


Yeah on my F77 the springs are so light that the slightest press slams the keycap down ...

John Doe wrote: 15 Oct 2022, 02:14 Fucking lord, there're at least 1.2K old keyboards working under Soarers firmware in today's modern computers.

Salute Soarer.

And I'm sure at least some of these people use one converter with 10+ boards like me

I will forever recommend the Soarer's converters sold by orihalcon on ebay as they are just built super well and a good price.


And they are still programmable?


Yeah you can change the scancodes of all the keys as well as add function layers and macros

Edit: I just realized you may have ...

Focus FK-555 (only known to come with blue alps and cyan omron b3g-s so a very interesting board) https://www.ebay.com/itm/285001595732

Soarer's is the best performance ones I've used personally. Even for ps/2 keyboards I use a passive 6-pin mini din to 5-pin din converter just so I can use my AT/XT Soarer's on them.

I will forever recommend the Soarer's converters sold by orihalcon on ebay as they are just built super well and a ...

~ return is poor man's big ass enter

Icarium wrote: 11 Oct 2022, 19:56

I found it a lot easier when I realized Ctrl+Escape opens up the Start menu.

Still no convenient stuff like Windows+D for show desktop though

One thing's for certain: mx blues are a lot more common and getting boring. Alps kinda revitalized my love for keyboards.

Matias Tactile Pro is just built like shit.

Every original alps keyboard I've come across was strong enough to withstand pulling off the keycaps. On AEK2 you just have to pull the spacebar really hard until the stabilizers pop out of the keycap or the clips pop out of the chassis. It's all meant ...

Bjerrk wrote: 09 Oct 2022, 17:43

Scarpia wrote: 09 Oct 2022, 15:20 This one seems to be back on the market what switches did it have?

I still have it!
Hi-Tek Hi Profile switches. Cool keyboard! I'm open to selling it, though. I have too many keyboards

Those are chonky vintage linears right?

pandrew wrote: 07 Oct 2022, 03:28 This is prime chyrosran22 video material, I really hope it ends up with him

W A N I N G

Good lord, each of those model M's is worth at least 100 bucks. Awesome deal you found.

The blank keyboard on top of image you'll just have to look at the sticker cuz there's like 20 different boards that look exactly like that.

This looks amazing. Could you upload a video of how it sounds to type on the fully assembled board?


of course. Here are three recordings for comparison:

2022 Metal Plate FSSK:
https://voca.ro/14lwPVqY7il0

1987 Model M:
https://voca.ro/11TVHPzVLSbv

1984 F122:
https://voca.ro/1iW8DDAXuCas ...

This looks amazing. Could you upload a video of how it sounds to type on the fully assembled board?

kbdfr wrote: 01 Oct 2022, 11:13 viewtopic.php?p=506095#p506095

How's this relevant

You should open it up and show the circuit board, it might have branding or model numbers

Originally thought this was a want to sell post and was very confused haha

I see a few on ebay but they really want USD$300 without even testing if it works lmao

dang I have 2 entire AEK II keycap sets I'm not using too bad shipping one key overseas is just not viable haha

I just assumed the case materials were just cheap for testing and final would look more like an actual IBM case

ok, great post haha