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Edit: forgot the link. I recommend staying away from Keyclack. I ordered a pack of domes from them last November. The order's status on the web site is still listed as "Your order is confirmed. You’ll receive an email when your order is ready." Looking at r/mk, I am not the only one having that iss...

Since we are talking about all kinds of high-end options, does anyone remember Engicoder's calculator/clock/calendar OLED for FK-9000? Imagine Keymacs in 100%+ layout... with a calculator... and with macro keys that are programmable on the fly... At that point, I would probably sell or give away 90%...

The cheaper variant is 3d printing but it looks considerably worse. From what I've seen, parts, including keyboard cases, made with stereolithography look really nice (especially in translucent materials) but I'm not sure about the costs or longevity. On the positive note, roomy plastic cases make ...

Not a problem, just a few keys to add to the set. The real problem may be the case manufacturing. I cannot afford to throw money into 50 sets of big cases (the manufacturing costs have risen significantly). So, this brings me back either to selling just the keycap sets alone (as I once planned) or ...

I would love to buy a full-size ANSI board or, if that isn't an option, a TKL. Anything more compact just doesn't work for me, unfortunately.

Ellipse wrote: ↑

12 Aug 2023, 03:11

Pad printing will be available in various key sets.

Hmmm, so it will be possible to order this keyset with black keys?

I like the color of the beige overlay as it compares nicely with the originals. The gray overlays have a touch of blue in them, in my opinion, and the black overlays' white areas also have a touch of blue in them. If you get an opportunity, I would be interested to see a photo of these grey overlay...

#16 Northgate Omnikey 101p $100 Programmable Omnikey that was one of my first projects. Programmable chip has been removed. Comes with SKCM orange for the numpad and nav cluster, SKCM salmon for the F keys and numpad. This was one of the boards used for my OG Alps lube testing many years ago so the...

I've bought white or blue Alps here. They are sold in packs of 10, but if you email the owner using the Contact form, he most likely will be happy to sell you a smaller amount.

This Datadesk Switchboard has an interesting description on the back of the box saying that they had additional modules, like 24 programmable macro keys, a trackball, and more: "Datadesk's Module Development Team is at work on still more input devices - a digitizer tablet, a numeric keypad especiall...

A new open box Datadesk Switchboard for sale on eBay. A very unique keyboard that I would love to buy... but not for $400. Note the description on the back of the box: "Datadesk's Module Development Team is at work on still more input devices - a digitizer tablet, a numeric keypad especially designe...

I apologize if this question has already been answered (because it probably has), but what is the cutoff date for ordering a Model M style F104 (to have it delivered before the end of 2023)?

Still looking for the elusive black Avant Stellar

Today we look at a very ostentatious 75% model from Wombat called the Coleus. I am hoping one day Matias or Ducky will send you one of their programmable keyboards to review. Ducky One 3 and Matias Ergo Pro are both programmable without software, and Ducky is hot-swappable. Unfortunately, Ergo Pro ...

Polecat wrote: ↑

03 Aug 2023, 05:35

I just don't see it happening.

Who knows, I can see Ellipse doing something like this.

Which case color is in this photo? If that's industrial grey, it looks much more... brown-ish than F77's industrial grey.

As for an "it" factor, you gotta stop audiophile-style mythologizing of things I wouldn't go quite that far but I see your point. Bob Tibbetts used to say there was no difference between white and blue Alps and people were just deluding themselves into thinking there was. Maybe he was right, althou...

Matias or Tai-Hao could probably reproduce that magic - if they wanted to. After experimenting with top-modding different clicky Alps, I strongly suspect that the "pine" slits in the top housing (rather than the complicated switchplate) were the main ingredient that made early Alps feel and sound mu...

Among the modern keyboards, Ducky One 3 has on-the-fly macro/remapping function without a need to install any software. It's not as intuitive as on FK-9000 or other vintage boards, and it doesn't have dedicated macro buttons (instead, you have to press Fn + layer number to access one of several macr...

hellothere wrote: ↑

30 Jul 2023, 18:02

Latest finished project:

How do you like the sound on this chassis?
I have been thinking about outfitting an AT101W with blue or amber Alps.

Logitech G15 has 18 programmable macro buttons and 3 macro banks, for a total of 54 recordable macros. It's programmable on the fly, without special software.

Looks like the person who bought Bob Tibbetts' inventory has a web site up and running.

Looks like the guy in TN who bought Bob's inventory has a web site up and running.
https://www.legacykeyboardandrepair.com/

Since I couldn't get the PCB on my Ultra-TP to work properly, I ended up transplanting the good parts from it - a very clean plate, case top, and double-shot keycaps - into an Avant Stellar, along with some NOS blue Alps. Best of all - the programmability features in the Avant still work, and the EE...

Everything is relative, compared to pine neon green Alps these are quite affordable

There are a couple of VideoWriters and a DC-2014 for sale on eBay right now, though they aren't exactly cheap.

You know you can swap those keys around with software, right? The hard way with xmodmap or xkb, easy with KDE. I think you can do it in Windows, too. That's the other part of the problem... I share my keyboards between my home desktop, personal laptop (in a dock), and work laptop (in a dock) using ...

My grail used to be Omnikey 102 with gold badge and blue Alps. Well, I finally got one in good shape, did a bit of cleaning and retrobrighting and.... Everything about this keyboard is great... except for the location of Ctrl/Alt/CapsLock. After weeks of use, I still couldn't get used to it, and unl...

My current list:
- Black Focus FK-2001.
- Black Avant Stellar (or black Avant Prime, if such a thing even exists).
- NIB Leading Edge DC-3014.

A NIB Ortek MCK-142 . Not as rare as the listing makes it sound, and I'm pretty sure I've seen them listed for less, but nevertheless. On a side note, if Chyros received a small commission any time his YouTube channel was mantioned in these eBay listings, he could probably purchase a small building...