Quite the rare item on eBay right now: an early Amiga 2000 dealer demo unit (unserialed, apparently only 200 of these were made) featuring the fabled Amiga keyboard with Cherry MX keyswitches and red 'A'miga keys.
I first heard about these many years ago, but have never seen one pass through.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/306235581977
#Amiga #Amiga2000 #Commodore #rare #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #keyboards #cherryMX #keyswitches #tech #eBay #auction #forsale #computers #hardware
This morning, I transplanted a new leafspring and leaves for one keyswitch on my Apple Extended Keyboard II. I did not need to solder - it was just a one-for-one swap of the keyswitch internals.
The toughest part was putting everything back together. So many delicate parts!
The "surgery" was a success.
Difficulty rating 7/10 (would not do again).
#appleextendedkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #keyswitches #alps
I went down the rabbit hole of watching people on YT disassemble, lube, and reassemble Alps key switches on their Apple Extended Keyboard II. Seems doable, right?
So... I took apart *one* Alps key switch (the Caps Lock one) and, wow, it is so intricate. Putting it back together again correctly was an exercise in patience, precision and frustration.
Nope. Never going to do that again.
fresh #38c3 Flausen-idea:
a #TastaurTasting location, where people could Realworld-test and feel all kinds of diffenent #Keyboards / #KeySwitches live & in Action at one place
would you lend us your beloved key/keyboard?
If yes => comment, which ones could you contribute? (as exotic as better)
Keyboards!
#keyboards #keycaps #keyswitches #geekhack #hardware #vintagtecomputing #retrocomputing #tech #typing #input #CherryMX #Topre #capacitance
something i noticed with zeal cickiez:
its probably a negligible thing but the click leaf when resting pushes on the stem causing a slight angle on the keycap. in the photo you can kinda see the small tilt compared to the zelio next to it.
Craziness. On our trip to Memphis last week, we wandered into this quaint little boutique in midtown called The Wren's Nest. My wife and daughter set about trying on French dresses and such, while I wandered about idly, trying to entertain myself.
As I poked about the shelves, I came upon a display of four extreme-level custom keyboards and I've never found such an out of place treasure, completely out of the blue!
I re-enact my surprise encounter in this short video. Enjoy. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T255z2y2en4
The owner's son put these together, apparently, including an also awesome board at the POS system on the back desk.
Amazing keyboards!
#keyboards #mechanicalkeyboards #keyswitches #geek #computing #typing #hardware #memphis #video #cherrymx #topre #Leopold
I'm a big fan of Kailh Box Silent Pinks #keyswitches. Still tactile enough for me, but not so loud that people can hear you typing over zoom.
Must make time to paint the dingbat basswood guitar body;
calculating post-surge lowest risk projection metrics from my armchair;
Redragon Kumara with clicky blue Outemo #keyswitches;
it just occurred to me what I think should be hashtagged is apparently uniquely novel on here;
"ho ho ho" card upside down is "oh oh oh";
#Totowolf is revealing #Formula1without Bernie Eccleston is still as elitist as ever;
#plantarfasciitis is a pernicious thing to get over;
Should I watch the Netflix #whitenoise series?
#guitarlesson online time slot distribution is defying a pattern post-covid, and it's not because of time zones;
I need to try to rebuild this #Hero 5 Black, ahrgh....
I really love this for both #coding and falling asleep: #Binaural #ASMR #programming on a mechanical #keyboard with @cherrymx Brown #keyswitches.
https://youtu.be/GHd2HuClkw8
#audio #Cherry #mechanical #mechanicalkeyboard #sleepasmr #javascript
My toxic trait is agonizing for weeks over #Keyboard switch force travel diagrams, finally ordering, being upset at how long they take to arrive, finally unpacking them, carefully removing the old switches and inserting the new switches, replacing the key caps, typing for 4.37 minutes and deciding I want new #KeyboardSwitches.
I think that might actually be several toxic traits all balled up into one 👀
#Mechs #MechanicalKeyboards #KeySwitches #LinearSwitches #KeyboardBuilds #Keyboards
A Hackable Keyboard That Even Has Screens
There are a huge number of available keyboards out in the world these days, catering to all of the plainest and the most advanced desires. However, if you want something that's just right, sometimes it pays to build your own. [Zach] did just that.
One of the key features of [Zach]'s build is that it diverges away from the Cherry MX switch form factor. The design uses low-profile switches instead, which help with keeping the keyboard low enough to avoid it causing wrist problems. The keyboard also uses IO expanders to hook up all the key switches, helping to reduce the incidence of ghost keys. The board can also be split in half, allowing it to be repurposed as a smaller macropad when desired.
It's all wrapped up in a cool 3D printed case, and there are even three OLED displays on the right-hand side. They're soldered to the PCB on special cutouts that allow the displays to flex and trigger tactile switches, acting as giant pressable buttons.
[Zach] does a great job explaining all the nifty engineering decisions he made to cram maximum functionality into the design. We've seen some other great DIY ergonomic designs too. Video after the break.
#peripheralshacks #keyswitch #keyswitches #keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #oled
@robby @deadNOTsleeping Wow, people on Fosstodon sure share a lot of interests haha
I got my #Moonlander about a month ago and have been trying to get into typing on #Colemak, but have my #QWERTY Board still to come back to if I don't have ten minutes to write an Email 😅
Which #keyswitches did you choose?
