derekdahlsad, 3 months ago to retrocomputing

Happy birthday, my thirty year old clicky-clacky keyboard! #retrocomputing #ibm #mechanicalkeyboard #clickyclacky

(I keep it mostly for sentimental reasons, sadly I don't actively use it)

An M Type mechanical keyboard made for IBM by Lexmark in 1994.

wjrii, 3 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Just finished up this one. No-stabilizers, handwired custom 98% layout. 3D printed case and feet, plate laser cut from 3.2mm Masonite, blank XDA laser dye-subbed in a Josefin Sans Medium font. Not exactly professional fit and finish, but it types nice with Box Jades, and ZERO STAB RATTLE! ZERO!!!

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#mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards

apfel, 3 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Final iteration of the Padavan keyboard, my normalest borb :)

#mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards #40s

Angled top/front view of the Padavan keyboard with 3dp case. It's a Minivan layout plus arrows and a small numpad. 4 rows, 12.75u main cluster, exploded spacebar and arrows, 11-key numpad. The case is a rosy pastel color.
Angled front/side view of the Padavan keyboard with 3dp case. It's a Minivan layout plus arrows and a small numpad. 4 rows, 12.75u main cluster, exploded spacebar and arrows, 11-key numpad. The case is a rosy pastel color.
Top view of the Padavan keyboard with 3dp case. It's a Minivan layout plus arrows and a small numpad. 4 rows, 12.75u main cluster, exploded spacebar and arrows, 11-key numpad. The case is a rosy pastel color.

amokleben, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Happy #40sday!

Q-Saver 3DP case with QEZBerry inside.
#mechanicalkeyboard

opendev, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Happy #40sDay!

A showcase of my favorite boards.

• MX Crkbd (6x3)
• Choc Crkbd (5x3)
• Splaytoraid
• Banime40
• Yiffre
• Monorail Jet
  #MechanicalKeyboard

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Three Keyboards on a desk mat. At the left side a Banime40 Keyboard, on the right a Yiffre Keyboard and at the bottom a Monorail Keyboard. - Banime40 Banime40 PCB by sporewoh, Case by sporewoh, Boba U4 switches, MT3 /dev/tty R3 keycaps - Yiffre Yiffre PCB by yussufacik, Case by Communitymember, Invokeys Daydreamer switches, MT3 Susuwatari keycaps - Monorail Monorail PCB Jet-Layout with Case by Kiser, Durock Shrimp switches, KAM Superuser keycaps

markstos, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Some #MechanicalKeyboard fans are celebrating the 40th day of year with #40sDay and photos of their keyboards that are 40% or less the size of a full size keeb.

Here’s my Unicorne by Boardsource and a custom cable by MechCables. Each half of the keyboard includes a joystick.

The keyboard layout is described here: https://mark.stosberg.com/markstos-corne-3x5-1-keyboard-layout/

#corne #ergomechkeyboards https://fosstodon.org/@petejohanson/111902713748820621

petejohanson, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Happy #40sDay to all you #MechanicalKeyboard users!

We've got:

1. Blank Slate wireless ortho, with KAT Mizu keycaps, lubed Akko CS Lavender switches, in the Drop high profile Planck case

2. Technikable low profile wireless ortho, with choc whites switches and MBK legend keycaps in the Ultem color polycarbonate Technik case

3. Le Capybara #Topre split column stagger, with 45g KLC domes, no silencer rings, and MT3 Operator keycaps, in a 3dp Sporkus case.

All naturally running @zmk

12x4 low profile ortholinear keyboard with HHKB style blockers on the bottom row. Grey and white keycaps with a red 2u accent thumb. Around the keyboard on the desk are various electronic components and tools, e.g. a multimeter.
34 key unibody split keyboard with white keycaps with grey and purple accent keys, in a galaxy black case, resting on a small light brown knitted mat.

xtaran, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Happy #MechanicalKeyboard #40sDay!

My favourite ≤ 40% keyboards:

1. custom #WorldspawnsKeebs #Shambles (world's smallest #TKL 😉) in fluorescent acrylic with #Nephlock #GMK #Kaiju (bought from Drop)

2. #Ziptyze #Zlant (bought from #1UpKeyboards) with SA #Vilebloom

3. #TheVanKeyboards (#TVK) #MiniVan with GMK #Paperwork — IMHO the most usable 40%

4. #PyrooL #Alpha28 (sub-30% bought from WorldspawnsKeebs on Etsy) with GMK Pulse #Mitolet (from Drop)

Thanks to @petejohanson for the idea!

A Zlant keyboard (designed by Ziptyze and sold by 1UpKeyboards) with SA Vilebloom as keycap set. The keyboard has a uniform stagger, i.e. every row of keys has an offset of ¼ key width to the next row, hence filling the gap between ortholinear and classic staggered keyboard layouts. It's a keyboard just consisting of three layers of white PCB material, but it has no frame so you nearly don't see anything of it in this top-down shot. The keycaps show a (stepped) gradient slanted in the opposite direction as the keyboard's rows are slanted. Left side is navy blue on pale yellow, then there are two columns white on salmon pink, then one row white on old rose, and the right side including the 2u space bar is all white on navy blue.
A Minivan keyboard from TheVanKeyboards (TVK) with aluminum frame and the GMK Paperwork (design IIRC also from TVK) keycap set. Most of the keycaps are medium grey on light grey with the cursor keys having a slightly darker light grey as base color. Tab, Shift, Enter Backspace, one the two short spacebars and the menu key have inverse colors (light grey on medium grey). The for bottom left keycaps have the base colors yellow, cyan, purple and green with legends in a darker tone of the same color. These colors are reminiscent of neon markers on recycling paper with a checked pattern. Black background.
An Alpha keyboard, designed by PyrooL and sold by WorldspawnKeebs. As "Alpha" is a very ambiguous name, many call it Alpha28 as it only has 28 keys: 26 "alpha" keys (hence probably the original name), a 2u spacebar and a key left of the L key which can be used as layer switch key or Enter key, … The keyboard has a half-ortholinear and half-staggered layout consisting of just three rows of keys. The two upper key rows have each 10 1u keys and are ortholinear to each other and contain the letters QWERTYUIOP, ASDFGHJKL and a key labeled "Data". The bottom row has 7 1u keys (ZXCV and BNM) and a 2u space bar between V and B. It's a keyboard just consisting of one layer of white PCB material and two layers of transparent acrylic, so you nearly see anything of the "case" in this top-down shot. The keycap set is GMK Pulse Mitolet, i.e. cyan on purple. It's sitting on a sun-lit sandstone window sill.

thpoll, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Implemented a system to support the additional characters from Latin-1 Supplement and Latin Extended A like on a smart phone (select variant, last choice remembered). All the keys are sent as Unicode so there is no need to change the input language 😁 #PolyKybd #MechanicalKeyboard

arda, 4 months ago to Nintendo

Hello,

Has anyone successfully implemented Nintendo Switch's :nintendo_switch_logo: JoyCon analog sticks to QMK firmware for mechanical keyboards? Any examples for wiring and firmware would be appreciated.

I'll use along with Splinky (Open source hardware, powered by #RP2040 , but 1:1 pin compatible with classic Atmega32u4 Sparkfun Pro Micros)

#qmk #nintendo #joycon #mechanicalkeyboard #switch #nintendoswitch #firmware

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thpoll, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Did I mention that the #PolyKybd can do Emojis..? #MechanicalKeyboard

geillescas, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Finally my #Dygma Defy arrived! I immediately changed the switches for some U4T's because #thock

Next up: some GMK action

#MechanicalKeyboard

dhry, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

DSA Scrabble keycap set. https://drop.com/buy/scrabble-kits?defaultSelectionIds=983688#imagecarousel

#Mechanicalkeyboards #mechanicalkeyboard #mechkeys

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DeltaManiac, 4 months ago to keyboard

Anyone here using a split ergo #keyboard?
Was thinking of building one, but confused between corneV2 and Lily58 pro. How has your experience been with those boards?
#mechanicalkeyboard #ergonomickeyboard

Theeo123, 4 months ago to keyboard

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-shop-for-a-mechanical-keyboard/

• Want to shop for a mechanical Keyboard?
• Want to learn what Switches & Keycaps are?
• Want to learn about different Layout & Size terminology?

How to geek has you covered.

#Keyboard #MechanicalKeyboard #Keycaps #Switches #Technology #Gadgets

pixelambacht, 4 months ago to keyboard

I accumulated a lot of old, classic keyboards over the years, but always stuck to my two favorites (a ShiTec and an IBM Model M SSK).

I'm now trying out a different keyboard each week 🥳

This week's keyboard: NEC APC-H412 ⌨️

It's huge, has a gigantic spacebar, and NEC blue oval switches.

#keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard

Close-up of the CTRL, ALT and spacebar.

koni, 4 months ago to DOOM

No keyboard is complete without a #DOOM key. #retrocomputing #retrogames #mechanicalkeyboard

thpoll, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

And the XL-3030RGBC-WS2812B work flawlessly! All 5 boards turned on without any LED issues. So I'm gonna change the other side as well. This is the final version for the #PolyKybd Split72 😍 As you can see, these LEDs are slightly smaller, but I love them! #MechanicalKeyboard

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heyfluxay, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

My Keychron Q11 is on the east side of the state. Should arrive on schedule tomorrow! #mechanicalkeyboard

timixretroplays, 4 months ago to keyboard

Looking for #keyboard / #mechanicalkeyboard recommendations. I want a low profile TKL for the office - brown tactile or scissor, not picky beyond low noise. My Keychron K1 (pictured) is feeling a bit too tall for comfort this year. I love my G915 TKL at home but they're very expensive, so buying another is a last resort. Currently considering a 3Dconnexion Keyboard Pro, I love their mice and the horizontal home-end layout. I don't have time right now to design my own. Boosts appreciated!

apfel, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Finally finished the soldering and everything seems to work! Just couldn't test the stereo piezo buzzers yet, will need to write the QMK firmware first... In the meantime, here are the source and production files:
https://github.com/kilipan/teenspirit

#ergomechkeyboard #ergomechkeyboards #mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards

thpoll, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

I heard keyboards now need an AI key🤔 How about this one...? #MechanicalKeyboard #PolyKybd

ethanschoonover, 4 months ago to mechanicalkeyboards

Drop has a new dark Solarized (my open source colorscheme) keycap set. It looks great & is discounted right now. (No affiliation with this set, they produced it on their own. Not a sponsored post, this is just me proud that my colorscheme continues to be loved by many). https://drop.com/buy/drop-dcx-solarized-dark-keycap-set #MechKeys #MechanicalKeyboard #Keycaps #CustomKeyboards #CustomKeyboard #Keebs