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Offline chimera15

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« on: Tue, 29 December 2009, 13:30:25 »
Found these, I wonder if they'd work with griffin imates.  They'd be an awesome companion to some of my compact keyboards.  Wonder what switch types they have too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPS-Glidepoint-Keypad-Touchpad-for-MAC-New-Unused_W0QQitemZ130317525377QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5787a181
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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 29 December 2009, 16:23:12 »
I've got two of those, one on a numeric keypad and one stand-alone. They required software drivers (a control panel) in the MacOS for full use of the hardware functionality, so I kinda suspect basic ADB-USB would give only basic functionality (no alternate side up, no buttons except the primary (Remember this was ADB--the era of the one button mouse was still strong in Cupertino).
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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 29 December 2009, 17:31:44 »
Yeah, but what type of switches do they have?
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Offline ak_nala

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 29 December 2009, 21:38:22 »
Probably either Blacks or dampened Creams. Haven't opened up my Alps Glidepoint Keyboard (ADB version) to find out which it has, but definitely tactile complicated Alps.

As to iMate, works fine on the Glidepoint Keyboard, with the exception of only getting left click on both pad buttons in OS X, with no recognition of anything else in Sys Prefs. Right click would require drivers, apparently, and those were only available for Classic.
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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 04:02:03 »
whoa, I never thought about the ALPS glidepoint numpad in term of being ALPS mechanical switches. time to crack her open and see.
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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 14:24:21 »
whoa, I never thought about the ALPS glidepoint numpad in term of being ALPS mechanical switches. time to crack her open and see.



and keycaps



I compare the ALPS key feel here to squishy Cherry browns.
  • The keystroke is silent, with an almost immedate tactile bump that's more pronounced than Cherry browns.
  • Yet the ALPS switches seem to have a lighter force required than Cherry browns
  • These ALPS switches feel sort of rubber-domey squishey, which is why I never thought of this keypad in terms of key switches.
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Offline Mercen_505

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 14:35:42 »
Thanks. I was hoping they would be clicky, but kinda figured against that.
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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 15:30:08 »
deconstruction:

Back door



Front



Never seen a yellow ALPS before.



Different key stem than my Northgate ALPS. Blurry, but too lazy to fix. Northgate cap on the left, Mac keypad cap on the right.

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 15:45:40 »
Yellow ALPS with LED's are linear. As a matter of fact, and ALPS with an LED is linear because it's a yellow ALPS.
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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 16:38:44 »
The yellow one has no click, nor does it have a tactile bump. Call it a mushy Cherry Black where its brethren are mushy Cherry browns.
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Offline chimera15

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 30 December 2009, 17:40:24 »
Low profiles, wow, amazing.  I didn't think anything but the m1242 used them.
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Alps boards:
white real complicated: 1x modified siiig minitouch kb1903,  hhkb light2 english steampunk hack, wireless siig minitouch hack
white with rubber damper(cream)+clicky springs: 2x modified siig minitouch kb1903 1x modified siig minitouch kb1948
white fake simplified:   1x white smk-85, 1x Steampunk compact board hack
white real simplified: 1x unitek k-258
low profile: 1x mint m1242 in box
black: ultra mini wrist keyboard hack
blue: Japanese hhk2 lite hack, 1x siig minitouch pcb/doubleshot dc-2014 caps. kb1903, 1x modified kb1948 Siig minitouch
rainbow test boards:  mck-84sx

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« Reply #11 on: Mon, 11 October 2010, 02:48:32 »
i can finally report this numpad feels essentially equivalent to an AEKII M1242 "dampened complicated white ALPS."
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« Reply #12 on: Mon, 11 October 2010, 04:57:12 »
Quote from: ripster;146614
The Quantum Mechanics Rule of ALPS.


ALPS were originally created by Erwin Schrödinger for use in an experiment with a cat.

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