« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: Good Morning!  (Read 3004 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline wery

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 3
Good Morning!
« on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 09:51:09 »
I found the forum via Reddit and pulled the trigger on registering once I saw the zine post!

Currently have a Pure Pro w/Cherry MX Browns, CM Storm w/Cherry MX Blues, 2 scrap terminals w/Vintage Cherry MX Blacks and I am awaiting the arrival of the Bantam kit, which I will probably populate with some custom Cherry MX Browns or the scrapped blacks.

I am stationed in NYC with the USCG, been here for 3 years and was in NOLA before. Was with the NOLA Hackerspace before it died and also with the hackerspace on Staten Island until it died also (storm crow). I enjoy soldering and I am most interested in hunting down and scavenging vintage boards.

Cheers
Logged

Offline CPTBadAss

  • Woke up like this
  • Posts: 14372
    • Tactile Zine
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 09:53:33 »
Welcome to GH :). Thanks for your interest in my zine. Looking forward to your pictures! I too love vintage boards, especially non-Cherry boards :D.
Logged

Offline wery

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 3
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 09:55:16 »
All I can find so far is Cherry boards :/

Me and the wife are planning an epic Jersey City thrift adventure, so here's hoping!
Logged

Offline CPTBadAss

  • Woke up like this
  • Posts: 14372
    • Tactile Zine
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 10:03:31 »
I love thrifting so much :). About a year ago, J&R dumped stock and there was a lot of Cherry and other vintage goodies on eBay. Might be able to track some of that down.
Logged

Offline Geckt

  • Posts: 191
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 10:39:17 »
Hello there, also a newb user here. I read vintage blacks in the list, are they supposedly heavy than than even the greens? :)
Logged

Offline mrbishop

  • * Maker
  • Posts: 799
  • Location: South Carolina USA
  • Evil Genius
    • Bishop Computer Design web
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 10:55:14 »
welcome to the forums :thumb: :thumb:
Logged
Projects
Build to give back, 40% | Alps/Matias Removal Tool |  UltraHack 67% Hackdura  | ErgoDox case		                             
    

Offline xtrafrood

  • formerly csmertx
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 2715
  • Location: Gainesville, FL
  • KA2 touchpad on top
    • csmertx.com
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 11:49:41 »
Welcome! I hope to read of your thrifting adventures in the near future  :)
Logged
Chris Schammert

Offline wery

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 3
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 10 March 2016, 11:59:30 »
Thanks everyone!

And as far as the blacks, they feel like smoother Browns, also I have no idea of how switches feel besides Cherry Browns and Blues.
Logged

Offline Geckt

  • Posts: 191
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 00:33:38 »
Quote from: wery on Thu, 10 March 2016, 11:59:30
Thanks everyone!

And as far as the blacks, they feel like smoother Browns, also I have no idea of how switches feel besides Cherry Browns and Blues.

Ahh nice, I am just obsessed with really heavy switches without the clicky part ofc.
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:20:46 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do the terminals still work?

Anyway, old terminals do tend to be a good source of vintage switches.  I have an old Link terminal with blacks in it, but it still works and I still use it as a terminal!
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline wery

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 3
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:49:51 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:20:46
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do the terminals still work?

Anyway, old terminals do tend to be a good source of vintage switches.  I have an old Link terminal with blacks in it, but it still works and I still use it as a terminal!

Unfortunately the terminals don't work. I had to convince a Salvation Army worker to get them out of their outdoor scrap pile. maybe 70% of the keys on each were scavengable. I am glad I got them before they got rained on again! Just have to set up a time to desolder everything and test all the switches... The coolest bit is the arrow keys that are grey with yellow arrows, all doubleshot.
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:52:22 »
Quote from: wery on Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:49:51
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:20:46
Welcome to Geekhack!

Do the terminals still work?

Anyway, old terminals do tend to be a good source of vintage switches.  I have an old Link terminal with blacks in it, but it still works and I still use it as a terminal!

Unfortunately the terminals don't work. I had to convince a Salvation Army worker to get them out of their outdoor scrap pile. maybe 70% of the keys on each were scavengable. I am glad I got them before they got rained on again! Just have to set up a time to desolder everything and test all the switches... The coolest bit is the arrow keys that are grey with yellow arrows, all doubleshot.

Sounds like Wyse!
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline aptivaboy

  • Posts: 83
  • Location: Sunny SoCal
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:48:54 »
Sounds like Wyse!

You mean, "Wise-a*s," right? That's what we used to call them in college!  :D :D
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:52:29 »
Quote from: aptivaboy on Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:48:54
Sounds like Wyse!

You mean, "Wise-a*s," right? That's what we used to call them in college!  :D :D

Ahahahaha :)
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline xtrafrood

  • formerly csmertx
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 2715
  • Location: Gainesville, FL
  • KA2 touchpad on top
    • csmertx.com
Re: Good Morning!
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:53:24 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:52:29
Quote from: aptivaboy on Mon, 14 March 2016, 00:48:54
Sounds like Wyse!

You mean, "Wise-a*s," right? That's what we used to call them in college!  :D :D

Ahahahaha :)
Awesome  :)
Logged
Chris Schammert
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »