Author Topic: DSA Retro Set (SHIPPED!) (Read 1707301 times)

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1700 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 18:06:09 »

What board will take that layout? Phantom?

jabar · « **Reply #1701 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 19:25:37 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 27 May 2013, 18:06:09

What board will take that layout? Phantom?

Phantom 7bit!

Already did a mock test and the spacebars work great—right spacebar for typing, left spacebar for gaming.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1702 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 20:22:59 »

Quote from: SmallFry on Sun, 26 May 2013, 01:02:00

I can't imagine who would order that many spacebars....
* SmallFry innocently looks at Metalliqaz

I wouldn't order twelve space bars! That's completely crazy.

I ordered nine.

SmallFry · « **Reply #1703 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 21:05:32 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 27 May 2013, 20:22:59

Quote from: SmallFry on Sun, 26 May 2013, 01:02:00
I can't imagine who would order that many spacebars....
* SmallFry innocently looks at Metalliqaz

I wouldn't order twelve space bars! That's completely crazy.

I ordered nine.

For shame. Seems inadequate.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1704 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 21:34:49 »

Okay, I've gone through everything and found the errors, and may have found the elusive easter egg that Samwise was talking about.

My Kit 9 1.5x mods is missing the shift lock, got extra TAB

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Kit 12 has deep dish arrow instead of "UP" like the image in OP. I assume that isn't an error.

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All Caps Locks were changed to Shift Locks

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Except plum mods, which included a CAPS LOCK, not brown mods though. Not sure if this is error or easter egg

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Caps Locks contain a groove to make room for LED. Easter egg?

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Also I got two kit 11's that I didn't order. And they include plum colors not found in OP.

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Hak Foo · « **Reply #1705 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 22:22:23 »

"Extra Kit 11s" is because there were some sixing issues. You'll find that one of those sets is marginally smaller than the other. Everyone who ordered the corresponding keys was supposed to get the resized parts, as I understand it.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1706 on:** Mon, 27 May 2013, 22:33:28 »

Oh yeah I forgot about that.

bearcat · « **Reply #1707 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 01:21:02 »

Samwisekoi, is it true that after all the kits are out and straightened, there may be extras available?

I am sadly missing some 1.5x mods and would love to order some should they become available.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #1708 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 01:33:17 »

DSA does have grooves for LED.
If you look at the OTD sets, they chose the windowed Caps Lock
Maybe for future sets, that window can be opened?

Matt3o · « **Reply #1709 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 02:36:23 »

the Easter Egg has been nominated, but you have to pick one

phinix · « **Reply #1710 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 04:47:38 »

guys where can I get this template sheet with keys everybody has on their photos?

Sai · « **Reply #1711 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 04:50:19 »

Quote from: phinix on Tue, 28 May 2013, 04:47:38

guys where can I get this template sheet with keys everybody has on their photos?

You can ask i3oilermaker but i doubt he still has them. no more on his store.

rowdy · « **Reply #1712 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 05:15:29 »

There is a PDF you can download and print for yourself.

Someone else asked about it recently.

I think SmallFry responded with the link - I seem to be unable to locate it for the moment.

Edit: I finded it!!

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36712.0

kaiserreich · « **Reply #1713 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 05:41:22 »

DSA feels really weird to type on.
How long does it takes to get used to it?

phinix · « **Reply #1714 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 06:12:22 »

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 28 May 2013, 05:15:29

There is a PDF you can download and print for yourself.

Someone else asked about it recently.

I think SmallFry responded with the link - I seem to be unable to locate it for the moment.

Edit: I finded it!! http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36712.0

Cool, thanks!

jdcarpe · « **Reply #1715 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 09:05:43 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 28 May 2013, 02:36:23

the Easter Egg has been nominated, but you have to pick one

I pick the caps lock groove for LED.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1716 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 10:45:48 »

I think it's the fulltouch caps lock, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have one with my chocolate mods.

Matt3o · « **Reply #1717 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 11:18:02 »

Quote from: kaiserreich on Tue, 28 May 2013, 05:41:22

DSA feels really weird to type on.
How long does it takes to get used to it?

a couple of days for me, and now I prefer them to DCS

esoomenona · « **Reply #1718 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 11:20:48 »

What did you put them on, Matt3o? For me, these keys really only seem like they'd be at home on certain boards. Mine are reserved for my ErgoDox. I know that's just my opinion though. Probably from being ingrained in the way keyboards have been for so long...

Matt3o · « **Reply #1719 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 11:27:29 »

they are on my daily driver. I use them for coding and I totally love them.

nlak · « **Reply #1720 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:39:54 »

I put these on my daily driver (Ducky YotD) and within a day I was used to the feel. I love the texture and am not bottoming out as much as I used to on the stock keys. Really glad I picked up this set!

I do have a question about the space bar, the profile and texture is not the same. I ordered from techkeys since I missed the group buy. Can anyone else confirm that their spacebar is the same as the one attached? Mine seems a lot like the DCS.

esoomenona · « **Reply #1721 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:41:25 »

Tiny picture is tiny, but definitely looks DCS. Like mentioned previously, contact techkeys.

DamienG · « **Reply #1722 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 16:46:22 »

Quote from: nlak on Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:39:54

I do have a question about the space bar, the profile and texture is not the same. I ordered from techkeys since I missed the group buy. Can anyone else confirm that their spacebar is the same as the one attached? Mine seems a lot like the DCS.

There were two 6.2 unit space bars, the DSA one has limited mounting options that may not fit your keyboard (it didn't fit mine, so I'm on the DCS universal one that has additional stems)

[)amien

daerid · « **Reply #1723 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 17:22:53 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 28 May 2013, 11:27:29

they are on my daily driver. I use them for coding and I totally love them.

Damn. This makes me really, really, really want a set for Topre.

samwisekoi · « **Reply #1724 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 19:55:29 »

Quick update. Monday was a US holiday, and my Monday/Tuesdays are always bad, so nothing got out today.

I have high hopes for tomorrow!

- Ron | samwisekoi

esoomenona · « **Reply #1725 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 19:58:34 »

I got my CAPS! Now to do a QC to see if everything is in order. Thanks to everyone who took part in this GB.

esoomenona · « **Reply #1726 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:14:28 »

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1727 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:23:12 »

Thats a great shot. I wasn't brave enough to take them all out at once.

esoomenona · « **Reply #1728 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:26:48 »

I didn't even realize it was so blurry, or else I would've taken another one... But I put them all away before I realized it.

edit: Also, deep dish arrow key, not UP.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #1729 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:57:27 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:26:48

I didn't even realize it was so blurry, or else I would've taken another one... But I put them all away before I realized it.

edit: Also, deep dish arrow key, not UP.

No space bars?

esoomenona · « **Reply #1730 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:58:31 »

Yeah, they're over there to the side somewhere. All 13 of them...

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #1731 on:** Tue, 28 May 2013, 22:15:50 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 21:58:31

Yeah, they're over there to the side somewhere. All 13 of them...

oldskulrulz · « **Reply #1732 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 04:52:25 »

Hi to all lucky guys participated in this GB!

Could somebody take a nice high res (say 1024x768) photo from a relegendable keycap? As I see it's top is spherical (?). If You could put a Tipro KMX cap beside DSA then You put me under an obligation

The left one: http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/385/mxrelegendables.jpg

I took a look at Tipro KMX which is sexy but I don't know how they function as alpha keys because of "large" top surface. I hate laptop keys, "buttons are too close" - means top surface is too large.

What do You think about typing on ALL keys (alphaset, etc) relegendable? Cover part will last for 15-20 years?

I had a Cherry ML-4700 and after 5-6 legend exchange cover did not stay in place because a small part broke from it which is held top part on the lower one. I do not want to exchange legends at all but I just not trust in relegendables too much. I read on forums users lost cover parts - I also loosed 2 out of 4...

So, happy keyboard-smashing to all!

mashby · « **Reply #1733 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 10:49:53 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 28 May 2013, 02:36:23

the Easter Egg has been nominated, but you have to pick one

I'm going pick the "CAPS LOCK" in Plum.

esoomenona · « **Reply #1734 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 10:51:40 »

Does the Coffee set say Caps Lock?

mashby · « **Reply #1735 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 10:56:21 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 10:51:40

Does the Coffee set say Caps Lock?

No it says "SHIFT LOCK".

esoomenona · « **Reply #1736 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:00:11 »

On fulltouch and stepped? Same as the Plum?

mashby · « **Reply #1737 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:03:36 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:00:11

On fulltouch and stepped? Same as the Plum?

Here's some crappy potato shots:
- Brown Set
- Plum Set
- Extras

esoomenona · « **Reply #1738 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:06:50 »

So how did they get all different kinds of legends? All of the images in the first post show Caps Lock

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1739 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:26:52 »

They changed it after the OP to Shift Lock.
The CAPS is just a bonus. I'm just wondering if it is a plum-only bonus or both mod kits are supposed to have it. I only got it with the plum.

esoomenona · « **Reply #1740 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:35:38 »

Is it a "bonus"? Like an extra key? Because I don't have a Shift Lock key in that size.

mashby · « **Reply #1741 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:47:45 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:35:38

Is it a "bonus"? Like an extra key? Because I don't have a Shift Lock key in that size.

Did you buy Kit 2?

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1742 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:48:08 »

I guess you're right. My plum has 1.75x CAPS LOCK, SHIFT, and CONTROL, the brown has 1.75x SHIFT LOCK and CONTROL. (plus the stepped keys)

esoomenona · « **Reply #1743 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:58:23 »

Quote from: mashby on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:47:45

Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:35:38
Is it a "bonus"? Like an extra key? Because I don't have a Shift Lock key in that size.

Did you buy Kit 2?

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No, but from what I see in the pictures you linked me to, everything is the same between the two sets except for one fulltouch Plum key that says Caps Lock instead of Shift Lock, like every other.

mashby · « **Reply #1744 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 12:13:16 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:58:23

Quote from: mashby on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:47:45
Quote from: esoomenona on Wed, 29 May 2013, 11:35:38
Is it a "bonus"? Like an extra key? Because I don't have a Shift Lock key in that size.

Did you buy Kit 2?

Show Image

No, but from what I see in the pictures you linked me to, everything is the same between the two sets except for one fulltouch Plum key that says Caps Lock instead of Shift Lock, like every other.

Maybe the "SHIFT LOCK" key was only included in Kit 2 and not in Kit 10, or whatever kit you bought that included your "CAPS LOCK"?

esoomenona · « **Reply #1745 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 12:14:41 »

That would be kit 3, the same kit in the second picture you linked to...

Anyway, I don't see what we're going back and forth for here. The fact is that Kit 3 differs from Kit 2 by one cap that has a different legend. It's really just an awkward thing for me, because it is mismatched with the other 3 Shift Lock keys in the set.

metalliqaz · « **Reply #1746 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 12:23:57 »

I'm glad there was a holdout from the switch to SHIFT LOCK.

samwisekoi · « **Reply #1747 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 13:37:18 »

Yes, the CAPS LOCK keycap was the Easter Egg. Good job.

Today, I all orders packed and ready to go, and then printed postage and sent off the orders below. (All of the people represented below should have received a shipping notice from stamps.com.)

Retro-194, 034, 106, 058, 159, 184, 135, 050, 178.

I may get more out yet today, but at the moment stamps.com and Master Card are arguing about just how many $100 transactions in a row look suspicious. <sigh>

- Ron | samwisekoi

p.s. Someone beat the record of 13 spacebars today, although they did have two alpha sets.

mkawa · « **Reply #1748 on:** Wed, 29 May 2013, 23:52:23 »

TY didn't get his errata bags. this is reaper's fault, not SP's.

Taeyoung · « **Reply #1749 on:** Thu, 30 May 2013, 00:14:55 »

Quote from: mkawa on Wed, 29 May 2013, 23:52:23

TY didn't get his errata bags. this is reaper's fault, not SP's.

Thanks for the information.

I've just found a workaround for the wrong caps.

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Author Topic: DSA Retro Set (SHIPPED!) (Read 1707301 times)