mkawa is the one with all the info on this, but from what I heard they can't/won't be making TKL BS boards? Don't quote me on this, I'm not exactly sure of the details on this...
Wait for kawa to return, I'm sure he can shed some light on this.
Wcass is in the process of making 60% Buckling Spring boards available. He has one made, I already typed on it/fell in love with it.
Even if they just did a TKL, doesn't their existing membrane allow for them to just cut down in size? I thought that is what some people were doing when restoring SSKs.No cutting and repairing the membrane (like hasu did with his 60% buckling spring) is very difficult and expensive. It is probably possible to roll up the membrane and fit it in the case, but you have to be careful still.
I'm pretty certain that the way to get more appeal for this is to make it new, not old. Everything on your list is expensive and a lot is unnecessary to most people. The majority of people who fund a kickstarter campaign, assuming they aren't geekhackers, will probably not be interested in multiple keycaps colors other than the ones they buy, and creating more will drive up the cost. N-key rollover has almost no practical applications besides being something to brag about technically, and would make development more expensive (why not use PS/2, anyways?).The reason I got my first cherry KB (WASD V1) was because the KRO of my current model M was not enough for several applications I used daily. Also: PS/2 is dead. There is almost no reason to use it nowadays.
Same with the DIP switches and detachable cables. More money, more people required.
If this were to be a thing, it'd have to have modern appeal. I would never have a BS on my desk because its bezel on a TKL makes it almost as large as a 104-key board, and it's just pointless to have all that. Lighter, weaker as a result (hardly an issue, it'll still be better than Cherries/Topres), but again built for popular appeal.
Matias has plans for a 60%.
Look at the price of the IBM Model M SSK in eBay.
Look at how Poker 2 are selling out and HHKB too.
I don't believe there is no market for 60%.
Unicomp is just clueless!
Every time this is brought up, I hate unicomp a little more.
WTF
Every time this is brought up, I hate unicomp a little more.
WTF
Agreed. I love BS, but I wish the lone supplier wasn't as archaic as the product's technology. This is not to speak of their friendliness, but rather their resourcefulness, innovation and desire to actually grow their company as opposed to just staying afloat is maddening.
Lovely answer.Buckling springs were patented in the early 1980's, over 30 years ago. Most patents last only 20 years tops. Tthe buckling spring patent has expired, so we can, indeed, make our own.
@wcass: as far as i know, the patent for BS is expired, if somone could run a project for a custom
PCB and 3D printing or acrylic case
.... I’m pretty sure that I could have my 60% BS design professionally made and assembled for under $150 each at between 10 and 20 units. At 100 units, it should be under $100 each.
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I'd like unicomp to sell some 122 model m's
.... I’m pretty sure that I could have my 60% BS design professionally made and assembled for under $150 each at between 10 and 20 units. At 100 units, it should be under $100 each.
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I'm looking to the day I can buy your 60% BS keyboard.
Can you upload video or more photos of your 60% project?
I'd like unicomp to sell some 122 model m's
I'd like unicomp to sell some 122 model m's
They've had 122s for years. That's something they have always had the molds for.
Yea, im oblivious. But if unicomp has 122 molds, why don't they have 60% molds? The board has already been made so they're somewhere
For such a small run (I think they are only found on a label making machine that clickclack's workplace used to use) IBM could have contracted with another company to get the case made. Or just recycled the moulds after the production run was over.
Matias has plans for a 60%.
Look at the price of the IBM Model M SSK in eBay.
Look at how Poker 2 are selling out and HHKB too.
I don't believe there is no market for 60%.
Unicomp is just clueless!
Wcass is in the process of making 60% Buckling Spring boards available. He has one made, I already typed on it/fell in love with it.
any chance that you could get the picture uploaded for everyone to see?