Author Topic: [COMPLETED!] WYSE Moogle Kits! (Read 91322 times)

Quarzac · « **Reply #250 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 18:02:06 »

I'll give you a definitive pricing once I hear back from everyone.

MyNameIsFinn · « **Reply #251 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 18:12:36 »

Quote from: Quarzac;548187

I'll give you a definitive pricing once I hear back from everyone.

Ok because if its cheaper I am interested

captain · « **Reply #252 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 19:00:54 »

I'm sorry y'all didn't make the 50. I hope my dropping out my potential four sets wasn't the cause. My whole point for pushing for those keys was to allow me to reasonably stay in, and drop the cost for everyone by $3, while giving you two "free" keys to play with. Thanks to y'all who researched the Wyse DARK ~ and tab keys! At least now you can see that my aesthetic isn't completely left field. Wyse was on board with it too! ;-)

Quarzac · « **Reply #253 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 19:18:29 »

Hey guys, things have gotten pretty hectic for me quite suddenly here, so I may not be around too much this weekend. I'll do my best to keep you all updated as things progress, but understand that said updates may be slightly delayed.

demik · « **Reply #254 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 19:20:43 »

hope everything is okay! take your time bud.

Denonic · « **Reply #255 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 20:01:39 »

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My pretty much brand new Wyse keys. Did some rough color matching with the photograph captain took and came to the conclusion that the closest colours we will get are:

BFU - Blue legends
GBA - light grey keycaps
GTV - Dark grey modifier keys (GG that was proposed before is overcompensating for a yellow saturation thats actually inherent in new keys)

korne · « **Reply #256 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 21:10:46 »

1dollar if we double? Im up for that!!

KylJoy · « **Reply #257 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 21:17:38 »

I'm in for $1 more.

dorkvader · « **Reply #258 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 21:28:41 »

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I'm in for $1 more.

"For just a few dollars more...." Sounds like a spaghetti western.

I found a place online that has those PS/2 compatible WYSE 'boards for $30. Anyone interested? I prefer my WYSE to be $20 or less, but if it's PC compatible, maybe it's worth it.

captain · « **Reply #259 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 21:59:02 »

What color and profile are their TAB and ~ keys? Got pix?

inlikeflynn · « **Reply #260 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 22:40:29 »

Quote from: dorkvader;548376

"For just a few dollars more...." Sounds like a spaghetti western.

I found a place online that has those PS/2 compatible WYSE 'boards for $30. Anyone interested? I prefer my WYSE to be $20 or less, but if it's PC compatible, maybe it's worth it.

I'd be interested in a board or 2 of those if they r in good shape

demik · « **Reply #261 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 22:42:32 »

Quote from: dorkvader;548376

"For just a few dollars more...." Sounds like a spaghetti western.

I found a place online that has those PS/2 compatible WYSE 'boards for $30. Anyone interested? I prefer my WYSE to be $20 or less, but if it's PC compatible, maybe it's worth it.

yes, interested if it's the ansi version with enter, ~ and so on.

dorkvader · « **Reply #262 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 10:01:03 »

Right, I'll ask the seller if they have any stock, then.
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You have to make an account. I'll see if they confirm my registration Monday, I guess.

Kisakuku · « **Reply #263 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 10:23:50 »

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Right, I'll ask the seller if they have any stock, then.
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You have to make an account. I'll see if they confirm my registration Monday, I guess.

Also interested.

Autolyze · « **Reply #264 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 14:00:45 »

Quote from: dorkvader;548376

"For just a few dollars more...." Sounds like a spaghetti western.

I found a place online that has those PS/2 compatible WYSE 'boards for $30. Anyone interested? I prefer my WYSE to be $20 or less, but if it's PC compatible, maybe it's worth it.

I'm interested too, if there are enough to go around.

captain · « **Reply #265 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 17:07:21 »

If we wait until next week, I may be able to get a non-yellowed, ps2, WYSE keyboard to do a proper color comparison on... And also add several orders to drop prices significantly. But if time is more important than money and precision....

Would adding 14 kits help?

Quarzac · « **Reply #266 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 20:30:09 »

Quote from: captain;549155

If we wait until next week, I may be able to get a non-yellowed, ps2, WYSE keyboard to do a proper color comparison on... And also add several orders to drop prices significantly. But if time is more important than money and precision....

Would adding 14 kits help?

Maybe? I have yet to hear back from everyone about doubling.

captain · « **Reply #267 on:** Mon, 19 March 2012, 13:13:47 »

I should hear by tonight whether or not I'll have the NIB Wyse boards.... I'll let y'all know ASAP.

Creizai · « **Reply #268 on:** Mon, 19 March 2012, 21:09:06 »

Any news on whats up?

hashbaz · « **Reply #269 on:** Mon, 19 March 2012, 22:47:35 »

So FWIW here are the closest color matches I could come up with. I tried to take photographs but with the lighting in my house it's just pointless, so I scanned them instead. I'll try to get some shots in daylight tomorrow. GBA and GJV seem closest for light and dark grey, and BBI for blue. Honestly, none of the dark greys I found were spot on, but I think GBA is very close.

Captain recommended GTV for dark grey, which I didn't even pick out as close. Like I said though, it's night time and the lighting in my house is not ideal for this kind of thing. I'll include GTV in my pics tomorrow. It's encouraging at least that we both independently chose GBA and BBI (I didn't look at his pics before going through my colors).

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dorkvader · « **Reply #270 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 00:07:53 »

Hmm, if we asked nicely, do you think SP would tell us what they used (and also thereby confirm that they made them)? I'd be happy to mail in a sample to SP if need be. I do have one unyellowed set, and yellowed set, and one retrobrited set.

captain · « **Reply #271 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 03:39:41 »

I don't think that SP made them. At least not mine. I'm pretty sure that my Wyse50 predates their existence. I do suspect that SP got their molds from Wyse though, but not ALL of Wyse's molds, as these from the Wyse50 have "fins", like buttresses, between the key wall and the stem.

The gal with the keyboards flaked on me today, but PROMISED that she will send me the info first thing in the morning. We'll see. I'd really like to do a color analysis with NIB plastic!

GTV/GJV, they both look about the same "close" as the other, but I was trying to compensate for the potential yellowing of the underside of my ancient keys. Someone mentioned that brand new keys have a bit of yellow too, which is why I leaned toward GTV; it appears to be about the same brightness as GJV, but with a yellow balance, while GJV has a purple balance - at least that is how I'm seeing them in the light of these wee hours.

Quarzac · « **Reply #272 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 16:15:54 »

Melissa confirmed with me that they made them, but they have since thrown out the specifications, so they don't have the colors anymore. I'll get you guys a definitive update later tonight. It's been a ****ty week so far for me, so I've been a little preoccupied.

AKIMbO · « **Reply #273 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:10:40 »

I'm interested in getting in on this if it's still going on.

captain · « **Reply #274 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:43:34 »

My deal for NIB Wyse boards turned out to be for rubber dome versions. Feh!

So, without Tab and Tilde I can't be in on this GB. I'm bummed. I really like the look of Wyse. Oh well.

I guess y'all should choose your colors and go for it.

Quarzac · « **Reply #275 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 19:46:20 »

Alright, so I doubled all the orders, and it puts us at..... 82 Base Kits and 34 Addon Kits! Now, I know that there are probably some of you out there that probably thought doubling your order only pertained to the Base Kits and what not, so I'm going to give you guys until Friday to settle your orders with me. My week has been crazy and I don't want to compound things by rushing this buy. If you want to drop an addon kit or two, let me know, though I don't think I want to let it go below 25, so do that sooner rather than later. If any late folk are reading this, you can now still order until Friday. I'm also going to split the cost of a prototype among your orders, because I want to make sure the colors are right, and I am a jobless 18 year old. I'm gonna shoot for GBA and BBI, I think. I should have a WYSE set by the end of the week, so I'll do a comparison myself to make sure I agree with that.

hashbaz · « **Reply #276 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:13:46 »

GBA seems really close. Might even be the exact color used, since we've confirmed that SP did make these. It might be wiser to do a prototype in the dark color since there's no slam dunk match.

Quarzac · « **Reply #277 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:25:53 »

D'oh, I meant a dark one. I will decide which when I get my set.

shawn o · « **Reply #278 on:** Tue, 20 March 2012, 20:43:15 »

Just picked up a WYSE keyboard to use with this moogle kit!

$20 shipped on ebay....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCE-Keyboard-WYSE-840358-01-/330705266496?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cff91e740

Denonic · « **Reply #279 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 08:17:27 »

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GBA and GJV seem closest for light and dark grey, and BBI for blue. Honestly, none of the dark greys I found were spot on, but I think GBA is very close.

Captain recommended GTV for dark grey, which I didn't even pick out as close. Like I said though, it's night time and the lighting in my house is not ideal for this kind of thing. I'll include GTV in my pics tomorrow. It's encouraging at least that we both independently chose GBA and BBI (I didn't look at his pics before going through my colors).

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Haha that was actually me who was doing those comparisons using photoshop and Captains shots. My first conclusion was gtv, gba and bbi but then changed to gjv, gba and bfu based off further photos, then back from gjv to gtv... I think its safe to say gba is locked in? I'd be happy with bbi as those darker blues on dark grey would be better. The dark grey seemed to change per picture though but from your pic there i'd definitely say gjv.

hashbaz · « **Reply #280 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 13:59:27 »

Oh, sorry Denonic. I waffle between the dark greys too. In the end it's not going to be perfect. :-/

But GBA is really really close, if not a perfect match. Either blue will work I think, but the brighter BFU is not quite as close IMO.

Quarzac · « **Reply #281 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 15:35:37 »

I agree with the new assessment of BBI. As for the dark grays, I'm not sure, but I think GTV is probably what I'll prototype.

Denonic · « **Reply #282 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 18:34:45 »

Damn... GSY is also pretty damn close too now that i cross section them in photoshop... I think i had a similar impression with captains later pic also. Once photoshopped to be right next to each other it was the closest match.

hashbaz · « **Reply #283 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 23:20:23 »

Some more pics in decent outdoor light. I couldn't find GTV on my ring for some reason.

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Quarzac · « **Reply #284 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 23:41:10 »

The only conclusion that I've drawn from looking at all these pictures is that the lighting in my house is super warm. I'll head outside to get a better idea of what I'm looking for tomorrow.

hashbaz · « **Reply #285 on:** Wed, 21 March 2012, 23:58:00 »

So I just searched my color ring again and couldn't find GTV. Are we positive that captain's set isn't just mislabeled (GJV ==> GTV) ?

captain · « **Reply #286 on:** Thu, 22 March 2012, 00:42:39 »

Go back and look at one of my first shots with ALL of the chips out. Post 171 I think.

Send me a NIB Wyse with cherry MX keys and I'll do a reshoot. :-D

hashbaz · « **Reply #287 on:** Thu, 22 March 2012, 00:47:23 »

Quote from: captain;553206

Go back and look at one of my first shots with ALL of the chips out. Post 171 I think.

Send me a NIB Wyse with cherry MX keys and I'll do a reshoot. :-D

Damn, then I've lost one of them. :-/

captain · « **Reply #288 on:** Thu, 22 March 2012, 02:07:11 »

It's under your desk. ;-)

Oh, no, wait... It fell in the trash can and you threw it out. Doh!

megnin · « **Reply #289 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 13:30:59 »

Is this GB still on?

hashbaz · « **Reply #290 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 21:26:12 »

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Is this GB still on?

Quarzac mentioned being really busy so I suspect he's just afk for a bit. I'm sure the buy will still happen.

Denonic · « **Reply #291 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 23:53:27 »

Update on blue legend color. 100% confirmed it is BBI as I just received a BBI enter key and the color is an exact match.

dorkvader · « **Reply #292 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 02:44:36 »

Excellent, Denonic. Would you like to post a picture of them both?

Denonic · « **Reply #293 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 08:11:43 »

Scrap that. Upon closer inspection and different light, it looks completely different. Needless to say it was a bit worrying. Upon more research the enter key I bought had BBI being considered but BFR was the final color used instead.

Quarzac · « **Reply #294 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 18:51:36 »

This is still on. I have to contact SP this week to follow up on fonts and things. For those of you who have been diligently looking at colors, what's your final verdict on the closest matches?

dorkvader · « **Reply #295 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 21:44:35 »

Thanks for the update, Quarzac.

Denonic · « **Reply #296 on:** Mon, 26 March 2012, 02:13:07 »

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This is still on. I have to contact SP this week to follow up on fonts and things. For those of you who have been diligently looking at colors, what's your final verdict on the closest matches?

GBA for spacebar, BBI for legends, and for dark grey I'm going to throw a vote towards GSY.

Quarzac · « **Reply #297 on:** Wed, 28 March 2012, 18:31:14 »

Quote from: Denonic;556935

GBA for spacebar, BBI for legends, and for dark grey I'm going to throw a vote towards GSY.

Alright, I'll use these. Thanks for your hard work, Denonic and Hashbaz. I may not be around too too much for the next couple days, since I have a boatload of work to do for next week, but spring break starts next Thursday for me, so I'll try to knock out most of my correspondence and begin collection by then.

sth · « **Reply #298 on:** Wed, 28 March 2012, 19:06:06 »

Can't wait... got a set of yellowed WYSE caps soaking right now.

Surly73 · « **Reply #299 on:** Wed, 28 March 2012, 20:51:17 »

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Can't wait... got a set of yellowed WYSE caps soaking right now.

I thought I was going to be using a somewhat yellowed set from a WY-85 ISO layout. Instead I've just stumbled across two minty ANSI layout WYSE boards. Sweet!

The order-doubling from a while back is going to pay off...

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Author Topic: [COMPLETED!] WYSE Moogle Kits! (Read 91322 times)