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[IC] GMK CYL FTRO - A Message From The Future! April 5-26th, 2024

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nephlock:




Last night I laid awake, as I often do, and I pondered the future. Do future people still get satisfaction out of customizing keyboards? Do keycaps still spark joy? As my thoughts began to finish my personal data device buzzed and whirred in foreign rhythms. Whether by some divine occurrence or cosmic intervention a message began to appear. An answer to all I had pondered, and a call to action for the fate of that I hold dear...


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Blearily, I picked through the artifacted transmission and discovered the sense of urgency this 'FTRO' was working to communicate. The future as we know it could be at risk! We need keycaps in order to save it?! And most importantly... DAMMMMMN. I LIKE THE COLORS OF THIS TRANSMISSION!

I sprang into action. I would not let the future fall to "The Industry". I would help FTRO! I called the night phones and urgently arranged for NovelKeys to decode the fragmented data, and with the aid of GMK electronic design GmbH have compiled it into the following input terminals—Utilizing state of the art double-shot ABS plastic, and UV-printing processes.


AVAILABLE FRAGMENTS

ORIGIN <----------
The only terminal data to make the journey intact. Intended as the main console, or as the starting point for anyone wishing to adopt a divergent fragment. Using the available future data as efficiently as possible, I've worked to ensure maximum coverage for the most prevalent configurations.

V1.1


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ALERT! <----------
Although the data beyond the Origin was badly corrupted in the journey. I've assembled what I can of the remains into an upgrade fragment. Appending one (or both) to the Origin should boost its effective customization quotient.

V1.1


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PROJECTED DATA

Using the available Fragments, in conjunction with the devices of our current era, the following projections have been rendered for visual consumption.







A MASSIVE FUTURISTIC THANK YOU to FreshFromTheGrave for the render work on this project!


ACCESS TERMINALS

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FRAGMENT LIFESPAN:22.SOLS
April 5 - 26, 2024 <-----
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REGIONAL CONNECTIONS:
USA - NovelKeys
CAN - Desk Hero
EU - Oblotzky Industries
UK - ProtoTypist
AUS - Daily Clack
SEA - iLumKB
CN - zFrontier



Thank you for following my story. You've been a dear. Please like and subscribe for even further nonsense. For those that find it ridiculous... well... it's a pitch for small plastic luxury squares. Imma have fun with it.

As usual, any and all feedback appreciated*!

*lack of feedback inclusion does not correspond to lack of appreciation on my part, but likely a lack of feasibility by a number of external factors.

nephlock:
REVISION LOG

ORIGIN FRAGMENT V1.1

* + R2 1U Esc for extra 40s support
* + R4 1U Menu
* + 6U Center-Stem Spacebar
* Adjusted the R2 1.75U Backspace to have the proper "icon+text" legend
UPGRADES ALERT FRAGMENT V1.1
Original child kitting had two separate accent kits, but the price/MOQ estimates were going to make each one pretty spendy for the customer and ultimately compete too much with each other in the current market. I've opted to reduce the caps down to just the R1 replacements and combine the two into a single alert kit. This results in one kit with 50 keycaps on its own MOQ path, instead of two kits with 40 keycaps (including larger sizes) each. I'm sad to lose some standard accents and the relegendables, but the fun and flavor of the set lies in the dual alert row colors, and I didn't want to compromise that aspect.

Yuinth:
This looks very nice. Are the sublegends raised/embossed?

nephlock:

--- Quote from: Yuinth on Wed, 24 January 2024, 14:38:35 ---This looks very nice. Are the sublegends raised/embossed?

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The are UV printed, which does raise them up slightly on the surface of the keycaps. The same method GMK has used for a variety of other sets

Bub:
Wow those renders are STUNNING.

down with the mega corporations!!

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