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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Hello friends!  I've been a part of this community for 2 years now as of this morning, so I thought it would be fitting to make a big thread showing my collection.  I've shared every picture I'm going to post here in the past, but I wanted to reflect on my journey in one location.  Hopefully you'll get some level of enjoyment out of this thread.  :)  I was going to type up a bit of a story to go with this, but it quickly got out of hand and would have been far too long.  If you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask.   :thumb:

Keyboards: (in rough chronological order)

WASD V1


Poker II

Poker II by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Poker II by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

IBM 029/129 Punchcard Keyboard (work in progress)

IBM 029 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

LZ-GH

LZ-GH by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Dolch PAC

Dolch by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Leopold FC660C

FC660C Meese by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

GON MX-Mini (now sold)

GON MX-Mini by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


GON MX-Mini by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

IBM Model M

Checkeys by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

4704 62-key

Kishsaver by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


BroCaps Kishsaver by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

4704 107-key

4704 107-Key by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

JD40 (acrylic) (work in progress)

JD40 (steel)

DSC04328 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

JD40 (titanium)
SoonTM

G80-3700

DSC04346 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

HHKB



HHKB by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Apple M0110

M0110 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

WEY HK2000

DSC04450 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Skeldon (work in progress)

Skeldon by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

GON NerD60 HHKB (work in progress)

GON HHKB by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Novatouch

Novatouch by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Realforce 23UB
(photo coming soon)

Realforce 10th Anniversary Edition 55g

10AE by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Duck Lightsaver (work in progress)

LightSaver V2 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr
(silver is mine)

Duck Viper (work in progress)


Custom 65% Keyboard (design stolen from bueller)


Apple Extended Keyboard II
(photo coming soon)

WYSE WY-50

DSC04207 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr



Keycaps: (in no particular order - some of these have since left my possession - just a collection of my favourite shots)

DSC01940 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC02443_ by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC02294_ by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Slo-fi by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Moose by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Gold BroBot V2 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


GMK Esc Set by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


GH 6th Anniversary Keychain by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Very Very Sky Blue Keythulu by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC03134 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Easter BroBots by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Binge fn by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Enviro BS by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


HO Pea Soup Click Clack by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Sifo's Soul Brobot V2 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Novelties by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


EDD Click Clacks by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Gold Reaper by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Reaper Keychain by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Liberator MX by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Artisan Caps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Dolly by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Unconscious and Forgotten Red by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC04348 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


BroStack by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


BroBots by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Kishsaver by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr
^ NOT ALL MINE ^


Artisan by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr
^ NOT ALL MINE ^


Drunken Skull by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Bronin by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Enviro by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Lion Keyngs by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


BroCaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


BingeCaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Kult Kaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


KWK Wrapped BS by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


HHKB by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


HHKB by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


4704 62-Key by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Gold by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Reaper by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

10AE by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Forgotten Red and Unconscious by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Enviro and Eyeland by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Drunken by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Pea Soup by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Pizza Clacks by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Pizza Rolls by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Booper Monkey by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


ClackBotBingeHipsterBeer by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Bonus:
Rain Dance for Bunny's GH 6th Anniversary Giveaway

DSC02074- by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Caps on caps on caps  ^.^


Artisan Cap Beer
If you're wondering about that last picture of the beer with caps in it, check out CPTBadAss' giveaway for putting caps where they don't belong.  My submission can be found here;)


I may add to this as I see fit.  :)

And I can't thank you guys enough for being such loving members of this community.  In my short time here I've made more friends and met more interesting people than I could have ever hoped.   :-*   <3 you all
« Last Edit: Sun, 08 February 2015, 00:36:33 by HoffmanMyster »

Offline DrHubblePhD

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Happy 2 years! What a great collection :thumb:

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Now I finally know how many keyboards you have  :p

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So awesome! Your collection is amazing, O' Hoffmann man of mystery.
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So many Bro Bots! And that green and black kult kap!  :eek: :eek: :thumb:

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Hoffman's keyboard collection is no longer a mystery. :p

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Happy 2 years! What a great collection :thumb:
Thanks!  It's been a fun 2 years, looking forward to the next 2.  ;)

Now I finally know how many keyboards you have  :p
:P  Not nearly as many as others around here!  :D  And you haven't seen them all built up yet, so there's still more to come!  :))

So awesome! Your collection is amazing, O' Hoffmann man of mystery.
Thanks Flyersfan!   :-*

So many Bro Bots! And that green and black kult kap!  :eek: :eek: :thumb:
Heh.  I've had a few Bro Bots throughout the last year or so.  :)  I let about half the collection go this last fall though, so it's not so many anymore.  ;)

Hoffman's keyboard collection is no longer a mystery. :p

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It's still a mystery because I forgot about two of them!   :-[   Oops.  Will add soon.   :thumb:

And sorry!  I even put a 56k warning.   :-*

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 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I am not worthy

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 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I am not worthy

Not all mine!  :D  Left three skulls are CPTBadAss', next two are mine, and right four are The_Beast's.  ;)  The Checkeys are mine.

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Wonderful collection. I'll be keeping an eye out for the completion of some of your work in progress projects.

Congrats on 2years!
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Meh, it's alright I guess...  :rolleyes:
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Meh, it's alright I guess...  :rolleyes:

Photekq is just  mad that he doesn't have a beer to put all his clacks in  :))

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5,000th post is on the day of my 2-year anniversary, in said thread   ^-^

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Meh, it's alright I guess...  :rolleyes:

Photekq is just  mad that he doesn't have a beer to put all his clacks in  :))
I'm not mad about the beer. I'm mad that I don't have any clacks to put in a beverage :'(
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Meh, it's alright I guess...  :rolleyes:

Photekq is just  mad that he doesn't have a beer to put all his clacks in  :))
I'm not mad about the beer. I'm mad that I don't have any clacks to put in a beverage :'(

 :'( but you have so many Cherry!

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this collection is amazing so many keys i wish i had from here lol  :-[
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Brilliant collection, it makes me feel odd considering I registered on the 30th of august 2013. What have I done with all that time  :eek:

Then again I guess being jobless doesn't help to bolster the collection or dare I say it....A keyboard.


Anyways congratulations on the anniversary and  I must say a beautiful array of keyboards!

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Meh, it's alright I guess...  :rolleyes:

Photekq is just  mad that he doesn't have a beer to put all his clacks in  :))
I'm not mad about the beer. I'm mad that I don't have any clacks to put in a beverage :'(
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That is a baller collection.

I realised I have not posted a single GIF in ages, so that's why I am posting this...
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Nice collection!

So many keyboards.

What's the clackbrohipsterbingebeer thing about? Haha

Also, if you had to settle on 3 keyboards from your current collection, which ones would you choose?
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Very nice collection hoff!  :-*

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Nice collection!

So many keyboards.

What's the clackbrohipsterbingebeer thing about? Haha

Also, if you had to settle on 3 keyboards from your current collection, which ones would you choose?

Thanks!  :)  The beer thing is from CPTBadAss' giveaway to put caps where they "don't belong".  So I put some in my beer and chugged it.   ^-^

If I had to pick three boards to keep it would be 4704 62-key, RF 10AE, and LZ-GH ( for sentimental value).
If I had to pick three boards to use it would be 4704 62-key, RF 10AE, and Dolch PAC (for numpad utility).

That's a hard choice though.  :P

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You spelled Apple wrong for your M0110. Gotta keep that spellcheck game strong bro ;).

I can't believe I've never seen that rain dance pictures before. It's amazing :)).

I'm so mad you don't have that punchcard board working yet. Get on that!

So I guess...not bad. I wouldn't mind you sending a few over for um....closer inspection :P.

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I can't believe I didn't realize you had an LZ-GH when I saw your boards. Nice collection!
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You spelled Apple wrong for your M0110. Gotta keep that spellcheck game strong bro ;).

I can't believe I've never seen that rain dance pictures before. It's amazing :)).

I'm so mad you don't have that punchcard board working yet. Get on that!

So I guess...not bad. I wouldn't mind you sending a few over for um....closer inspection :P.

But...but Applet is so much more adorable!  ^.^

And I hope to get the punchard working SoonTM!!  ^-^

Yeah, it's okay I guess. :P  And you already got to inspect them when you visited, no more inspection for you!

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Happy 2 years Hoff :thumb: seems like you've had a hell of a time. As awesome and and expensive your collection is, I can't fathom the sentimental value of it. Also found it pretty interesting how the quality of photos have changed during your time.

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which keyboard is your favorite?  :)

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Happy 2 years Hoff :thumb: seems like you've had a hell of a time. As awesome and and expensive your collection is, I can't fathom the sentimental value of it. Also found it pretty interesting how the quality of photos have changed during your time.

There is a lot of sentimental value, that's for sure.  As I look around at all my gear in my room, about half of it was acquired through a connection that means a lot to me - gifts, trades, etc.

And haha, I noticed that about my photos as I was preparing this post.  I used to not understand that I could fix white balance, and I've gotten better at everything in general over the years.  :)  Still room for improvement though!  :P

which keyboard is your favorite?  :)

Ahh, this is a hard question.  :P  GSimon asked a similar question about favourite three, and I said 4704 62-key, RF 10AE, and LZ-GH/Dolch (depending on what kind of favourite).  If I had to pick an absolutely favourite I would be tempted to say 4704 62-key because it is the best feeling keyboard I own.  But for long-term use considering noise and such, I might say RF 10AE.  So hard!   :-X

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Just noticed this  :eek:

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What a beautiful collection  :eek:
Each picture was a treat to see, such eye-candy
Thanks for sharing!!

which keyboard is your favorite?  :)

Also, favorite keycap sets / favorite artisan keycap?
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So this is the collection you were talking about :eek:

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Happy 2 years Hoff :thumb: seems like you've had a hell of a time. As awesome and and expensive your collection is, I can't fathom the sentimental value of it. Also found it pretty interesting how the quality of photos have changed during your time.

And haha, I noticed that about my photos as I was preparing this post.  I used to not understand that I could fix white balance, and I've gotten better at everything in general over the years.  :)  Still room for improvement though!  :P


Yeah you have come a long way with the quality of your pictures  :thumb:, I still have a long way to go - currently playing a lot with my lighting atm and still figuring out the settings on my own camera  :confused: (I have yet to figure out how to manually set the WB on my camera  :-[).

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2 years and you had all these?!!
They should pin your thread up as a warning for Wallecthack!

Err... Happy anniversary!!
 

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wow 2 years, such a journey :thumb:
amazing collections Hoff

and Happy Anniversary :p

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Damn, you do have quite the collection... No wonder your up in so many GB's! Ha

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have you actually counted?  what is your averaged keycap gains per day?

:p  jeebus
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Happy anniversary!

Fantastic collection :)

That SpAmRaY keycap :))
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That is an awesome collection dude.

You go that extra mile and give back to the community by pretty much giving away artisans too (coming from 1st hand experience!)

My favourite bit is that custom hoffman keyring. that's super awesome.
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Hoff hoff hoff hoff hoff
Happy anniversary, is this the part where I asked you out for a bro date-versary?

Love all your boards man
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Amazing photos of your collection, Hoff-bro!

I am really loving seeing the photos of everyone's collections. I really need to step up my game, but I doubt that will happen soon. :)

Happy 2nd anniversary, as well.
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Happy Anniversary buddy  :thumb:.   It was fun looking through and following your progression in this wonderful hobby.  Here is to two more and hopefully a slight slow down (other than keycap group buys of course) as you really find what you like. 
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WOW!  That is a very impressive collection.  Call your insurance broker and get a special rider for keyboard coverage, 'cuz that's some valuable stuff you got there.  I'm not joking about the insurance.
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Happy 2 year anniversary Hoff!!!!!  :eek:

How vast your collection... they're so colorful and it wouldn't be easy to replicate any of them (they're all unique!).

Your house must be a really cool place lol.

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keyboard porn at its finest. i like all your boards except for the 65% and 40%, the designs makes sense but i just think they don't look, for lack of a better word, proportional

Offline pr0ximity

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Wow, great collection! Seriously puts my upcoming 2nd anniversary to shame  :confused:

Here's to many more good years!  :thumb:
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I was not going to read this but got sucked into it.

OMFG!

Are you the one who executed the turkey with the blue Alps Tour Omnikey maneuver?

I was worried about the price of a windshield, but these caps exceed the price of an entire car!

Good thing that you are a young man so that there are enough years left in your lifetime to wear out this gear.
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Bada$$ collection man, props to you  :thumb:

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What a great post!  I love these.  You have a nice collection :)

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Happy 2 year anniversary!

And wow. That is an incredible collection!
So many unbuilt boards :O


I thought to say "I wish I could have a third of your collection and a quarter of your post count by the time my 2 year rolls around! :)"

... Then I realized my 2 year is two months  :):'(
I need more keyboards that aren't cherry switches >.>

Offline Roibhilin

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why do rich people put their artisan keycaps in greasy food though

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Offline Joey Quinn

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****s and giggles, if it doesn't damage the cap whats the problem.  :thumb:
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The dumber the reason the more it must be done

Offline Coreda

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Awesome collection and photography, saved a number of them :)

Which keycaps are these Hoff, mind me asking?



Tried searching Matt3o's keypuller.com database for red but it didn't show up.

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****s and giggles, if it doesn't damage the cap whats the problem.  :thumb:
I was going to bake one of mine into jello, then realized that would be taking it too far, and possibly damage the cap.

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Wow your collection is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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Offline demik

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Awesome collection and photography, saved a number of them :)

Which keycaps are these Hoff, mind me asking?

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Tried searching Matt3o's keypuller.com database for red but it didn't show up.



either fake alert 2.0 or tj's klaxon. which my guess would be tj's klaxon gb. dont think hoff was here for fake alert
« Last Edit: Sun, 08 February 2015, 21:05:03 by demik »
No, he’s not around. How that sound to ya? Jot it down.

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Looks like you saw it.
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The dumber the reason the more it must be done

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No, he’s not around. How that sound to ya? Jot it down.

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Hoff, you have an amazing collection!  ;D

Offline Lastpilot

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Hoffmannnnnnn!

Happy 2 year anniversary! And what a collection. Really looking forward to seeing you and your boards again. <3

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That IBM punch card thing is awesome. Have you figured out how it works? Can it be made to function as a keyboard somehow? What would typing on it feel like?

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Also it seems pretty sacrilegious to replace arbitrary keycaps in the middle of an APL set with ugly metal blanks. :P

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This is an awesome post and collection.

Thanks for sharing :)

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Great collection Hoff!

Thanks for posting, it was a lot of fun to look through.

That Kishsaver.  :eek:

Congrats on the anniversary!  ;D

Boards:
Silver 84-key KMAC LE, 62g lubed & stickered ergo-clears, GON NerD PCB, polycarbonate plate,MX lock/Phosphorglow IBM Model M SSK 1391472/White HHKB Pro 2, Hasu controller/WKL Phantom, 50g vintage blacks, MX lock
Leeku G80-1800 (build in progress)

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Really nice collection!!!
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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Thanks for the kind words everyone!   :-*


have you actually counted?  what is your averaged keycap gains per day?

:p  jeebus
I actually have a spreadsheet of all my purchases as of last November (I was curious about how much I had spent thus far  :-X ).  If you're curious I would be happy to share it.

Happy anniversary!

Fantastic collection :)

That SpAmRaY keycap :))
Thanks!  The LumberChap cap is actually modeled after me though.  :P  It was from when Binge was sculpting caps to raise funds for his casting setup.

I was not going to read this but got sucked into it.

OMFG!

Are you the one who executed the turkey with the blue Alps Tour Omnikey maneuver?

I was worried about the price of a windshield, but these caps exceed the price of an entire car!

Good thing that you are a young man so that there are enough years left in your lifetime to wear out this gear.
Hahahaha, glad you stuck around to read it.  :)  I am indeed the one who executed the turkey...   :-[   The windshield actually cost less than a few of my keyboards...   :confused:



why do rich people put their artisan keycaps in greasy food though
:-X :-[ I'm not rich tho.  And because it's perfectly safe.  ;D

Awesome collection and photography, saved a number of them :)

Which keycaps are these Hoff, mind me asking?

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Tried searching Matt3o's keypuller.com database for red but it didn't show up.
That is a combination of Red Alert 2.0 (alphas) and Klaxon (mods).   :thumb:   demik was only partially right.  ;)  Red Alert 2.0 was my first classifieds purchase here, from sleepy916.  Not sure if he remembers.  :))

That IBM punch card thing is awesome. Have you figured out how it works? Can it be made to function as a keyboard somehow? What would typing on it feel like?
I have figured out how it works mechanically, which is incredibly impressive (the mechanism, not my understanding).  The mechanism is a hybrid between a typewriter and a keyboard.  I have the patent files for a similar keyboard, if you're curious.  I had zero luck finding documents pertaining to this particular keyboard.  And unfortunately, the original wiring included about 40 (not exaggerating) wires from the keyboard to the main computer unit, so it was in my mind impossible to directly convert it.  I opted to cut some of it apart and started to wire up my own solution.  Then I moved and shelved the project.  :(  I really want to finish it up and see if I'm successful.  The downside is that I will need an entirely custom firmware for it, so we'll see what I can hack together for that.  :))  If you're curious, you can see more photos here and I'd be happy to take more pictures / discuss the topic more if you're curious.  This is probably the most intriguing keyboard I own (IMO), and is the one project I hope to complete most.

Also it seems pretty sacrilegious to replace arbitrary keycaps in the middle of an APL set with ugly metal blanks. :P
Is it okay if it's a replica APL set?  :P  You're right though.  Maybe you can rest easy knowing that they didn't stay there for longer than it took to take the photo.  They now reside on the 62-key 4704.

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Hoff, you go check phone, go check phone now.


Offline bueller

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Hoff are you a beaver?












COS DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! Nice collection bro, so many nice boards and caps!
It's a good width!  If it's half-width it's too narrow, and full-width is too wide. 

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Offline jacobolus

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That IBM punch card thing is awesome. Have you figured out how it works? Can it be made to function as a keyboard somehow? What would typing on it feel like?

I have figured out how it works mechanically, which is incredibly impressive (the mechanism, not my understanding).  The mechanism is a hybrid between a typewriter and a keyboard.  I have the patent files for a similar keyboard, if you're curious.  I had zero luck finding documents pertaining to this particular keyboard.  And unfortunately, the original wiring included about 40 (not exaggerating) wires from the keyboard to the main computer unit, so it was in my mind impossible to directly convert it.  I opted to cut some of it apart and started to wire up my own solution.  Then I moved and shelved the project.  :(  I really want to finish it up and see if I'm successful.  The downside is that I will need an entirely custom firmware for it, so we'll see what I can hack together for that.  :))  If you're curious, you can see more photos here and I'd be happy to take more pictures / discuss the topic more if you're curious.  This is probably the most intriguing keyboard I own (IMO), and is the one project I hope to complete most.

I saw the rest of the pictures, and looked briefly at them, but it’s a bit hard to tell from static 2d pictures how a 3d mechanism works, at least for me. :-)

I’m sure there are folks here who could help out with the electronics side if you get the mechanical part all cleaned up.

Anyway, again, awesome keyboard.

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Looks awesome man, way better than what I would have done!
It's a good width!  If it's half-width it's too narrow, and full-width is too wide. 

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Excellent job of testing pretty much all the dope keyboards out there, Hoff.  Your collection of keyboards that you've owned (and still own) is really impressive.

I hope to try all those keyboards someday.  Glad to see you're still with it strong after 2 years.  My girlfriend was shocked I was still interested in keyboards after a year,
but it's hard to lose interest in something when there are constantly so many new and amazing boards available and so many vintage old boards one must try.

Keep with it, baller. :thumb

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Hoff!!!! I haven't said it yet but I've been lurking your anni thread while I waited for my e-boner to go down... amazing collection and fantastic photos - so glad someone as enthusiastic as you is taking the time to share your keyboard love with all of us! Keep being you mang :thumb:

Anytime I think I spend too much money on keyboards or that other people must be rich to have all the sweet keyboard swag they do, I remember my co-workers with hobbies like cycling and boating, where their investment in the hobby is 5-6 digits deep, and I feel much better  :))
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Awesome collection. I was a bit afraid at the beginning I thought that it was a goodbye thread!

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Offline rowdy

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Happy anniversary!

Fantastic collection :)

That SpAmRaY keycap :))
Thanks!  The LumberChap cap is actually modeled after me though.  :P  It was from when Binge was sculpting caps to raise funds for his casting setup.

I kinda remember that, but for some reason this keycap always reminds me of SpAmMy.
"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 JackMills

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A late 'Happy Anniversary' and a 'Damn, what a nice collection keyboards you have' to you.

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Illuminati wish the where on your level Hoff

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Offline dustinhxc

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WOW!! Awesome collection, some beautiful boards! Some great caps!  :thumb:

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Awesome collection and beautiful photographs as usual man.

Who made that pink on white topre fn? It's gorgeous!

Do you like the novatouch personally? Hearing lots of mixed things about them but I am very tempted. The HHKB space bar is preventing me from wanting to do a stem swap from it so I'd probably keep the board as is.

Offline HoffmanMyster

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Bump for a late 3-year anniversary  ^-^

I'll update the OP with some new pics as well  :D

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Reported for necro bumps.


OP which is your fav and why is it the hhkb? Jk we know why. Best keyboard NA
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Really amazing collection! That Merlot SloFi is really amazing, I love the deep colors on the bottom and the kinda powdery shiny black face. The WASDSon is really cool too!
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Offline rowdy

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Impressiveness of collection continues unabated.
"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 HoffmanMyster

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5 years now 😱

I need to update the OP... 🙈

Thanks everyone for the continued memories and fun times, I just can’t seem to leave you guys 😘

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5 years now 😱

I need to update the OP... 🙈

Thanks everyone for the continued memories and fun times, I just can’t seem to leave you guys 😘

Happy GH birthday!!!

People in the 1980s, in general, were clearly just better than we are now in every measurable way.

The dumber the reason the more it must be done

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5 years now 😱

I need to update the OP... 🙈

Thanks everyone for the continued memories and fun times, I just can’t seem to leave you guys 😘

i know how it feels

too damn long
QFR | MJ2 TKL | "Bulgogiboard" (Keycon 104) | ctrl.alt x GON 60% | TGR Alice | Mira SE #29 | Mira SE #34 | Revo One | z | Keycult No. 1 | AIS65 | First CW87 prototype | Mech27v1 | Camp C225 | Duck Orion V1 | LZ CLS sxh | Geon Frog TKL | Hiney TKL One | Geon Glare TKL



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Duck Lightsaver (work in progress)
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(silver is mine)

Dis mine now :D

And happy Geekaversary!
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5 years now 😱

I need to update the OP... 🙈

Thanks everyone for the continued memories and fun times, I just can’t seem to leave you guys 😘

Happy GH birthday!!!

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I like how wholesome this is. :)