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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: phinix on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:25:58

Title: What profile is that?
Post by: phinix on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:25:58

What profile is that?

(https://storage.googleapis.com/mkeu-store-media/cache/98/6c/986cf681cfedb7ce580eeff2c552b951.jpg)

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/borsdorf_2022/

Title: Re: What profile is that?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:29:10

The page you linked lacks critical information:
(GB) Borsdorf: a 66% keyboard for Alps switches and Apple M3501 ISO keycaps (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105717.0).

The vintage Apple keycaps are PBT, except for the space bar (hence why only the space bar has yellowed in some pictures)

Title: Re: What profile is that?
Post by: phinix on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:38:52

Quote from: Findecanor on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:29:10

The page you linked lacks critical information:

(GB) Borsdorf: a 66% keyboard for Alps switches and Apple M3501 ISO keycaps (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105717.0)

Is there any equivalent MX caps profile?

Title: Re: What profile is that?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:42:17

Quote from: phinix on Sun, 19 February 2023, 15:38:52

Is there any equivalent MX caps profile?

The vintage Apple keyboards had a curved top, with the shapes of the keycaps closely following that curve. They keycaps look weird in a keyboard case that was not made especially for them — which the Borsdorf's is.

There was a uniprofile replica keycap set made for Cherry MX named XDA Oblique which replicates the legends, at least.