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Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: wcass on Sat, 16 July 2011, 19:35:39
IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia (stop, play, previous track, next track, volume down, volume up).                         I'm working on a project that i am documenting in the Mods forum here.
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:19929

Thanks
Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: REVENGE on Sat, 16 July 2011, 19:49:29
For the Windows and Context Menu caps, you will need to either mod the rubber dome caps from the Unicomp PC/5250 terminal emulator board or have someone with printing capabilities do a custom print for you. Unicomp does not seem to be willing to do so without a super large order, so try FenTek.

Same deal goes with media keys. You can grab the media keys from the Space Saver M, which has them as a sublayer of the F keys, or again do custom printing. I think Unicomp would be able to do that, but once again it's going to cost you a lot of money.

I'm in the same boat as you because I'm trying to add Windows and media keys to my Terminal Model Fs, but so far it looks like it's going to be costly. However, if I can get more people on board, we could try and do a group buy for custom printed keys.
Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: wcass on Sat, 16 July 2011, 21:10:19
... but there was a "group buy" on GH that included all these keys.
Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: REVENGE on Sun, 17 July 2011, 01:02:02
Quote from: wcass;381764
... but there was a "group buy" on GH that included all these keys.
Can you refer me to the thread? I had looked in the subforum, but didn't find anything before.
Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: wcass on Sun, 17 July 2011, 06:52:23
(http://luzr.net/images/groupbuy/01.JPG)
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?17515-IBM-keys-group-buy-%28standard-legends%29

acfrazier has since re-used the thread for round 2 - removing earlier references to the original offer. you hear some references to these keys in post #5, 6, 21, 45, 46, 48 (read this one). i sent him a PM - hopefully he will get back to me soon.
Title: IBM keycaps - Windows, Menu, and multimedia
Post by: REVENGE on Sun, 17 July 2011, 08:22:11
Quote from: wcass;381922
acfrazier has since re-used the thread for round 2 - removing earlier references to the original offer.
No wonder... Damn, I am in for another group buy for a set of those keys if anyone else is interested.