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Title: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 05 January 2014, 12:59:18: It's 2014! Time for another Kiibohd Meetup :D

I've got lots of neat stuff to talk about this month (kicking off two new "keyboard switch" projects), as well as lots of interesting keyboards to show off :D
Just last night I discovered an "Acoustic" keyboard.

This meetup will be at the San Jose TechShop:
(Conference Room) on February 1st, 2014 @ 1 PM
(Jan 25th is also possible at 2 PM, let me know if this works better).

The next meetup will likely be at Massdrop HQ in San Francisco.

Please indicate if you are planning on coming, or if there is anything you'd like me (or someone else) to bring.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Sun, 05 January 2014, 13:09:22: This will be my first one!

Should I bring anything?
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 05 January 2014, 13:11:31: You can bring anything you like :D There's lots of room.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: codyeatworld on Sun, 05 January 2014, 16:04:58: I can do saturdays, I will be there this time! I mean it!
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Thu, 16 January 2014, 18:28:47: Reminder, still happening on Feb. 1st.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: mooswa on Thu, 16 January 2014, 18:45:32: I will try to make it.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 17 January 2014, 04:10:36: I hope I can make it down from SF. Yay Caltrain.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Fri, 17 January 2014, 12:55:17: Quote from: jacobolus on Fri, 17 January 2014, 04:10:36
I hope I can make it down from SF. Yay Caltrain.

I feel you man. I Caltrain the other way on many Saturdays. Weekend service is so lousy.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 17 January 2014, 13:00:39: If there are enough of us commuting from the city to sj maybe we could split a car with one of those ride sharing services. It would be cheaper than buying 3-4 caltrain tickets.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 19 January 2014, 01:52:29: If someone is paying for a car, I’m glad to pitch in my share. Definitely nicer than Caltrain (esp. on a weekend when it’s all slow trains).
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: ggghettoblasta on Sun, 19 January 2014, 02:29:35: OOhh I'm really interested in making it to this. I'm currently still living in Fresno but I'm moving to the east bay in a few months.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: ggghettoblasta on Sun, 19 January 2014, 02:31:17: Quote from: jwaz on Fri, 17 January 2014, 13:00:39
If there are enough of us commuting from the city to sj maybe we could split a car with one of those ride sharing services. It would be cheaper than buying 3-4 caltrain tickets.

Also I would be willing to drive from East bay/SF to SJ after I get settled in, so maybe for the next meetup?
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: eddie on Sun, 19 January 2014, 05:56:46: edit i can't be there :(
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: acantha on Sun, 19 January 2014, 22:58:01: i'll be there!
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 25 January 2014, 19:21:11: Just reserved the room from 1 till 3 PM.
They recently changed the booking so I have to find another person to book with me or pay $95 an hour...
Srsly though, unless someone else books the room right after we can keep using it.

This just means people should show up on time, rather than the usual 30-45 minutes late :))
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Mon, 27 January 2014, 02:44:21: I will be there!

[)amien
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jwaz on Thu, 30 January 2014, 12:08:13: Who wants to meet me at the last BART stop? Or should I just take Caltrain?
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: Wildcard on Thu, 30 January 2014, 12:15:31: Man I wish I could be there. Awesome location for a meetup.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Thu, 30 January 2014, 15:57:46: Quote from: jwaz on Thu, 30 January 2014, 12:08:13
Who wants to meet me at the last BART stop? Or should I just take Caltrain?

Where is the last BART stop?

[)
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 30 January 2014, 17:14:40: jwaz: are you saying you have a car? If so, I’d be happy to meet you at any arbitrary BART stop [i.e. Millbrae would be fine], and pay some for gas, etc. Or if you’re still talking about using a zipcar / getaround car / etc., pitch in my share.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Fri, 31 January 2014, 18:32:54: Reminder, meetup tomorrow!
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jwaz on Fri, 31 January 2014, 18:36:19: I do not have a car, I could use a zip car but I'd rather throw gas $$ at acantha or damien.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 01 February 2014, 03:15:07: Is one of those guys driving? If so, I’m happy to join in and also throw some gas money. :)

Currently my plan is to take Caltrain, but someone else with a car (or splitting a Zipcar or whatever) would definitely be preferable.

Actually, Google Maps apparently recommends I take the BART over toward the East Bay down to Freemont, and then take the 181 bus from Freemont to San Jose. (2 hours that way.)
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jwaz on Sat, 01 February 2014, 13:37:02: Quote from: jacobolus on Sat, 01 February 2014, 03:15:07
Is one of those guys driving? If so, I’m happy to join in and also throw some gas money. :)

Currently my plan is to take Caltrain, but someone else with a car (or splitting a Zipcar or whatever) would definitely be preferable.

Actually, Google Maps apparently recommends I take the BART over toward the East Bay down to Freemont, and then take the 181 bus from Freemont to San Jose. (2 hours that way.)

I did it that way last time. taking the bus suuucks
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:07:39: I'll take you guys back to the Freemont BART at the end again if you want.

[)
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jwaz on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:11:31: I don't know, I'm really not feeling the 3-4 hour commute right now. I'm already running about an hour late anyway, sorry guys. Why did sth leave... I have nobody to rideshare and hit the meetups/ weird stuff or HSC Electronics anymore ;_;
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:13:16: Quote from: jwaz on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:11:31
I don't know, I'm really not feeling the 3-4 hour commute right now. I'm already running about an hour late anyway, sorry guys. Why did sth leave... I have nobody to rideshare and hit the meetups/ weird stuff or HSC Electronics anymore ;_;

I read that as "wah wah wah, I'm jwaz and I'm lazy". Just show up
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Sat, 01 February 2014, 15:46:15: codyeatworld and I are running hella late but en route.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sat, 01 February 2014, 20:31:03: Finished with beer, bratwurst and funny stories. Awesome.

[)
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 20:36:55: Next meetup sounds like it will be at Massdrop HQ.
Slides are at the usual place (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4Wyz4bY7XjLOUZGRnhWcldLMUE (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4Wyz4bY7XjLOUZGRnhWcldLMUE)). I think I forgot to add some pics...whatevs :p
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 21:04:34: i should be in town sometime between 3/1 and 3/8, i think. those aren't hard dates at all.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:01:34: Quote from: mkawa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 21:04:34
i should be in town sometime between 3/1 and 3/8, i think. those aren't hard dates at all.

Like I mention at the meetups, preference on the date goes to who asks first :P (exceptions do apply though...)
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:02:36: A couple of pics from the event up at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110321883146291924112/albums/5921062126287698193 (last 5).

[)amien
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:05:45: (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLPc3-pjQhY/Uu3BYpdaVvI/AAAAAAAACcQ/jgRZKtuYkng/w1177-h883-no/IMG_20140201_135333.jpg)
This picture is from damieng's collection.

What keyboard is this?
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:06:45: It's an Alps-manufactured Alps-brown... HaaTa would know more, like the others it is from his collection.

[)amien
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:11:41: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:05:45
Show Image
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLPc3-pjQhY/Uu3BYpdaVvI/AAAAAAAACcQ/jgRZKtuYkng/w1177-h883-no/IMG_20140201_135333.jpg)

This picture is from damieng's collection.

What keyboard is this?

Not my video, but...srsly, why the gloves. They aren't going to protect you from the Anthrax...

I won another keyboard with the rare Brown Alps today on ebay (it's been a long time since I've seen one on ebay).
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:17:06: Yeah...I really like that board. The layouts, those switches. I need gloves too lol.

/me drools
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:18:55: The IBM 5140 and keyboards do show up on ebay from time to time and are usually not that pricey.
I haven't made a converter/controller for one yet, but it wouldn't be that difficult. Most of the work would be getting a connector for it :P
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:20:57: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:17:06
Yeah...I really like that board. The layouts, those switches. I need gloves too lol.

/me drools

For real, I need some brown alps in my life. The collection must grow!
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:33:13: You know what? Haata is a cool guy and all but every time I look through his collection...I get an insane amount of jealousy and want :(.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:41:40: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:33:13
You know what? Haata is a cool guy and all but every time I look through his collection...I get an insane amount of jealousy and want :(.

I know where he lives...

[)amien
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:45:19: As of yet, there have been no attempts on my life (that I know of :cool: )

Still, I need to figure out where my keyboards go if I kick the bucket skiing or biking somewhere...
I don't really want them sold off (not that I care about that), but each one needs to be probably chronicled and switches characterized ;D
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:46:07: This thread just turned a little weird Haata :P
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:47:59: Quote from: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:45:19
As of yet, there have been no attempts on my life (that I know of :cool: )

Still, I need to figure out where my keyboards go if I kick the bucket skiing or biking somewhere...
I don't really want them sold off (not that I care about that), but each one needs to be probably chronicled and switches characterized ;D

Better idea....

NEVER DIE.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:50:22: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:46:07
This thread just turned a little weird Haata :P

Sorry, but it's something that occasionally pops into my mind.

Quote from: Halverson on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:47:59
Better idea....

NEVER DIE.

:thumb:
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 23:40:27: hmm... keys look straight off an AEK2. alps must have owned all the key tooling. interesting!
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:06:45: The IBM keyboard has Dye Subs, being IBM and all.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: DamienG on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:10:18: Also it was great to meet some new faces - NuclearSandwich, codyeatworld, jacobolus and the Massdrop guy (I didn't get his handle).

And thanks for the loot NuclearSandwich!

[)amien
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:16:46: Quote from: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:06:45
The IBM keyboard has Dye Subs, being IBM and all.
and looking again, they're spherical. you got me there

i don't know why the font looked appley the first time i saw the pic. it looks very ibm now.

lighting. that's the ticket.
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:29:58: Quote from: mkawa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:16:46
Quote from: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:06:45
The IBM keyboard has Dye Subs, being IBM and all.
and looking again, they're spherical. you got me there

i don't know why the font looked appley the first time i saw the pic. it looks very ibm now.

lighting. that's the ticket.

Time to get some sleep mkawa, cause they're cylindrical :rofl:
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 02 February 2014, 19:21:36: Quote from: HaaTa on Sat, 01 February 2014, 22:11:41
I won another keyboard with the rare Brown Alps today on ebay (it's been a long time since I've seen one on ebay).
I got this whole PC Convertible for <$30 shipped. Arrived about a week ago. Not sure if the computer works, it seems to be missing some other parts, and has no power cord.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301068121540
Title: Re: Kiibohd 4 - Bay Area Monthly Keyboard Meetup
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 03 February 2014, 19:42:53: Quote from: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:29:58
Quote from: mkawa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:16:46
Quote from: HaaTa on Sun, 02 February 2014, 00:06:45
The IBM keyboard has Dye Subs, being IBM and all.
and looking again, they're spherical. you got me there

i don't know why the font looked appley the first time i saw the pic. it looks very ibm now.

lighting. that's the ticket.

Time to get some sleep mkawa, cause they're cylindrical :rofl:
clearly. i'm way off my game.