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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mougrim on Sun, 18 January 2015, 13:34:06
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Got myself an AEKII - ALPS cream damped, made in Ireland - yellowed, of course, but otherwise nice, clean and in working order (thanks to hasu for code of adb-usb converter).
Anyone knows what this layout is? French? Belgian?
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I really like the old Apple colored logo. Also grats on the acquisition. Thoughts on the key feel?
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
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I really like the old Apple colored logo. Also grats on the acquisition. Thoughts on the key feel?
Yep. It's so better than their current one :)
Thankee :)
Hmm... Typing on it for two days now. I'd say - very similar to my V60MTS Quiet Click, but somewhat stiffer and more heavy. I like this feeling Also AEKII has better keycaps - they add that "solid" feeling. Oh, and original latching Caps Lock is very nice :)
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
Thankee :) Now I know - because man who sold it for me for 40 bucks (I know, I know, but it's still less then what I'd paid if I ordered it on ebay with all this expensive shipping) haven't any idea where it came from, but he'd cleaned it for me and give me an original cable with it from his stock.
Thank you. Ordered it for my Model F, and it turned up really nice. I like their choice of golden color for Cyrillic letters.
Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
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Also, my soldering skills are officially suck :) But ths contraption of an ADB-USB converter actually works :)
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Neat. How do the keys feel? I'm typing on an AEK 1, but it has orange Alps rather than dampened Alps.
Also, nice price. I technically payed only $32 US for this keyboard, but with shipping and conversion it came close to $90 Canadian.
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Neat. How do the keys feel? I'm typing on an AEK 1, but it has orange Alps rather than dampened Alps.
Also, nice price. I technically payed only $32 US for this keyboard, but with shipping and conversion it came close to $90 Canadian.
Rather like, but not exactly identical, Matias Quiet Click. I like them. My main keyboard is AT Model F - heavy and clicky, but now i'm the fan of Alps switches too. Haven't tried AEK with orange Alps, so can't tell you how it's feel in comparison to it. But I heard orange alps are tactile and clicky :)
Oh yes... I heard about shipping to and from Canada... sometimes I think it's cheaper just to go pick up keyboard to USA. But it's nothing if you conpare it to shipping to, say, Australia. Or Europe. So I was lucky indeed to find european AEKII.
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
What make you think it's belgian over french?
Got a macally clone here, it's french azerty (well at least I bought it as it with a LCIII) and it has exactly the same layout.
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Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Any sticker on the other side? Check this (http://adaptermuseum.com/?p=103)
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Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Any sticker on the other side? Check this (http://adaptermuseum.com/?p=103)
There is sticker, but it says only "Made in Israel" :)
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I have a couple of AEK's (M0115) and much prefer their sound and feel over the AEK II.
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I have a couple of AEK's (M0115) and much prefer their sound and feel over the AEK II.
Orange or salmon switches? I wanted to get an AEK, but if I'll order it from USA, it will cost me about 100 buck with shipping. Well, more like 80 or 90, but still... So my best bet is to find it somewhere in Europe...
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Rather like, but not exactly identical, Matias Quiet Click. I like them.
Indeed Matias made his "Quiet" switches to resemble the "Cream" Alps in the AEKII.
I also find the Salmon and Orange Alps to be nice. Some people like the orange better, but I can't tell them apart by feel.
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I have a couple of AEK's (M0115) and much prefer their sound and feel over the AEK II.
Orange or salmon switches? I wanted to get an AEK, but if I'll order it from USA, it will cost me about 100 buck with shipping. Well, more like 80 or 90, but still... So my best bet is to find it somewhere in Europe...
Orange, and I hope you find one.
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I have a couple of AEK's (M0115) and much prefer their sound and feel over the AEK II.
Orange or salmon switches? I wanted to get an AEK, but if I'll order it from USA, it will cost me about 100 buck with shipping. Well, more like 80 or 90, but still... So my best bet is to find it somewhere in Europe...
Orange, and I hope you find one.
I'll try. Or maybe Apple Desktop Bus keyboard from Apple II. It's pretty nice too :)
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Oh Oh Oh
So you're going after other switch types, but not telling me my jailhouse mods are nice?
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Oh Oh Oh
So you're going after other switch types, but not telling me my jailhouse mods are nice?
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
They're nice. And I'm told ;) But I haven't got keyboard I'm planning to mod yet... and you haven't told how to do it yet ;)
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
Thankee :) Now I know - because man who sold it for me for 40 bucks (I know, I know, but it's still less then what I'd paid if I ordered it on ebay with all this expensive shipping) haven't any idea where it came from, but he'd cleaned it for me and give me an original cable with it from his stock.
Thank you. Ordered it for my Model F, and it turned up really nice. I like their choice of golden color for Cyrillic letters.
Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Dongle SW protection.
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
Thankee :) Now I know - because man who sold it for me for 40 bucks (I know, I know, but it's still less then what I'd paid if I ordered it on ebay with all this expensive shipping) haven't any idea where it came from, but he'd cleaned it for me and give me an original cable with it from his stock.
Thank you. Ordered it for my Model F, and it turned up really nice. I like their choice of golden color for Cyrillic letters.
Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Dongle SW protection.
Yep, but I dunno for which soft :)
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Got myself an AEKII - ALPS cream damped, made in Ireland - yellowed, of course, but otherwise nice, clean and in working order (thanks to hasu for code of adb-usb converter).
Anyone knows what this layout is? French? Belgian?
I have exactly this keyboard at home, but in US configuration. Mine says is made in USA, and has that little boxed S icon on the back that apparently indicates quieter switches (?). Was actually considering selling it, can put up a [FS] post and pics if people seem interested...
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Got myself an AEKII - ALPS cream damped, made in Ireland - yellowed, of course, but otherwise nice, clean and in working order (thanks to hasu for code of adb-usb converter).
Anyone knows what this layout is? French? Belgian?
I have exactly this keyboard at home, but in US configuration. Mine says is made in USA, and has that little boxed S icon on the back that apparently indicates quieter switches (?). Was actually considering selling it, can put up a [FS] post and pics if people seem interested...
Mine made in Ireland, so it's kinda more rare :)
US layout, of course, more common. But I like all that extra keys on AZERTY keyboards. Used some of them to made media-keys layer.
I think you can find a buyer for it - but I'm not sure what price you should ask. If it nice and not yellowed, you can get for it about 40 bucks, I think.
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I have exactly this keyboard at home, but in US configuration. Mine says is made in USA, and has that little boxed S icon on the back that apparently indicates quieter switches (?). Was actually considering selling it, can put up a [FS] post and pics if people seem interested...
Interested, PM sent.
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
Thankee :) Now I know - because man who sold it for me for 40 bucks (I know, I know, but it's still less then what I'd paid if I ordered it on ebay with all this expensive shipping) haven't any idea where it came from, but he'd cleaned it for me and give me an original cable with it from his stock.
Thank you. Ordered it for my Model F, and it turned up really nice. I like their choice of golden color for Cyrillic letters.
Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Dongle SW protection.
Yep, but I dunno for which soft :)
Congratulations on your acquisition :)
Software dongles often did not say which software it was for. That would make it too easy for people to steal. I don't think I've seen one that actually had the software name written on it. A few had the company name, and from that you could usually work out which software it enabled.
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I think that's Belgian AZERTY, not French.
And your Unicomp Cyrillic set looks nice.
Thankee :) Now I know - because man who sold it for me for 40 bucks (I know, I know, but it's still less then what I'd paid if I ordered it on ebay with all this expensive shipping) haven't any idea where it came from, but he'd cleaned it for me and give me an original cable with it from his stock.
Thank you. Ordered it for my Model F, and it turned up really nice. I like their choice of golden color for Cyrillic letters.
Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Dongle SW protection.
Yep, but I dunno for which soft :)
Congratulations on your acquisition :)
Software dongles often did not say which software it was for. That would make it too easy for people to steal. I don't think I've seen one that actually had the software name written on it. A few had the company name, and from that you could usually work out which software it enabled.
Yeah, and sime was for custom software... so I doubt I ever find what it was for :)
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Also i got this weird thingy which came with keyboard. Dunno what is it - I suppose some sort of ADB dongle for running software?
Any sticker on the other side? Check this (http://adaptermuseum.com/?p=103)
There is sticker, but it says only "Made in Israel" :)
I post the image from previous message link for others to see as it seems only mougrim did had a look:
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Looks like this particular model was used by Scitex DTP softwares as well, as Scitex was an Israeli brand before being acquired by HP...