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Title: AT Model F
Post by: engicoder on Tue, 17 February 2015, 08:30:36: http://www.ebay.com/itm/371261088269

Healthy starting bid, but with some modding, closest you'll get to an ANSI model F.
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: 1391406 on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:04:24: If I were interested, I'd have wanted the CTRL keys modded in next to the space bar.
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: JPG on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:12:40: Quote from: 1391406 on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:04:24
If I were interested, I'd have wanted the CTRL keys modded in next to the space bar.

While desirable, I got used to having a ctrl on the left and alt on the right of spacebar as my only options. I mostly use the alt for the @ key while I use ctrl for the classic ctrl-a, ctrl-c, ctrl-v (the core skill of a programmer :p).
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:14:53: Did you guys see Muirium's awesome setup over on DT?
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: JPG on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:15:33: Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:14:53
Did you guys see Muirium's awesome setup over on DT?

Nope, you have a link?
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: engicoder on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:21:56: This is what I was thinking of:
(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/4208)
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: Melvang on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:38:20: Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:21:56
This is what I was thinking of:
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/4208)

The only hard part is modifying the plate to accept the space bar barrel as it is full width and has the barrels for the stabilizer wire built in. The PCB already has the pads and xwhatsit utility works just fine with it. I didn't do the space bar mod on my AT, but I have tweaked the numpad area to a straight 4x5 matrix with numpad and dedicated arrow keys.

In case anyone is curious. (http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/##@@=Insert&=Delete&_x:0.5%3B&=Esc&=F1%0A1&=F2%0A2&=F3%0A3&=F4%0A4&=F5%0A5&=F6%0A6&=F7%0A7&=F8%0A8&=F9%0A9&=F10%0A0&=F11%0A-&=F12%0A%2F=&_w:2%3B&=Backspace&_x:0.5%3B&=7%0AHome&=8%0A%E2%86%91&=9%0APgUp&=Num%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0ALock%3B&@=Home&=End&_x:0.5&w:1.5%3B&=Tab&=Q&=W&=E&=R&=T&=Y&=U&=I&=O&=P&=%7B%0A%5B&=%7D%0A%5D&_w:1.5%3B&=%7C%0A%5C&_x:0.5%3B&=4%0A%E2%86%90&=5&=6%0A%E2%86%92&=%2F%2F%3B&@=PgUp&=PgDn&_x:0.5&w:1.75%3B&=Ctrl&=A&=S&=D&=F&=G&=H&=J&=K&=L&=%2F:%0A%2F%3B&=%22%0A'&_w:2.25%3B&=Enter&_x:0.5%3B&=1%0AEnd&=2%0A%E2%86%93&=3%0APgDn&=*%3B&@=Vol%20+&=Vol%20-&_x:0.5&w:2.25%3B&=Shift&=Z&=X&=C&=V&=B&=N&=M&=%3C%0A,&=%3E%0A.&=%3F%0A%2F%2F&_w:2.75%3B&=Shift&_x:0.5%3B&=0%0AIns&=%E2%86%91&=.%0ADel&=-%3B&@=PrtSc&=Fn&_x:0.5&w:1.5%3B&=Caps%20Lock%0AAlt&_x:1&w:10%3B&=&_x:1&w:1.5%3B&=Win&_x:0.5%3B&=%E2%86%90&=%E2%86%93&=%E2%86%92&=+)
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: Touch_It on Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:30:52: Maybe someday I will own one. Model F's are like Pokemon. Gotta catch `em all.
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:32:15: Quote from: Touch_It on Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:30:52
Maybe someday I will own one. Model F's are like Pokemon. Gotta catch `em all.

I'll trade you one for your 107. :))
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: Touch_It on Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:33:50: :D. I think I'll pass for now.
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 18 February 2015, 08:49:30: Quote from: engicoder on Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:21:56
This is what I was thinking of:
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/4208)

Exactly.
Title: Re: AT Model F
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 19 February 2015, 20:00:21: When I get my nerve up and have some time, I will be adding "Alt" keys to my AT.