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Title: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: chyros on Tue, 30 August 2016, 06:36:11: OK, so this is way too much fun to not give its own topic. What is your favourite keyboard that's greater than fullsize? I'm thinking battlecruisers and bigger here :) . I love massive keyboards like this so I have quite a few in this category I really like xD .
Title: Re: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: mike52787 on Tue, 30 August 2016, 09:18:53: I saw a green alps board with a sun type 5 layout on taobao, really regretting not buying it. Not sure if it counts as a battlecruiser, but its bigger than fullsize.
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Post by: keyladding on Tue, 30 August 2016, 10:26:44: Model M 122
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Post by: emdude on Tue, 30 August 2016, 10:36:46: The Focus FK-5001/9000 is pretty nifty.
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Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 30 August 2016, 18:22:45: Same old story.
Title: Re: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: mike52787 on Wed, 31 August 2016, 08:53:06: Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 30 August 2016, 18:22:45
Same old story.
Ill be needing a wrist rest for my battleship, where did you get one of that length or is it custom?
Title: Re: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: Hypersphere on Wed, 31 August 2016, 09:06:17: IBM F122 with US ANSI mod.

IBM F107.

NMB PC122 with black "Space Invader" tactile/clicky switches.
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Post by: Birdsht on Wed, 31 August 2016, 11:05:24: Compaq compatibles scanner and keyboard. Ran it hard for 10+ years on its sweet cherry blues and loved it. Passed it onto my little brother that beat on it solid for another 5 years every time he died FPS games. Its still alive in a closet somewhere, never died, not one key. Picked it up at the Compaq outlet in Houston around 1996. Cost was about $30.

(https://s4.postimg.org/js89t0859/s_l1600.jpg)

(https://s15.postimg.org/arkz47d63/s_l1600_2.jpg)

Surprised to find a handful on eBay, new and used from $40-$85. Cant imagine those are selling too much.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COMPUTER-KEYBOARD-SCANNER-COMPATIBLES-COMPAQ-New-Sealed-Original-Box-96/151759683120?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38846%26meid%3D8af2c33ef1674b31808223eb9ee3c912%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D152204455243 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COMPUTER-KEYBOARD-SCANNER-COMPATIBLES-COMPAQ-New-Sealed-Original-Box-96/151759683120?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38846%26meid%3D8af2c33ef1674b31808223eb9ee3c912%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D152204455243)
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Post by: y11971alex on Wed, 31 August 2016, 15:37:13: (https://i.imgur.com/aT80qZ6.jpg)
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Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 31 August 2016, 16:42:21: Quote from: mike52787 on Wed, 31 August 2016, 08:53:06

Ill be needing a wrist rest for my battleship, where did you get one of that length or is it custom?

It is a standard full-size. The wrist rest is 20" long, a Model M is 19" and a 122-key terminal is 22" (with case).
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Post by: klennkellon on Wed, 31 August 2016, 20:27:20: I really liked the look of that Sun keyboard with the Fujitus you reviewed. Gorgeous keyboard. I especially love the sharp keycaps.
Title: Re: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: chyros on Thu, 01 September 2016, 02:58:06: Quote from: klennkellon on Wed, 31 August 2016, 20:27:20
I really liked the look of that Sun keyboard with the Fujitus you reviewed. Gorgeous keyboard. I especially love the sharp keycaps.
Ah, the Type 5c? Yeah, those are really elegant -looking :D .
Title: Re: What's your favourite greater-than-fullsize keyboard?
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 04 September 2016, 05:58:41: I'll just stick with a boring old Model M 122, which I haven't had a chance to get working yet. Or keycaps, my local source kinda dried up.