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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: TennesseeTechnocrat on Tue, 30 May 2017, 14:08:23

Title: Another new face.
Post by: TennesseeTechnocrat on Tue, 30 May 2017, 14:08:23

I saw the recent Gizmodo article, via Life Hacker, on Facebook the other day and I immediately thought, "Hey! I want to do that too!" So here I am.

I've been messing around with computers and networks since 1995. Spent a few years managing a production facility where we built custom computers for military applications, and then spent a few more years in the IT service industry in Washington D.C. where I did everything from service desk to network operation center work, as well as some tech-adjacent special projects.

My current computer is an iMac. I worked for Apple for a while after moving to Tennessee, and the employee discount was good. I've fallen in love with MacOS, so I think I'll be staying on the Apple train for a while. My current mouse is a 2013 Razer Death Adder, and I genuinely love Razer mice. My history with their keyboards is more spotty, and I'm using Apple keyboard (chicklets) at the moment. I do have a Razer Orbweaver I keep around for gaming though.

P.S. - I've been messing around with keyboard-layout-editor.com nightly since stumbling into your world. I'm not sure if I should be jumping right into a full build, but I went ahead and designed my dream layout (limited to keys I've seen available in keycap sales on MD).

Title: Re: Another new face.
Post by: dubious on Tue, 30 May 2017, 14:28:26

Welcome to geekhack! Do you have a link to that gizmodo article? The 65%/68% layout you posted is fairly common, and more keep popping up recently.

Readily available:
Tada68 (https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/collections/keyboard/products/tada68-mechanical-keyboard-gateron-swtich-65-layout-dye-sub-keycaps-cherry-profils?variant=34710238797)

Similar but not exactly the same:
HHKB JP (Topre)
Leopold FC660
Varmillo VA68M

And some customs (available in aftermarket somtimes/someday):
RAMA - M-65
TARO - Exent
Redscarf - RS68
Originative Co. - Saber


Happy clacking!

Title: Re: Another new face.
Post by: TennesseeTechnocrat on Tue, 30 May 2017, 14:51:01

Thanks! Here is the Gizmodo article (https://gizmodo.com/key-crazy-inside-the-wonderful-world-of-keyboard-fanat-1794380835?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow") I was talking about.

Title: Re: Another new face.
Post by: xtrafrood on Tue, 30 May 2017, 15:53:21

Quote from: TennesseeTechnocrat on Tue, 30 May 2017, 14:51:01

Thanks! Here is the Gizmodo article (https://gizmodo.com/key-crazy-inside-the-wonderful-world-of-keyboard-fanat-1794380835?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow") I was talking about.

Hey there! Thank you for the article--welcome!