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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] GMK Coniferous R2.5 | Nov 28 - Dec 28
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] PBS Dashboard- Digitial Dashboard-inspired design, now in PBS!
« Last post by madmax13 on Tue, 02 December 2025, 17:56:05 »12/2: Updated 4-ds kit to better accommodate row stagger keyboards (added 2x 1.25 and 1.5 Shifts). Fixed errors in the Base and novelties kit.
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Keyboards / Re: People now do not talk about keyboards ?
« Last post by phinix on Tue, 02 December 2025, 17:24:00 »I may be wrong, but I think that in recent years keyboards market grew so much, that it is not the saem as it was, 10-15 years ago when we all were drooling over some silly-ass artisan cap, or those first 60% keyboards, having used mostly boards like Realforce, Filco or Cooler Master (my first mech keeb, Quickfire Rapid 
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Back then you had to re-solder keyboards to change switches, where we practically had only Cherry options - it was mental when someone de-soldered Filco mx reds and mounted greens for example. Or we had group bys for some ****y plastic custom keycaps, like red one with hammer and sickle (I stiil have one). Or those long-ass group buys - I remember I waited for over 2 years for some keycaps from 7-bit GBs on Deskthority, picking up options from really long lists, with multi color options etc
Nowadays you can buy amazingly cheap barebone kits, or all pre-built sets that are already modded, silenced, lubed and hot-swap.
I think that this is what happened - we had it all, we've tried it all, there is no more room for improvements or real inventions. From super-unique hobby to mass-produced mainstream.
Like tears in rain...
)Back then you had to re-solder keyboards to change switches, where we practically had only Cherry options - it was mental when someone de-soldered Filco mx reds and mounted greens for example. Or we had group bys for some ****y plastic custom keycaps, like red one with hammer and sickle (I stiil have one). Or those long-ass group buys - I remember I waited for over 2 years for some keycaps from 7-bit GBs on Deskthority, picking up options from really long lists, with multi color options etc
Nowadays you can buy amazingly cheap barebone kits, or all pre-built sets that are already modded, silenced, lubed and hot-swap.
I think that this is what happened - we had it all, we've tried it all, there is no more room for improvements or real inventions. From super-unique hobby to mass-produced mainstream.
Like tears in rain...
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Superweld | NK_
« Last post by lampmk on Tue, 02 December 2025, 16:57:42 »please add a second b in base kit or bars kit for alice 
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CYL Cleopatra : The Last Pharaoh!
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS After-school 1992 - 40s Monokit
« Last post by HappyB0T on Tue, 02 December 2025, 15:20:03 »Love Afterschool. In for this one.
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Keyboards / Re: People now do not talk about keyboards ?
« Last post by LightningXI on Tue, 02 December 2025, 14:23:55 »The keyboard community is somewhat more fragmented nowadays, less so centralized on geekhack and out on social media platforms like Instagram and in community servers on Discord.
I'm not sure how it'd work for vendors, but a lot still post in the Interest Checks board and on the Group Buys and Preorders board. People seem to keep track of those more closely and will respond with feedback.
There have been a lot of failed and/or no longer active vendors, however, so if you are looking for some of the old faces that used to be around, a lot of them might be long gone.
I'm not sure how it'd work for vendors, but a lot still post in the Interest Checks board and on the Group Buys and Preorders board. People seem to keep track of those more closely and will respond with feedback.
There have been a lot of failed and/or no longer active vendors, however, so if you are looking for some of the old faces that used to be around, a lot of them might be long gone.
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Off Topic / Re: Costco selling Weg0vee/0zimpix
« Last post by kaholpa3 on Tue, 02 December 2025, 14:13:38 »New tariffs for medication were added last week. Not sure how that impacts personal supply runs across border but anything below $250 for ozempic is win for the supply runs.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DSS Microcomputer: A Digital Renaissance from the Archives of Yesteryear
« Last post by pixelpusher on Tue, 02 December 2025, 14:11:11 »Mine shipped today
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geekhack Media / Re: [WIKI] Custom keyboard projects from Russian-Speaking community
« Last post by zlobin356 on Tue, 02 December 2025, 13:32:51 »CatBoard - The first custom keyboard project, made in Russia by HABR user @ibnteo back in 2013.
Catboard v1:
Catboard ][ (v2):
It was one of the first fully developed projects, the features of this keyboard are:
Its a really great project for its time, the one that started to explore ergonomics in cyrillic layout. It had 2 versions, CatBoard and CatBoard ][, Its also fully open-source, and you still can make one! As the inspiration for this project, were NSK 535 R and (of course) Kinesis. The author was dissapointed in modern keyboards in terms of ergonomics, NSK was considered one of the best ergo solutions by author, but unfortunately it couldnt be used with cyrillic.
After development of CardBoard v1, author found out the famous ErgoDox, after which he started to work on v2 of CatBoard.
Also i found this. First sketch-up of Ergo layout, made by same person back in 2011, layout is called "Klavarog"
Development of CatBoard started back in 2005, but active stage was around 2010. First, Author started to work with POS keyboards, he bought cash register keyboard KBM-105, after finishing the layout - case development started, it was made in FabLab77 (IT openspace) and was based around AVR-USB162 controller.
Later, second iteration started being made.
HABR user @suenot builds white version of CatBoard ][.
CatBoard layout:
source: https://habr.com/ru/articles/185500/
Catboard v1:
Catboard ][ (v2):
It was one of the first fully developed projects, the features of this keyboard are:
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Non-standard hardware layout with standard keyboard shortcuts; fast key repeat; Fn layer with cursor control keys, numpad, and function keys; separate keys for switching layouts; more convenient placement of Ctrl and Shift; dedicated AltTab key; Mac compatibility mode, allowing it to work exactly as on a PC; the ability to flash firmware without additional equipment; the ability to install over a laptop keyboard.
Its a really great project for its time, the one that started to explore ergonomics in cyrillic layout. It had 2 versions, CatBoard and CatBoard ][, Its also fully open-source, and you still can make one! As the inspiration for this project, were NSK 535 R and (of course) Kinesis. The author was dissapointed in modern keyboards in terms of ergonomics, NSK was considered one of the best ergo solutions by author, but unfortunately it couldnt be used with cyrillic.
After development of CardBoard v1, author found out the famous ErgoDox, after which he started to work on v2 of CatBoard.
Also i found this. First sketch-up of Ergo layout, made by same person back in 2011, layout is called "Klavarog"
Development of CatBoard started back in 2005, but active stage was around 2010. First, Author started to work with POS keyboards, he bought cash register keyboard KBM-105, after finishing the layout - case development started, it was made in FabLab77 (IT openspace) and was based around AVR-USB162 controller.
Later, second iteration started being made.
HABR user @suenot builds white version of CatBoard ][.
CatBoard layout:
source: https://habr.com/ru/articles/185500/