Quote from: tavapataor on Wed, 13 May 2026, 12:58:36

Quote from: jonna on Tue, 12 May 2026, 18:11:47

Why wait before finishing the proto and getting a quote? It's a bit early on to be doing an IC considering how much pricing can change between the proto and production revisions if major changes have to be made to the initial prototype print.

Is a model m an 1800? No it's not and an 1800 has a very thin divider between the numbpad and the main section. We can't just call every keyboard with a compact arrow cluster and 1800. It's an 1800 when the numbpad is modified to accommodate the compact numpad for space saving. This design does not save any space. They could maybe inspired by in 1800 layout but it is not in 1800.

This is what 1800s are originally designed after.

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To be fair, it is a little pedantic, though I do see where you're coming from. I am pretty sure it'd fall more under the "1800 Compact" category (which doesn't really have a defining standard layout) than a traditional 1800.

Skipping week 3 since it was so close to end date, final numbers are here:

Base Kit - 1541
Alphas - 1013
Novelties - 1277
Spaces - 500
Deskmat - 222