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HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 18:51:49 »
Hello everyone,

It has been a while since I've posted something new. Finally I have had the time to bring my trusty little keyboard back to glory. It is a HHKB Pro1 from 2005.

I hope you will like it.




















If you are still interested in how I made it, or some more pictures: here is the full Post: https://deskthority.net/topic13441.html
« Last Edit: Sat, 02 April 2016, 05:26:03 by cookie »
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 18:58:34 »
Since it's more than 10yrs old can we call it vintage Topre? :thumb:

Thanks for sharing. :D
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 19:02:48 »
If you like, call it that way :)
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 20:38:01 »
Is that case slightly off-white?

It has an almost ... greenish ... tinge to it (according to my ocular input devices).
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 03:47:45 »
The case is painted in a mint green color, see here:

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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:11:15 »
Was the paint job a necessity? Don't get me wrong... I like the color... I'm just interested why you went paint vs some options like retrobrite.
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:59:40 »
Quote from: cookie on Fri, 01 April 2016, 03:47:45
The case is painted in a mint green color, see here:

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Thank you for confirming that - I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me :))

Did you paint to cover up the yellowing, or just for aesthetics?

Need a set of mint keycaps now!
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 05:12:57 »
Quote from: cookie on Thu, 31 March 2016, 18:51:49
You can have a full read here: https://deskthority.net/posting.php?mode=edit&f=62&p=298235

Link is broken, redirects to a login for editing.
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 09:35:39 »
Sorry guys, I've fixed the link now.
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 01 April 2016, 16:39:21 »
You must really love that board to put in that much work to restore it - looks great!
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 02 April 2016, 05:17:06 »
Quote from: absyrd on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:11:15
Was the paint job a necessity? Don't get me wrong... I like the color... I'm just interested why you went paint vs some options like retrobrite.

I've posted a longer reason for that on DT, the case was broken after I've dropped it and there were also parts missing wich I had to fill up.

I think I will just copy the post from DT here, you guys seems not to click the link I've posted :)
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Re: HHKB Pro1 after restoration
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 02 April 2016, 05:18:45 »
I read it, and it answered by question!
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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