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Offline nads93uk

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« on: Wed, 05 May 2010, 13:14:26 »
Hi everyone,

I wanted to make/(heavily mod) a keyboard and I need some help.

Ideally this is how it would turn out:

    [*]Start with a clicky (Fukkas/Blues) JIS keyboard (Left-handed?)
    [*]Shorten Left Shift
    [*]Move Backslash & Underscore from to where a backslash on a European Keyboard would be
    [*]Big Backspace!!!
    [*]Move Right Shift Slightly Leftwards to accommodate ¥ sign to the right of it
    [*]Reversed L-Enter IMPORTANT: TO MAKE ROOM FOR ALL CHARS, MUST BE APPLE STANDARD (M0116) TYPE ENTER WITH 1-KEY TOP and LONG BOTTOM.  
    [*]Move Japanese ]}」symbols to 3 places right of P.
    [*]Fin
    [/LIST]

    Is there a platform I can start from? Any suggestions?
    I will try to illustrate soon.

    THANK YOU ALL.
    « Last Edit: Wed, 05 May 2010, 13:19:57 by nads93uk »
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    Offline nowsharing

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    « Reply #1 on: Wed, 05 May 2010, 20:05:58 »
    you'll never be able to do any of that
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    Offline itlnstln

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    « Reply #2 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 07:36:06 »
    How's that for confidence and support?
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    Offline bhtooefr

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    « Reply #3 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 11:54:44 »
    No blues, but you could probably get close, using a 5576-C01 as the modded board, an XT Model F, an AT Model F, and a Euro Model M as donors.

    Enter (and stabilizers) from the AT Model F
    Left shift from the Model M
    Right shift from the XT Model F (do note that it won't be the right shape, though.)

    Now, that won't get it finished. You'll have to use the AT Model F's small backspace.

    I believe that gets you close, but not quite there.
    « Last Edit: Thu, 06 May 2010, 12:00:11 by bhtooefr »
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    Offline kishy

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    « Reply #4 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 12:49:49 »
    Aha, but aren't the Model M keys incompatible with 5576s?
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    Offline bhtooefr

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    « Reply #5 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 12:53:33 »
    The 5576-C01 is the exception, though - it's a re-cased Japanese-layout M13, essentially. It's sorta still in production, as the EnduraPro and SpaceSaver 104 are based on it.
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    Offline nads93uk

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    « Reply #6 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 15:08:15 »
    Is it possible to mix and match switches like a few fukkas and a few blues?
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    « Reply #7 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 16:06:05 »
    In fact, the 5576-C01 was designed by IBM Canada, and manufactured by Lexmark.
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    Offline nads93uk

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    « Reply #8 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 17:23:31 »
    Quote from: bhtooefr;179493
    No blues, but you could probably get close, using a 5576-C01 as the modded board, an XT Model F, an AT Model F, and a Euro Model M as donors.

    Enter (and stabilizers) from the AT Model F
    Left shift from the Model M
    Right shift from the XT Model F (do note that it won't be the right shape, though.)

    Now, that won't get it finished. You'll have to use the AT Model F's small backspace.

    I believe that gets you close, but not quite there.


    Where am I going to be able to purchase these items?
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    Offline bhtooefr

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    « Reply #9 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 17:39:43 »
    Well, you said JIS, so you'd get the 5576-C01 wherever you buy used Japanese keyboards.

    The rest of the boards, you'd get from eBay. Probably US for everything but the Euro Model M. Alternately, you really just need keycaps and the plastic inserts. Longshot is Unicomp, might also be able to get something from someone on here.
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    Offline nads93uk

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    « Reply #10 on: Thu, 06 May 2010, 17:53:26 »
    5576-C01, i saw one of the for 148,000yen in akihabara when i went this march and i wondered why the hell it was so expensive.

    Is there such thing as a Japanese Omnikey?
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