Which keyboard has influenced you the most during your time here

[Novus]

Which keyboard caused all your issues?
For better or in most cases for the worst, which keyboard really started you down the enthusiast path and has influenced you the most?

[billnye]

inb4 hhkb lmao

[sethk_]

sifo's gon w/ Miami

[ghostjuggernaut]

sifo's gon w/ Miami

Same here.  This was my first glimpse into the hobby, and i've been hooked since.

[Lastpilot]

The Dell SK-8135's at work constantly influence me to spend more on keyboards lol. I have to look at them everyday. Sometimes I have to type on them. EW.

[bueller]

Which keyboard caused all your issues?
For better or in most cases for the worst, which keyboard really started you down the enthusiast path and has influenced you the most?

The one that started it all for me was a Poker with a Classic Beige Cherry set, someone posted on over on Overclockers AU and it was all over from there. Funnily enough three years on I have almost the exact same board.

[dante]

fohat.digs sent me a terminal Model M to see if I could convert to USB just for fun.  In addition, he also sent me a IBM M2.  This (M2) keyboard completely caught me off guard!

It's often hated on because it's not as "sturdy" as its other family members [those with broken plastic rivets ] yet the lack of metal plate on the M2 gives it a feel that's very reminiscent of the comparisons between the HHKB and Realforce.  I also love the leaner lower profile shape that's absent from mechanical keyboards of this era.

It breaks my heart knowing how many of these keyboards ended up in a landfill because of the capacitor issue; which you will likely need to take care of if it hasn't been already.

[demik]

o2dazone's hhkb, easily.

[CPTBadAss]

This was when I realized that I could get custom keycaps for my boards. And finding Dan's blog led me to Geekhack.

[sethk_]

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This was when I realized that I could get custom keycaps for my boards. And finding Dan's blog led me to Geekhack.

DanGWanG had a very nice collection.

[SpAmRaY]

I have a hard time picking just one, the poker (blank caps and red mx switches to be exact) is what brought me here because I saw one on another forum a long time ago and when I searched for it I found this place.

But then coolermaster boards were like a gateway drug that quickly led to my ducky with stock mx clears which held my interest until recently.

And finally you end up with the HHKB which first introduced me to topre, drug me down into the pits of despair so I sold all my topre then the HHKB Type-S which has brought me full circle back to the world of topre.

[fohat.digs]

Researching the F XT and Model M brought me here originally, but when Soarer proved that the 122-key Model F could be realistically made into a near-ANSI, USB compatible modern keyboard, well, that is where I landed.

[jonathanyu]

One of zenuty's keyboard

[Puddsy]

filco mj2

it's the board all boards are measured by

and no matter how much i love my KUL, i've been using this non-stop

[Dubsgalore]

my corsa that i never assembled  )



this kbd right here was when i discovered my luv for the beige..



My favorite kbd that i've used to date...regret trading it every single day ;_;

[Snowdog993]

I think reading and reading about the Soarer's converter attracted me more and more to this forum.  I was amazed that something that "couldn't" be done actually can.  This is a lifesaver for many vintage keyboards to date.  Resurrecting the keyboards from the past and bringing them into the future. 
I know there are newer and fancier keyboards out there, with backlit keys and a million colors to choose, but flashy doesn't compare to what they were.  Actual workhorses that people used for years and years.
Down the road, I can say that (to be honest) I'm kinda boring by comparison to a lot of people here.  There really isn't much I can say that hasn't been said before.
I felt intimidated and alone when I came here.  I was excited, and wanted to tell everyone about all the fancy stuff I have.  It's just a drop in an ocean compared to everyone here.  I'm making some new friends and spending ($$ too!) more time here than I ever thought I could imagine.
It's a lot of fun to see what others have come up with! All the creative new ideas and bringing back the old ones too.

What a fantastic place this really is!

[billnye]

my corsa that i never assembled  )

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this kbd right here was when i discovered my luv for the beige..

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My favorite kbd that i've used to date...regret trading it every single day ;_;

that right shift tho

[Dubsgalore]

that right shift tho

pains me to this day

[billnye]

that right shift tho

pains me to this day

[sethk_]

that right shift tho

pains me to this day

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Nice wall color, both of my bedrooms walls are that green.

[Snowdog993]

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Makes me wonder if those were "influenced people" influencing you to get that stuff you have so nicely stored in that corner.
My thought is that none of them are what you prefer.  Are you having a garage sale soon?

[HoffmanMyster]

This keyboard was posted to Dan's blog on January 31. I joined geekhack and the LZ-GH group buy on February 7.



I had been into mechanical keyboards for awhile at that point, but this was a critical turning point for me.

[DrHubblePhD]

To be honest, when I first saw the KMAC 2 in whitefiredragon's video I remember saying to myself "damn, that is cool, I want a keyboard that is aluminum and heavy af."

[Photekq]

This keyboard was posted to Dan's blog on January 31. I joined geekhack and the LZ-GH group buy on February 7.

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I had been into mechanical keyboards for awhile at that point, but this was a critical turning point for me.

That LZ-SE is what got me into keyboards too. Well, beyond Filcos and stuff anyway.

After that.. Sixty's pictures are what got me into vintage keyboards. In particular, his G80-2000 photos. I'm lucky enough to own this exact keyboard, which I bought from him last year. The keyboard that got me into vintage keyboards.

[metalliqaz]

The Cheat.  I don't remember who's it was, but likely DanGWanG's

[davkol]

Surprise, surprise... ErgoDox.

[morpheus]

Unicomp w/Buckling Springs brought me here...twas my first real mech board, but it got water in it, and I scrambled to find an alternative.

As far as influence, I'd say Cherry MX, Brown and Black varieties, especially those from Filco, those Majestouch videos and photos were just unreal.

[Dihedral]

Matt3o's brownfox designs, showed how it is genuinely possible to build your own board

[jdcarpe]

filco mj2

it's the board all boards are measured by

and no matter how much i love my KUL, i've been using this non-stop

Same here. I just sold my KUL, because I never used it. I still use my Filcos. Something about them just feels better, even though the KUL case may be a bit sturdier.

Came for the keyboards, stayed for the community.

[fohat.digs]

Unicomp w/Buckling Springs .... but it got water in it, and I scrambled to find an alternative.

Huh?

I wash every component of a buckling spring keyboard, except for the controller, in soapy water as a matter of course.
(Well, actually, I do often skip the spring hammers if they look clean, and I generally just wipe down the membranes.)

But you have to be doing a bolt mod for this to be feasible.

[FrostyToast]

The Poker II is what intrigued me to delve into the mechanical keyboard world.
The reason why I stayed is because there were a bunch of other amazing keyboards that just sucked me in even deeper, but none more than the Poker.

[faceyourfaces]

sifo's gon w/ Miami

Same here.  This was my first glimpse into the hobby, and i've been hooked since.

I ordered a Gon and the Miami Twice keyset mostly because of that keyboard's existence.

[mashby]

The Poker X was the board, but the Duck Poker is what sent me over the edge. 

[exitfire401]

I'll say the LZ Alu Skin I bought off of Photoelectric. It's the board that truly pushed me back towards linear switches, and the entire reason I'll be using vintage blacks in my TX1800 build. That board is also the reason I learned as much as I know because I had so many questions for her about the board upon arrival. It's also the only board I've sold that I legitimately miss.

[Novus]

filco mj2

it's the board all boards are measured by

and no matter how much i love my KUL, i've been using this non-stop

Same here. I just sold my KUL, because I never used it. I still use my Filcos. Something about them just feels better, even though the KUL case may be a bit sturdier.

Came for the keyboards, stayed for the community.

Wait what ... I swear you guys were going on about how KUL > Filco last year(?)but now I hear you've gone back to your trust old Filco.

[Sifo]

sifo's gon w/ Miami

Same here.  This was my first glimpse into the hobby, and i've been hooked since.

I ordered a Gon and the Miami Twice keyset mostly because of that keyboard's existence.

Wow thank you all I'm very flattered. I never knew my boards would influence people to take interest in our little hobby. So I guess I owe you all an apology muahahaha. I'm also a little upset because my GON was the first keyboard I ever fully assembled myself, and it was just done so embarrassingly poorly. I guess it was one of the first, so I guess I'll have to just make some better and cooler keyboards I wish I got in on Miami Twice. Unfortunately I don't have money since I bought a plane ticket.

Ah enough off topic, I got into keyboards because I played starcraft and was curious about the legendary DT-35 AKA the best keyboard ever.

[Novus]

sifo's gon w/ Miami

Same here.  This was my first glimpse into the hobby, and i've been hooked since.

I ordered a Gon and the Miami Twice keyset mostly because of that keyboard's existence.

Wow thank you all I'm very flattered. I never knew my boards would influence people to take interest in our little hobby. So I guess I owe you all an apology muahahaha. I'm also a little upset because my GON was the first keyboard I ever fully assembled myself, and it was just done so embarrassingly poorly. I guess it was one of the first, so I guess I'll have to just make some better and cooler keyboards I wish I got in on Miami Twice. Unfortunately I don't have money since I bought a plane ticket.

Ah enough off topic, I got into keyboards because I played starcraft and was curious about the legendary DT-35 AKA the best keyboard ever.

You have no idea how much I hate you right now.
I mean god damn, you got so many people hooked on keyboard drugs which you admit to poorly making and then you tell me you watched starcraft and you got hooked on the DT-35 of all things.
What, Leopold wasn't good enough for you?
Anyways you can repent as long as you don't tell me protoss is your favorite race.

[Sifo]

My life for Aiur.

[Jokrik]

This one for sure....