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Offline megarat

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« on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:08:12 »
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:11:41 »
I LOVE the dark grey keys with yellow legends.  I actually like the overall design of that 'board, too.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:15:42 »
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I LOVE the dark grey keys with yellow legends.

Come to think of it, they look just like my new glasses.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:28:38 »
Those are some meaty caps.  Double-shot, too.  That is how key caps are supposed to be made.
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:39:33 »
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Seems these are linear switches.
Switches are as linear as it gets.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 11:48:11 »
Oh man this would have to come up when I'm trying to let my wallet recover from all the Realforce boards I've bought over the last few months.

I would really like to get this board but I guess I'm going to have to pass. But I hope someone from here does get it.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
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Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline ch_123

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 12:15:09 »
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Anybody know if the Space Cadet's were too?


You're forgetting the first rule of 70s keyboards - if it wasn't made by IBM, then they were linear.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 12:29:37 »
The tactile ones at least. I have tried a reasonably representative sample of old 70s computers and terminals, and it was linears all the way.
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Offline megarat

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 14:01:22 »
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those are some meaty caps.  Double-shot, too.  that is how key caps are supposed to be made.


qft.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #9 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 14:06:15 »
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qft.

Nevermind, those keycaps are shiny.
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 14:41:24 »
Only the sides are shiny.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #11 on: Thu, 29 October 2009, 14:54:28 »
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Only the sides are shiny.

I'm failing on the jokes today.
 
 
Just like every other day.
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