Author Topic: Found something interesting at a thrift store (Read 5761 times)

fluxrez · « **on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45 »

Not sure what to do with it... But I love the key caps.

ygor · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:39:01 »

Dope af, big ups to Roger Wilco.

OneNightFriend · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:39:20 »

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45

Not sure what to do with it... But I love the key caps.
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Awesome find! Maybe desolder the switches?

chyros · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 13:02:59 »

Quote from: OneNightFriend on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:39:20

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45
Not sure what to do with it... But I love the key caps.
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Awesome find! Maybe desolder the switches?

Why on Earth would you do that?! Oo

Findecanor · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 13:04:19 »

OneNightFriend · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 13:04:48 »

Quote from: chyros on Sat, 10 June 2017, 13:02:59

Quote from: OneNightFriend on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:39:20
Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45
Not sure what to do with it... But I love the key caps.
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Awesome find! Maybe desolder the switches?
Why on Earth would you do that?! Oo

The caps are cool, but the board itself? OP asked for an opinion on what to do. Why not get you some switches.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 14:44:15 »

Unusual Alps caps are very hard to find. Too bad that there is not a set there, but there is a lot to work with if you wanted to experiment.

fluxrez · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 14:48:16 »

I also have 5 year old girls, so I might just keep it as is. Just needs an adapter from the giant old style keyboard plug.

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fluxrez · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 16:09:56 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 10 June 2017, 14:44:15

Unusual Alps caps are very hard to find. Too bad that there is not a set there, but there is a lot to work with if you wanted to experiment.

What do you mean by "there isnt a full set"? I think it has everything. I just took those too off to show its mechanical.

Fullcream · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 16:14:02 »

I have this exact board and also got it at a thrift store. I used the alphas on other boards every now and then.

Bucake · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 16:37:21 »

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45

Not sure what to do with it...

? ??
what're you on about! that's a Main Keyboard right there

fohat.digs · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 16:53:21 »

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 16:09:56

What do you mean by "there isnt a full set"?

I was referring to the board going into the garbage and using the keys somewhere else. I doubt that there is a proper complete fit anywhere.

Moistgun · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 18:06:29 »

Quote from: chyros on Sat, 10 June 2017, 13:02:59

Quote from: OneNightFriend on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:39:20
Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 12:36:45
Not sure what to do with it... But I love the key caps.
(Attachment Link)
Awesome find! Maybe desolder the switches?
Why on Earth would you do that?! Oo

So he has somewhere to solder in his neon greens

tp4tissue · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 18:32:53 »

Now this fluxrez guy's gonna get all the females..

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 18:58:57 »

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 14:48:16

I also have 5 year old girls, so I might just keep it as is.

They deserve so much better than that disaster …

JP · « **Reply #15 on:** Sat, 10 June 2017, 20:21:30 »

A neat little keyboard. I seen one on eBay for $20 just the other day.

SBJ · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 11 June 2017, 02:02:01 »

Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Sat, 10 June 2017, 18:58:57

Quote from: fluxrez on Sat, 10 June 2017, 14:48:16
I also have 5 year old girls, so I might just keep it as is.

They deserve so much better than that disaster …

I'd have to agree.

)

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 11 June 2017, 17:24:33 »

Having just watched the Dark Crystal, I now know what JP's avatar is.

Bucake · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 11 June 2017, 17:51:33 »

Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Sun, 11 June 2017, 17:24:33

Dark Crystal

amazing.

Daniel Beardsmore · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 13 June 2017, 02:58:29 »

Amazing? Imaginative and technically impressive, but also pointless. It's like the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within" dragged out and confounded. So much more could have been made of their creative and technical skills.

JP · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 13 June 2017, 12:22:46 »

Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Sun, 11 June 2017, 17:24:33

Having just watched the Dark Crystal, I now know what JP's avatar is.

Yep! One of my favorites.

For those who are not familiar with my avatar here are a couple funny clips:

pixelheresy · « **Reply #21 on:** Wed, 14 June 2017, 08:13:46 »

So what are the caps *like*?

ABS and pad-printed, probably, but curious. Personally, I think if you got it for basically nothing (which is what I bet a keyboard that looks like that at a thrift store) you have some cool caps you probably *can* use, depending on the style. I am not sure I'd make one with the full set, but depending on what they were paired with, yellow modifiers and the blue BAE would look pretty sweet.

Basically, I'd ditch the alphas and numbers (including the numpad numbers), and the escape and spacebar. Fill that in with a crisp white keyset, especially one with blue legends (and maybe an idiosyncratic escape), you'd wind up with a pretty sweet set of caps on whatever board.

Hell, if they are pad-printed, you can probably find a mild solvent to take off the legends from the particularly ugly. And in any regard, you ALPS switches for parts.

fluxrez · « **Reply #22 on:** Wed, 14 June 2017, 23:24:42 »

Quote from: pixelheresy on Wed, 14 June 2017, 08:13:46

So what are the caps *like*?

ABS and pad-printed, probably, but curious. Personally, I think if you got it for basically nothing (which is what I bet a keyboard that looks like that at a thrift store) you have some cool caps you probably *can* use, depending on the style. I am not sure I'd make one with the full set, but depending on what they were paired with, yellow modifiers and the blue BAE would look pretty sweet.

Basically, I'd ditch the alphas and numbers (including the numpad numbers), and the escape and spacebar. Fill that in with a crisp white keyset, especially one with blue legends (and maybe an idiosyncratic escape), you'd wind up with a pretty sweet set of caps on whatever board.

Hell, if they are pad-printed, you can probably find a mild solvent to take off the legends from the particularly ugly. And in any regard, you ALPS switches for parts.

Dude the alphas were the reason I grabbed this.... THE C IS A CAT.

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4sStylZ · « **Reply #23 on:** Thu, 15 June 2017, 03:33:29 »

I love the keyscaps.
Alps caps are a standard ?

I wonder if you can provide me some keyboard reference because I dream about another keyboard with theses keycaps…

pixelheresy · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu, 15 June 2017, 04:10:11 »

Quote from: fluxrez on Wed, 14 June 2017, 23:24:42

Dude the alphas were the reason I grabbed this.... THE C IS A CAT.

) Yes, yes it is...

Pad or dye? Also, are they blue or purple. They look purple on Ebay listings.

The absolute madness is kind of taking hold. Kind of want them and want to put them on an AT101 or something.

RELLIK · « **Reply #25 on:** Thu, 15 June 2017, 07:37:09 »

If Spongebob and Hey Arnold had a lovechild keeBB >_>

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Author Topic: Found something interesting at a thrift store (Read 5761 times)