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Offline engicoder

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OG 30% Keyboard
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:57:08 »
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354

I can see only 29 keys + 2 mods and space. :)

So all the time they were telling us that the staggered layout was unavoidable because of the levers, and it was a LIE!!??

It's a gorgeous device!
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35 »
Quote from: spiceBar on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:57:08
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354

I can see only 29 keys + 2 mods and space. :)

So all the time they were telling us that the staggered layout was unavoidable because of the levers, and it was a LIE!!??

It's a gorgeous device!

And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 09:33:15 »
Quote from: MAR82 on Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35
Quote from: spiceBar on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:57:08
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354

I can see only 29 keys + 2 mods and space. :)

So all the time they were telling us that the staggered layout was unavoidable because of the levers, and it was a LIE!!??

It's a gorgeous device!

And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:

Yes, you are correct: 29 keys (counting space) + 2 modifiers.
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Offline engicoder

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 10:11:17 »
Quote from: MAR82 on Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354
And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:

Hey, I'm an engineer/computer scientist. I can apply Green's Theorem to the Navier-Stokes equations to be able to find an approximate solution numerically, but I can't count  ;D
« Last Edit: Mon, 20 April 2015, 10:13:45 by engicoder »
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:17:39 »
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 10:11:17
Quote from: MAR82 on Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354
And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:

Hey, I'm an engineer/computer scientist. I can apply Green's Theorem to the Navier-Stokes equations to be able to find an approximate solution numerically, but I can't count  ;D

Anyway... Nice find.

Do you know if this typewriter is still more or less functional? It looks like it is in very good condition.
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Offline taylordcraig

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:27:58 »
Quote from: spiceBar on Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:17:39
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 10:11:17
Quote from: MAR82 on Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354
And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:

Hey, I'm an engineer/computer scientist. I can apply Green's Theorem to the Navier-Stokes equations to be able to find an approximate solution numerically, but I can't count  ;D

Anyway... Nice find.

Do you know if this typewriter is still more or less functional? It looks like it is in very good condition.


  EVERYTHING WORKS NO STICKEY KEYS CARRAGE MOVES AND TYPES PROPERELY. ROLLERS NEED INKING FOR BETTER PRINT, A SINGLE ELEMENT MACHINE
The typewriter that would fit in your pocket. Measuring 25 x 10 x 3 cm ALSO INCLUDED ITS
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:37:48 »
Quote from: taylordcraig on Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:27:58
Quote from: spiceBar on Mon, 20 April 2015, 12:17:39
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 10:11:17
Quote from: MAR82 on Mon, 20 April 2015, 08:02:35
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 07:39:12
1907 30% Keyboard - 30 keys + 2 mods and space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-1907-Junior-typewriter-The-smallest-keyboard-ever-produced-/321729766354
And I only see 28, a space, and two mods  :confused:

Hey, I'm an engineer/computer scientist. I can apply Green's Theorem to the Navier-Stokes equations to be able to find an approximate solution numerically, but I can't count  ;D

Anyway... Nice find.

Do you know if this typewriter is still more or less functional? It looks like it is in very good condition.


  EVERYTHING WORKS NO STICKEY KEYS CARRAGE MOVES AND TYPES PROPERELY. ROLLERS NEED INKING FOR BETTER PRINT, A SINGLE ELEMENT MACHINE
The typewriter that would fit in your pocket. Measuring 25 x 10 x 3 cm ALSO INCLUDED ITS
CARRYING CASE.

Oh, yes, sorry.

I was so mesmerized by the pictures that I missed that. :)
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Offline Oobly

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:01:34 »
30% size, 100% awesome!

Really nice find :)
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:14:35 »
JD30 anyone? :P



CAD drawing files attached, courtesy of builder.swillkb.com.
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Offline engicoder

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:19:53 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:14:35
JD30 anyone? :P

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CAD drawing files attached, courtesy of builder.swillkb.com.

JD-Junior
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Offline jdcarpe

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:46:44 »
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:19:53
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:14:35
JD30 anyone? :P

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CAD drawing files attached, courtesy of builder.swillkb.com.

JD-Junior

Good call. :)

It can also be reversed, for those who like their 2U spacebar on the bottom.
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:49:05 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:46:44
Quote from: engicoder on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:19:53
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:14:35
JD30 anyone? :P

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CAD drawing files attached, courtesy of builder.swillkb.com.

JD-Junior

Good call. :)

It can also be reversed, for those who like their 2U spacebar on the bottom.

Nah, force those plebs to insert their stabs upsidedown.

Edit: I read revised not reversed
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Offline Tiramisuu

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 18:12:11 »
Stunning.
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Offline alexofthewest

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 20 April 2015, 19:41:11 »
That JD 30 looks bad ass,except the top spacebar,I couldn't get used to that.
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Offline Oobly

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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 21 April 2015, 01:30:01 »
I like how it makes the letters "G" and "H" more prominent ;)
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #16 on: Tue, 21 April 2015, 02:56:57 »
That is so amazing. If I had money I'd be all over that. XD

Hmm, here's my random go at a 30-key:

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/edf0b86cbca1eb1c3e14183bdf456869

Not a ton of thought has gone into this. Bottom board is the Fn layer. There's a shift lock because I'm too tired to figure out where a normal shift would work. I guess this would be a good use of that spacefn thing. There's no way to use keyboard shortcuts like ctrl+v on this. I'd have to play with this a lot more lol
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Re: OG 30% Keyboard
« Reply #17 on: Tue, 21 April 2015, 07:12:08 »
While a manual typewriter doesn't need a key assigned to carriage return and line feed, a computer keyboard certainly does. :)

Unless you want to include a lever for it, like on the Qwerkywriter.

You most certainly need the two non-alphas to be shift and enter, while space does double duty as Fn.
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