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Offline ijdod

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Hello world
« on: Thu, 07 January 2016, 11:43:21 »
Hi,

I'm IJdo from the Netherlands. I've had a thing for proper keyboards ever since I've used an IBM model M in the early nineties. After suffering from a glitchy cable connector, I ordered a couple of Unicomp keyboards in ~2004, when those were ridiculously expensive due to the bad exchange rate at the time. All my friends called me crazy. Funny how the complaints seize after a few good whacks with a Model M...

Having found this board I couldn't not sign up. I've been using laptop keyboards for far too long, looking into a Ducky atm.

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Offline dgneo

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Re: Hello world
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 07 January 2016, 11:50:41 »
Welcome to GH!

Have you tried any MX boards yet? If so, what are your thoughts vs the Model M?
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Offline ijdod

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Re: Hello world
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 07 January 2016, 16:04:18 »
I've done some typing on Cherry reds and blues, suspect I'll end up with browns. If CM would just make a full size Novatouch I'd be all over that, but I actually use the keypad. Buckling spring is different, but I find it's very hard to describe or quantify it.
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Re: Hello world
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 07 January 2016, 23:56:41 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

If you are accustomed to buckling spring keyboards, most MX switches will be disappointing.  MX greens are closest to BS.

However it is worth trying different switches :)
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Offline ijdod

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Re: Hello world
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 08 January 2016, 16:46:41 »
I still have a Unicomp laying around somewhere, but aside from actually not having a PS/2 port at the moment, SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) has voiced a strong opinion on the matter. This also means blues and greens are out :D.

Honestly though, I'm not actually that picky, other than it having a decent feel and feedback.

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Re: Hello world
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 09 January 2016, 05:39:42 »
Quote from: ijdod on Fri, 08 January 2016, 16:46:41
I still have a Unicomp laying around somewhere, but aside from actually not having a PS/2 port at the moment, SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) has voiced a strong opinion on the matter. This also means blues and greens are out :D.

Honestly though, I'm not actually that picky, other than it having a decent feel and feedback.



This is a good PS/2 to USB converter: http://techkeys.us/collections/accessories/products/usb-to-ps2-serial-multimode-adapter

But I understand your Leader's stance on keyboards.  I was just mildly reprimanded for typing on MX blacks.
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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