Tactile Keyboards

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Just like vinyl, mech keyboards are in the news

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/07/14/537290841/this-10-pound-keyboard-from-the-1980s-is-making-a-comeback

This 10-Pound Keyboard From The 1980s Is Making A Comeback

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Alex M: That's one of the three things about the ANSI layout I hate the others being the huge right Shift and non standard space bar row.

Paul Vixie: +Joe Philipps no. unicomp has no offering that's like the picture in this g+ post -- everything they sell has a numeric keypad.

Paul Vixie: i have one of these at home and one at work. it's loud and it makes me boisterous. if someone starts making them again i'd buy some spares. right now i have only what i've scrounged off of e-bay over the years, and it may not be a lifetime supply. note lack of numpad. this is a model m space saver. note presence of arrow keys in inverted-T formation. note special PS2/USB cable with n-key rollover. want more.

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Steven Combs

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Today's blog post: I discuss the @UnicompKeyboard Model M. Where have you been for the last 30 years of computing?!? Anyone else love this keyboard as much as I do?

Steven Combs - Relive the 1980s with a Unicomp Keyboard

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Steven Combs: +Joe Philipps I hope to find out over time. Have a significant amount of typing headed it's way.

Bill Thompson: It's bulletproof. I've had a Unicomp PS/2 model M I used for years that is still going strong. I recently made a Unicomp USB Model M with custom keys (below) just 'cause. The USB model is just as good as my old PS/2. I think you will be very happy with yours.

Steven Combs: +Bill Thompson Dig the custom Tux key! Thanks for sharing this.

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Jason Azze

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I'm just dumping this here from Slashdot.

https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/

Brand New Model F Keyboards – The Model M Predecessor: Mechanical Capacitive Buckling Spring Keyboards with NKRO

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Bill Thompson

Tactile Keyboards Discussion

May 9, 2016

I took an old black key Unicomp PS/2 keyboard and a new USB model and put this together. My Precioussss

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Eric Raymond

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Tactile Keyboards Discussion

May 7, 2016

If, like me, you have a beloved old Logitech TrackMan Marble - the original with three real keys and a PS/2 port - and have been frustrated by passive adapters that don't work, this is your solution. It even hotplugs.

Amazon.com: SANOXY USB to PS/2 Adapter: Electronics

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Yuri Khan: +Jarosław Fedewicz Correction: You cannot have more than 6KRO via USB without preventing cheating on software’s part.

The HID specification defines the general protocol by which a USB keyboard reports which keys are pressed. It allows devices to define their own formats, including but not limited to a bit array, a limited-size array of byte key codes, or a combination thereof.

It also defines the boot keyboard protocol, in which the report format is hardcoded to an 8-bit modifier mask + 6-byte key code array. BIOSes get away with implementing only the boot protocol and avoiding parsing the whole report descriptor. Real operating systems implement the whole spec and can support NKRO over USB.

Aaron Grogan: For combined keyboard/mouse adapters, the only one I've found that doesn't have issues with dropped and/or stuck key-presses is the model from Ziotek. Not sure if it is still made, but it looks like this: https://d3vv6xw699rjh3.cloudfront.net/c80ce5-827399961_1_640.jpg

Harishankar V: I'm using something similar for my model m

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Ronald Parker

Tactile Keyboards Discussion

Dec 28, 2015

Received my WASD keyboard with cherry black switches. Feels heavy and solid, no flex or skidding around. Near silent when typing.

Replaced my IBM which replaced my Dell quiet key. Keycaps rattle less on the WASD than either of those.

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Michael Earl

Tactile Keyboards Discussion

Jun 15, 2015

$300 is probably a bit more than I'm willing to spend on a keyboard, but it's not at all unreasonable for what's on offer here...

The Model 01: an heirloom-grade keyboard for serious typists by Keyboardio — Kickstarter

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Mladen Mijatov: +Philip Trauring thanks for extensive and informative reply. Things are much clearer now.

Justin Hornosty: "except the ErgoDox's processor is on a proprietary Teensy 2.0 board"

I would hardly call this: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/schematic.html proprietary. I believe the teensy 2.0 is just as open as the arduino (I don't believe the bootloader is protected like it is with the teensy3).

The teensy3 is protected and you do need to purchase the https://www.pjrc.com/store/ic_mini54_tqfp.html bootloader chip if you want to roll your own boards using the teensy bootloader.

It's a little harsh to call the teensy proprietary in my opinion. pjrc gives a lot back to the arduino community. https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/commits?author=PaulStoffregen

Philip Trauring: The bootloader is not open. Don't get me wrong, I think the Teensy 2.0 is great, but it is not fully open.

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Jerry Neutron

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Apr 2, 2015

New toy came in recently, a Rosewill RK-9000V2 keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches.

Alexander Batischev: +Paul Vixie There's plenty of tenkeyless keyboards on the market. I've got a CoolerMaster RapidFire-I, for example; it has the same simple style as this Rosewill (backlit, too, but it can be turned off). Unfortunatelly, it also has L-shape connector that sits pretty damn tight, and the cable is USB only. I like it, but Browns are a tad too soft for me — I prefer the sharpness of Blues (and think that you might, too, given you're using Model M at the moment).

Max Eliaser: Off-topic, but what speakers are you driving with that Lepai?

Jerry Neutron: +Max Eliaser they are the Micca Club 3

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Лысенко Алексей

Tactile Keyboards Discussion

Apr 1, 2015

I'd like to promote an exotic tactile keyboard. This pocket device provides magnetic tactile input elements for every your finger, which can also be adjusted to feet your very own hand.
If you like unusual gadgets you can check it out at kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/octodon/octodon

OCTODON: The Rebel Keyboard Full of Surprises by Octodon LLC — Kickstarter

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dwasifar karalahishipoor

Tactile Keyboards Discussion

Feb 19, 2015

A little while ago I ran across something about a refurbisher of Model M keyboards - not clickykeyboards.com, but someone else. I can't remember where I saw it now. Who else makes a business out of Model M restorations?

David Brunell: http://phosphorglow.net perhaps?

Antoni Grzymała (antoszka): Yeah, as +Vance Morris says, why not just get a current-generation Model M? I'm running two (slightly different) Unicomp Customizers and I'm very happy with them. The prices are also reasonable. Hint: get a spare membrane or two in your shipment, they're the weakest point of the keyboard (prone to damage by spilling stuff).

dwasifar karalahishipoor: +Antoni Grzymała +Vance Morris I already have two Unicomps and an original Model M restored for me by phosphorglow.net. The Unicomps are great but the real M is just that teensy bit better. I would definitely go back to Maxx at phosphorglow if I wanted another; I was just curious what that other place was doing that they thought was worth charging more than Maxx does. Sorry, I probably should have explained all that up front.

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