I’ve had two days in a row where I got to nerd out over stuff with people. Let’s get some of that going for everyone else.

  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    10 months ago

    60% is certifiably NOT leetsauce, I have no idea how anyone gets on without an F row. I want arrows, need an F row and ideally some of the nav keys shrug-outta-hecks The 75% is more like a 60% with an F row - I wouldn't usually use the full TKL but wifey bought one :)

    I will.keep eyes on for Gaterons, ty! It's good to know that there isn't gonna be a huge gulf of difference between the various keys.

    Dang I have seen those column staggered split boards before, kinda spooky but pretty cool. I've never really been super passionate about keyboards so I'm kind of a pleb honestly & appreciate the info,

    spoiler

    for a long time I thought that the best keyboard I'd used was the Lenovo Thinkpad Chiclet keyboard party-sicko

    I do still kind of want a Dell AT101 or of course a Model M sometime...

    • roux [he/him, they/them]
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      10 months ago

      The leetsauce 60% comment twas just a joke. Def don't sacrifice what is functional to you for a tiny keyboard lol.

      There are some mods/hacks that people have done that add the Thinkpad red nipple to boards and not gonna lie but I think that shit is super dope. It's up there with some of the touchpad builds out there

      • ashinadash [she/her]
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        10 months ago

        Oh ok c:

        There were/are also IBM and Unicomp Model Ms with the lil red nipple which were/are super dope. Dream item, expemsive shit tho...

        • roux [he/him, they/them]
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          10 months ago

          Maybe I'm not as knowledgeable as I claim. I looked up Unicomp and have seen them in passing but thought they were retro Cherry boards because of the black chassis. Had no idea they are still making keyboards with pointers outside of Thinkpads and the hobbyspace.

          • ashinadash [she/her]
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            10 months ago

            Catastrophic buckling spring switches pineapple-cool Unicomp bought the original blueprints and such, pretty rad.

            • roux [he/him, they/them]
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              10 months ago

              I was wondering if that was a thing. I know buckling springs are super hard to come by which is part of the appeal of the Model M, but yeah, no shit, that's cool as fuck.