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On September 10 2011 06:36 jacosajh wrote:There's my IBM Model M 1391401 that is almost as old as me. really amazing keyboard you have. i'm an advocate for making your tools pleasant to use.
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On September 10 2011 11:39 jimmyjingle wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2011 06:36 jacosajh wrote:There's my IBM Model M 1391401 that is almost as old as me. really amazing keyboard you have. i'm an advocate for making your tools pleasant to use. did you end up buying those key caps seperately or did they come with the keyboard blue? If they did thats awsome.
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On September 10 2011 08:29 tuho12345 wrote:White on white and white on black I was actually going to use that same layout haha. Looks good
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On September 10 2011 05:54 ANDROID69 wrote:I apologize for the iphone quality...anyways...here is my Das Ultimate with custom caps from WASD! Next time I'm definetally getting more colours. Maybe like the multicolour one like this. http://pinchocodia.tistory.com/17
Please click and sroll down to the rainbow looking keyboard for the best layout ever haha.
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On September 10 2011 13:26 Ruyguy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2011 11:39 jimmyjingle wrote:On September 10 2011 06:36 jacosajh wrote:There's my IBM Model M 1391401 that is almost as old as me. really amazing keyboard you have. i'm an advocate for making your tools pleasant to use. did you end up buying those key caps seperately or did they come with the keyboard blue? If they did thats awsome.
The IBM Model M is the original keyboard that IBM shipped back in like the 1980s. They only came in like that old computer white/grey.
IBM licensed Unicomp to make the new versions, which can be somewhat more customizable. They have different colors and such. You can find these from pckeyboards.com
However, I wanted the original vintage, and just did all the work myself. That was about 100 hours worth of sweat, blood, and tears (almost literally) of dyeing the plastic into those colors. For some reason, red rit dye allows the original key marks to show up, but blue covers them up. No big deal anyways, since I type without looking at the keyboard. I do have some replacement key caps though.
In any case, the vintage and new (Unicomp) IBM Model M keycaps are interchangeable so if I never need more, I can order a new set for like $20.
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On September 10 2011 13:43 jacosajh wrote:Show nested quote +On September 10 2011 13:26 Ruyguy wrote:On September 10 2011 11:39 jimmyjingle wrote:On September 10 2011 06:36 jacosajh wrote:There's my IBM Model M 1391401 that is almost as old as me. really amazing keyboard you have. i'm an advocate for making your tools pleasant to use. did you end up buying those key caps seperately or did they come with the keyboard blue? If they did thats awsome. The IBM Model M is the original keyboard that IBM shipped back in like the 1980s. They only came in like that old computer white/grey. IBM licensed Unicomp to make the new versions, which can be somewhat more customizable. They have different colors and such. You can find these from pckeyboards.com However, I wanted the original vintage, and just did all the work myself. That was about 100 hours worth of sweat, blood, and tears (almost literally) of dyeing the plastic into those colors. For some reason, red rit dye allows the original key marks to show up, but blue covers them up. No big deal anyways, since I type without looking at the keyboard. I do have some replacement key caps though. In any case, the vintage and new (Unicomp) IBM Model M keycaps are interchangeable so if I never need more, I can order a new set for like $20. a true keyboard enthusiast!
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Leopold Tenkeyless. I am thinking of doing a different arrangement in the future.
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A while back I MKP'd my keyboards. An old Cherry keyboard with black switches, and a Filco with blues:
Now the Filco is sporting a doubleshot set and RGB modifiers obtained through a geekhack group buy:
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I'm sort of confused with this site, where do you order a completely custom keycap set without the keyboard?
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^^ I have the same problem lol. Also since i'm one of those new school guys, will the caps from WASD fit on a blackwidow? I have the regular version not the fancy backlit one.
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On September 15 2011 06:15 iCCup.Diamond wrote: I'm sort of confused with this site, where do you order a completely custom keycap set without the keyboard? GeekHack orders groupbuys, where you specifiy, and I guess people have contacts from Asia and they order a massive number of sets of keys to keep the cost down and they deliver to that one guy, who then packages and ships them to the people who participated in the groupbuy.
I believe there are also vendors in the US that can make keycaps, but those are more expensive than the ones made in Asia.
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=D
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On September 15 2011 07:23 TteSPORTS wrote:=D
You should try arranging the keys on the keyboard to make the Tt logo. I bet you totally could.
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On September 15 2011 06:15 iCCup.Diamond wrote: I'm sort of confused with this site, where do you order a completely custom keycap set without the keyboard? you go to the custom keyboard design thing, make your keyboard layout and click checkout. There it will bring you a screen where you can UNCLICK the keyboard and your just left with the keycaps!
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Holy shit this is amazing. I never even heard of WASD Keyboards and I'm looking at their stuff now. Totally gonna get white keycaps for my Das. Thanks for this!
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On September 15 2011 06:15 iCCup.Diamond wrote: I'm sort of confused with this site, where do you order a completely custom keycap set without the keyboard?
Do you mean wasdkeyboards or geekhack?
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Lol i went to WASD and customized my keyboard and only added the colored keycaps and total is $60...
:smh:
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On September 15 2011 07:16 Xova wrote: ^^ I have the same problem lol. Also since i'm one of those new school guys, will the caps from WASD fit on a blackwidow? I have the regular version not the fancy backlit one. Won't fit some keys on BW, likw tab, space or something I forgot.
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On September 10 2011 06:36 jacosajh wrote:There's my IBM Model M 1391401 that is almost as old as me.
I have the same keyboard! (Without the caps though) I had him since I was a child and it's the most resistant keyboard ever, I think I smashed my fist furiously on it after a loss for years (no kidding, I must have punched him more than 1000 times) and it's still working perfectly, do you do that too? Because this model is made of steel!
EDIT = Here's a pic (warning: no caps, the closest thing to it is me drawing the Russian strokes on top of the keys :p)
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Shamless bump to see other people creations.
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