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Looks really nice! Does it retain surface texture and imperfections? How flexible is it? I guess it's not going to crack and flake...

Hi chzel - yes, it does retain surface texture and imperfections as some of the macro shots show. The texture you see is the underlying texture of the molded ...

Cool. Trace back to the data pins on the MCU. I had to solder a wire from the mcu lead to a switch because a trace was bad.

Do you have a multi-meter (continuity test)?

Unicomp can print them with "Shift" if you like. And then there's that guy on Etsy with the awesome custom dyesub process…

I don't think "awesome guy" has a printing jig for anything other than 1u keycaps. I could be wrong.

But, yes, the temptation for outfitting a new F62 in dye-sub APL caps ...

the option for the short right shift/fn key make this more interesting. Is the recommendation then to just get a blank "caps lock" key and use that for R Shift?

I'd still like a photo to take a close look at legends. The one that sticks out to me is the numerical "3" which would be really nice to have made right.

I'm also digging into 3d parametric modeling programs (damn, do they work differently than other CAD). I successfully modeled a new turntable ...

I'm not aware of one. And most of the fun unicode flowers aren't part of many fonts. Like: <redacted>

Actually, the forum software chokes on some of the extended unicode set it seems. Trying to put U+1F33A in results in an SQL error.

Ace wrote: They're not just dots, they're Ellipses, the plural of Ellipsis, a series of three dots meant to indicate an omission or pause without alteration of meaning.

But they *aren't* ellipsis is my whole point. The spacing is all wrong. Those really are just dots \ldots

ok. I've held my tongue through countless other threads. If were going to have dots all over the damn place around here, at least could they be spaced correctly \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots ?

I'm slightly surprised BBQ was a match. I would have thought it too green. A touch richer BE would be cool.

facetsesame: If it's of interest, if 74S181 would take a straight down shot of the keys with sufficient resolution, I could start making vector traces to see how far off from existing ...

Probably no dice on me getting to the keyboards at the computer history museum. My contact could get me in and get the boards, but I wouldn't be able to touch them at all. That's probably not worth the time then. It's all on you mr_a500.

Even though I know that you're being sent some SP chips to ...

Exactly. I'm Scottish, not English. We call lorries trucks up here for starters. (I assume we came up with the name and it emigrated to America.) I'm in two minds about check vs. cheque. But one spelling I much prefer the American way is cue vs. queue. What a nightmare that is in redundancy! Apt or ...

The caps on that Wang board especially look like they could be Comptec's SS family keys. I remember reading they were a Comptec customer too.

Aha. They may either be SA or SS. But I definitely thought that these spherical key caps looked extremely familiar and I now understand why. I have a ...

I'd be all for a replica. I was *this* close to buying one, but I like to use my keyboards, and old foam and foil isn't really the best for that.

From signature plastics: "and the resources to color match nearly any custom color for a fee" Guess it might be worth finding what the fee is, and if ...

But be aware, scottc's "few months" would be an all time speed record for a 7bit GB. Far more likely is a much, much longer wait.

It's entirely feasible that my R5 order is still a "few months" from getting to me. It's ok, just as long as you know what you're getting into here.

The computer history museum seems to have a Dasher Display in good condition:

http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102674418
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102650916

I could ask if I could inspect their unit for matching, and if someone wanted to find me a color ...

Then it's definitely time to start a 7bit GB futures market.

I didn't read this whole thread, therefore my question: did this GB turn out as scam?

Depends on what you call a scam...

Some items were delivered. Many of them were broken or had issues. Some items are still not fulfilled. I don't think a cash grab was planned.

Even though I'm on the "still ...

Resurecting this one slightly...

I finally had some time to put mine together. Like others, had keys that would not register... damn. Time to go through the check: Switch tested good, diodes on the board tested good, voltages at test points were good... I couldn't figure it out. After replacing ...

I wonder, though, that our US friends expect us Europeans (and others) to help them reach the MOQ
even without offering the different caps needed for our national layouts.


OP wasn't asking anyone here to support the buy with purchases... he just wants a cap to match.

There's a reason why ...

3 IBM System/23 Datamasters. Local pickup only; does anyone live near San Francisco?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5322-System-32-Datamaster-Lot-of-3-Local-Pick-Up-Only-SF-BAY-Area-/291359785191?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d66580e7

I do. While I realize that the /23 is the first F, how usable ...

madhias wrote: The SA font is very nice, and i ... can't ... wait ... for ... the ... ROUND 5 CAPS!

Oh, for sure, the engraving is very nice. I'm eye rolling the leading and kerning...

But maybe, maybe, someday that will be fixed.

i missed the MiTo drama, can i get the tl;dr version?

A couple people, especially bunnylake (which is a recurring theme, it seems...) rode him pretty hard more or less for being new, made it somewhat uncomfortable. The tipping point was MiTo putting in an endorsement for what turned out to be ...

Yeah, even at 7bit buy levels, this is still a small, bespoke run of parts. There isn't the volume or margin to make it perfect *or else*. There's a reason why the far-eastern OEMs won't even pick up the phone for boards, plates, caps, or otherwise at enthusiast purchase numbers.

962--Isn't it ...

Wow. Corsair must have cut a big check to make sure no one else could play in their sandbox.

7bit--I'd rather get other switches than a refund... how best to go about that?

I have a noobie question that, is the clear case switch with an led hole?
Because I would like to replace my KBT Race switch. Then the backlit could glow better under keycaps.
Shipping cost is too tempting here, want to order more :P
Thank you in advance.

Not a noob question because there's been ...

TBH, I'm not sure it was shipping. So far *everyone* who has commented has had exactly the same issue: major bend/break over the Esc corner. Mine was bent also, but easily fixed. If it was due to packing/shipping, it must have been something about an automatic sorter or something, because reports ...

Usually one or two days, sometimes a little bit more. While the bot is automated, it must be poked into action.

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The resistor is a 331 and is 330Ω. Source: http://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/3-digit-smd-resistors.php
And with the supplied voltage you can find out what led type would be the best. I don't know the supplied voltage, ....

330 is perfect for 5V input, and a 10mA, 2V led which is really ...

For flashing, it looks like it wants a jumper. There are two pads with a trace coming off of one of the "q" switch pads that are marked for firmware. I know Matt3o mentioned holding down q on startup for flashing, but it looks like they also want a switch? or a jumper? I'm not sure here.