deskthority

Thanks guys -- that answered my questions.

I've got ALPS lying around and I'm thinking about changing the switches in my Dell AT102W work keyboard.

Does Windows support locking caps lock switches?

No idea about the pin-outs, but you could get an S-Video cable for a couple of bucks, so I'd say just pull the trigger. If it turns out to work, you'll need it. If not, it's only a couple of bucks.

I’m having a clear out, finally. My original AEK is modded the way I like it, and now it’s time to clear some space.

Any idea how much a new-in-box Apple Extended Keyboard II, with a new-in-bag ADB cable, and new-in-box Griffin iMate is worth? I figure it's time it went to someone who’d appreciate ...

I live in Southampton.

One of my friends is a local, he brought me around a few places. I asked them to keep an eye open for old keyboards, and said I'd visit again next week. Most of them were happy to help along :) . It generally takes a couple of visits to get them going though.

Apart from ...

I keep running into AT101s and especially Model Ms. They charge me 50 p for each board usually.
That sounds like a great setup.

Where in the UK are you based? How did you get into this arrangement? Did you just phone around until you got hold of an e-waste recycler willing to work with you? I've ...

gmjhowe wrote:I actually have some transparent 'eye-gouging key lime' colour stuff available.
I almost used it for the prototype to match my 'acid green' office colour scheme. However its not quite green enough to match.

Great. Any idea on cost?

Overall I think the AEKii is better made, it has nicer keycaps, a more sturdy design and more robust feel. Which I am sure ads to the feel. PBT caps, little pads between the plate and PCB, a thicker shell.
That’s been my experience. I use a Dell AT102W at work, and I vastly prefer either AEK to it ...

maxrunner wrote:Sure would like to try oranges. Are they more or less clicky than blue Alps?

If you mean clicky as in the sound they make, they aren’t clicky at all: they’re tactile, ‘silent’ switches. The tactile bump is also less ‘sharp’ than on the blues, but still quite pronounced.

Even though the iMate I use *isn’t* busted, I’m tempted. What colours of acrylic do you have?

<-- Obviously, this is the colour I want.

All that was posted was his name, which I don’t really see as that bad. Had it been his address, phone number, place of work, &c., then I would see it as a pretty egregious violation of privacy.

whiskytango wrote:… Or is there a clicky alps switch similar to a cherry mx blue?

I don’t know if there’s a clicky ALPS similar to Cherry blues (which I find far too light and to have a horrible feel), but there are two options: vintage blue ALPS, or the new Matias clicky ALPS-clones.

I've got an Apple Extended Keyboard with orange Alps. How do you like the Alps on that board? Can you compare it to any other Alps?
I’ve got both an AEKI, and an AEKII. I mostly use the AEK, because I prefer the orange switches — they feel slightly firmer, and less ‘soft’ than the cream ones used ...

The case on the adapter I bought fell apart upon opening from the shipper. I have it taped to keep it closed. It still works, but I can't say much for build quality.
That’s been my experience too: one of the NIB ones I got proxied over from the States had the same problem — it got damaged in ...

No matter what happened: doxing is really uncool :-o
I wouldn’t call it “doxing” per se; more just attempting to build a certain association between two terms for Google to index in the hopes that it may save others the pain of dealing with this particular individual in future.

Der magische ...

Great photos. Personally, the first thing I took out was the grey locking switch, though; I remap Caps Lock to Control, so having it as a locking switch isn’t ideal.

What did you replace the dampening pads with? Mine could probably do with being replaced.

Yeah, the price of them collapsed in the last year or two. They used to go for £50+, but they’re down at ~£20 now.

Also anyone know who Mxxxxxx Gxxxxxxx is? Random name I got in a random email, probably just a random guy.
I can categorically say that I believe that Mxxxxxx Gxxxxxxx is probably absolutely not related or affiliated with Bro Caps, BroCaps, Brodawg, or Magic Meatball in any way, shape, or form. To ...

7bit wrote:Der magische Fleischball.

“Fleischball”. German is a terrifyingly literal language. No room for gentle, euphemistic wording!

Worth noting that the new mirror contains *no* personal information whatsoever — LinTaoBaoAgent was very diligent in scrubbing the screenshots of any identifying information for MagicMeatball. So unless asdf’s mirror was completely different, the DMCA takedown lodged by MagicMeatball was entirely ...

mintberryminuscrunch wrote:Uh.. Just realised, that the toy head he glued to a cap and made a mold of to make hundreds of copies is probably copyrighted in some way

Somebody should launch a DMCA takedown on him immediately!

dirge wrote:Sorry to the 1000 unique visitors that read my dumb posts...

It’s okay. I’ve learned to blank them out pretty effectively.

Congratulations to the Deskthority team on reaching the two-year milestone with zero roll-backs and no hacking incidents.

There’s a lot of good stuff about remapping keys on a Mac in this blog post by Steve Losh. Good luck!

If this is anything like the Alps Glidepoint keyboard I butchered a while back, the keycaps are pad-printed ABS, and the touchpad itself is pretty poor.

Forgot to add: I think they were new, simplified white switches, but I’m not 100% certain.

I'm still fascinated by the HP 15C, but I don't really consider it worth the price. Even though it's programmable.
The Voyager series of calculators are great; I have a couple of 12Cs (one manufactured in 1982, the other in 2011), and an HP-11C made in 1985. I use the 12Cs at work, and, once I got ...

Really sorry for not replying to the thread sooner.

I’ve been trying to follow this up with my local post office, but they haven’t managed to track down the parcel. After a couple of weeks of checking, with frequent prods from me, they’ve decided it’s not going to turn up and stopped searching.

I ...

But why should I want a product with BBC on it? I don't have a TV licence (don't want TV) but they send people round my house and treat me like a criminal because I choose not to buy their product! Not trying to shit on your auction, children in need is a good charity and for that reason I hope it ...

vim on *nix systems, gVim on Windows, vi in the rare cases I don’t have access to [v|gV]im.

I’ll occasionally use Metapad for bashing out quick bits of text when I’m using my work PC.

Replied.

VHT is very good. I can take pics of it used on a unicomp (with rit dye for the caps) if you want.
I’d be interested in seeing the results. I have briefly considering painting my AEK and possibly dyeing the caps, but wasn’t sure how evenly I could apply the paint, and an uneven finish would drive ...