Thankscookie wrote:I like the way how you stored your keyboards, the lighting and the collection itself. But I think that the shelfs consume to much space.
Anyway, welcome on DT and nice collection
. And I agree with you about the shelving, it's really only a temporary solution.I don't have 5155 yet unfortunately. I do have an XT that's in my closet right now. I've refurbished it for the most part, just haven't had time to reassemble it yet (found the thing in a puddle in a warehousemr_a500 wrote:I'll take... the two beam springs, the "Kishsaver" and the AT Model F. Have that packaged and sent to Canada tomorrow morning.
Nice lighting. Your collection isn't complete though. You need an XT and 5155.
).That's kinda what I'm thinking of doing eventually with mine. I'd like to have a bunch of floating shelves down a hallway. I can't really do that in my current place though. I do like how the lighting works, still haven't figured out how I'll recreate that with floating shelves...Muirium wrote:I have a similar thing going on with my IBMs, but with glass shelves instead which helps make things look lighter. Nice Kishsaver and SSK! I have you matched there, but I've no beam springs yet…
For my personal desktop I switch between a 401 and a HHKB (for gaming). The 401 is used whenever I have to write a lot. The HHKB is usually at work as it's easy to just drop in my bag at the end of the day and it doesn't drive co-workers mad (also, I don't really care about itscottc wrote:Hey, hold on a sec... with all these glorious keyboards sitting on shelves, what do you have connected to your computer?
Welcome to DT!
). If I ever have a huge document to write I sometimes use the M15 because it's just such a pleasure to use.I keep forgetting you're in Scotland. Just yesterday I was scanning Google Earth for places in Scotland to visit. I've got to go there someday - if only to track you down and steal your keyboards. I'm not afraid of the dim Scottish light. (..Canadians are tough that way)Muirium wrote:Glass works well enough up here in Scotland where it's always dim light anyway. They help make the keyboards actually visible, because without a set of lights like that my IBMs would be lost in the shadows!
Nice, sounds good!127001 wrote:For my personal desktop I switch between a 401 and a HHKB (for gaming). The 401 is used whenever I have to write a lot. The HHKB is usually at work as it's easy to just drop in my bag at the end of the day and it doesn't drive co-workers mad (also, I don't really care about itscottc wrote:Hey, hold on a sec... with all these glorious keyboards sitting on shelves, what do you have connected to your computer?
Welcome to DT!
I have to say, I'm pretty jealous - my IBM collection sits on my desk in front of my monitor and I just move all but the keyboard that I want to use on to my bed for the duration of my time at my desktop. It's not quite as sophisticated or pretty as yours!Well Canada used to be a proud keyboard making land too (all those beam springs). Nothing is made here now. You can't even find a pair of socks made in Canada - or even the material used to make socks. You basically need your own sheep, shave that sheep, turn that wool into yarn, then find some old granny to knit you socks with that wool. I just go around barefoot now.Muirium wrote:Kishsavers make excellent bludgeons, I'll warn you.
The annoying thing about Scotland (besides its low and brief winter light, as a photographer) is that this was once a proud keyboard making land (half my IBMs are from Greenock, of course) yet there's no sign of it at all these days. The only mechanicals I ever see are Tipros and Access POS boards, punched by chippy clerks. (Although fortunately not in Chippies, because you can imagine how they'd look.)
