Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!

[Kouni]

will we still be able to change our address once the orders are final or should I do it now?

[7bit]

will we still be able to change our address once the orders are final or should I do it now?

Yes, you can even add stuff to your order, long after production started.*


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*) some kits might be sold out

[sean4star]

What layout are people using for the FORTY keyboard? I haven't seen this before. How do they get around not having basic keys, such as comma and quotes? All on other layers?

[Muirium]

You got it. It's Jdcarpe's design, in honour of SmallFry:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47133.0

I disagree with the huge space bar, but otherwise it's a fine design and I'm trying to maintain compatibility with it in my sets.

Including that 1.25u Tab. Am I right in thinking it's the same one as in this set?

Because there's some funny business going on in the FORTY kit's row profiles…

[mtl]

The Round 5 hype machine has sucked me in and I have now committed >$300 toward what will essentially be a small bag of plastic bits. At least I am not alone!

[Muirium]

Exactly! Little magic plastic bits, that transform keyboards. And might even hold good resale value. But don't count too hard on it, these are too practical to be skulls…

I'm in this one pretty deep. Should keep me off DCS GBs for a good while to come, I'm thinking. Oh and I have the original keyboard, so I already have a sense of what these will look like: awesomesauce.

[iAmAhab]

What exactly is the current deadline for?

[matt3o]

deadline to the next deadline of course!

it's like this: one day 7bit will send the order to SP and that will be the deadline.

[7bit]

Tomorrow I will ask when production can start. Should she say that it can start next week when I submit the order today, tomorrow will be the final deadline to get on the train with all your luggage.* After that, you might still be able to get on the train, but some luggage might be missing.


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*) Bags with key caps.

[iAmAhab]

Thanks, time to double check if I have gotten all that I want/need.

[mtl]

Muirium, thank you for the encouraging words. You're my inspiration for being in so deep to this GB, though I have to wonder who is #1 on 7bit's list. Nice find with the Honeywell keyboard and thanks for putting the effort into picking the best colors to match it.

Here's a "meetoo" post with the color combos I am planning, thanks to the awesome Keyboard Layout Editor:

First, the Honewell-inspired:

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Second, the IBM-inspired:

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By the way, is yellowing a concern for the white HONEY key caps? How long would it take for the effect to set in, and is there anything we can do to prevent it?

[7bit]

It depends on how much sun they get. They will not yellow more than any other white key cap.

[aaron]

I've got another invoice mail today. How can I check if my payment was sucessfull? Money from German Sparkasse->Sparkasse whould be transfered in a couple of seconds.

[Muirium]

By the way, is yellowing a concern for the white HONEY key caps? How long would it take for the effect to set in, and is there anything we can do to prevent it?

Yes, it all comes down to ultraviolet light. Keep them out of the strong stuff and they should be fine. The original 1983 Honeywell is white ABS too, and still in good shape. Although plenty of younger keyboards aren't.

[7bit]

I've got another invoice mail today. How can I check if my payment was sucessfull? Money from German Sparkasse->Sparkasse whould be transfered in a couple of seconds.

Except we have Sunday.


However, I will update the list tomorrow.

[jdcarpe]

The price difference is a result of the higher volume the grey and white keys are produced.

So a row 4 Fn next to row 3 Shift 125?

I need to find these row 4 function keys now! Got a definitive text dump?

Yeah, don't know what to do here. I must ask jdcarpe, who wanted that kit.

I think both shifts and the Fn key should be in Row 3 profile, for symmetry.

[sean4star]

Quick question on the space100 kits. Does it come with two keycaps? A blank and one with the word space on it? That's what it looks like in the graphic. And what is the profile? Is it rounded like a space bar or is it a regular row 3 key?

[Strange_Chameleon]

Is it too late to request a refund? I think I may have miscalculated my spending money for the month

[7bit]

Is it too late to request a refund? I think I may have miscalculated my spending money for the month

Your invoice is less than $100, how can this be too much?

[7bit]

The price difference is a result of the higher volume the grey and white keys are produced.

So a row 4 Fn next to row 3 Shift 125?

I need to find these row 4 function keys now! Got a definitive text dump?

Yeah, don't know what to do here. I must ask jdcarpe, who wanted that kit.

I think both shifts and the Fn key should be in Row 3 profile, for symmetry.

OK, thanks!

[Belfong]

Is this the end?

[Muirium]

My only friend, the end…

It hurts to set you free,
But you'll never follow me.

[7bit]

Quick question on the space100 kits. Does it come with two keycaps? A blank and one with the word space on it? That's what it looks like in the graphic. And what is the profile? Is it rounded like a space bar or is it a regular row 3 key?

They indeed come with 2 key caps.

Keys until 3.99 units are concave and from 4 units on, they are convex.

[7bit]

My only friend, the end…

It hurts to set you free,
But you'll never follow me.

LOL! Seems we listen to the same music!

[Muirium]

People are strange,
When you're a stranger,
Streets are lonely,
When you're alone.

Ahem, ah yes, key caps!

Re: concave vs. convex. Hmm. The 3 unit space bar would be awesome if it was shaped like its bigger brothers.

[pasph]

Is 7bit the Lizard King?

[Muirium]

This possibility hadn't ocurred to me. I'm thinking you could make one hell of a magic circle out of several thousand caps. Oh no, what have we done!

[snoopy]

Fully paid.
Sorry for being a bit late.

[7bit]

Thanks!


Now order more to make it worth to do another payment.

[snoopy]

Lower the prices, to make it worth getting a refund