Unicomp mini group buy

[7bit]

Is that even possible?

It's like getting stamps off the letter, except that I fear that the paint of the label is maybe not water resistant.

[7bit]

I tried to order Unicomp Spacesaver and the shipping to Czech Republic was 95 $ for a 79 $ keyboard... What is the shipping to DE from them?

I'm just collecting the whish list. I regret I did not set it up as a real group buy with proper order IDs and an automated order system ...

What kind of layout do you want? Which color? You know that it will be a 104/105 key keyboard?

[artee]

I tried to order Unicomp Spacesaver and the shipping to Czech Republic was 95 $ for a 79 $ keyboard... What is the shipping to DE from them?

I'm just collecting the whish list. I regret I did not set it up as a real group buy with proper order IDs and an automated order system ...

What kind of layout do you want? Which color? You know that it will be a 104/105 key keyboard?

I'll try to get some cheaper model M, as you said, so I'm out of this MO. Sorry for bothering...

[7bit]

I'll try to get some cheaper model M, as you said, so I'm out of this MO. Sorry for bothering...

Let me know if you need some key caps

[laggy-gaga]

Btw
Is unicomp selling any colorful keycaps now? Like " shift" "esc"?

[webwit]

They make those on demand, so yes.

[woody]

I am almost sure I'd want to get something from Unicomp. I just have to think more carefully exactly what.
When is the deadline?

[7bit]

I am almost sure I'd want to get something from Unicomp. I just have to think more carefully exactly what.
When is the deadline?

In 5 minutes!

[woody]

Shoot, missed this.

[7bit]

Shoot, missed this.

I was just kidding. So what do you want, comrade?

[TacticalCoder]

Do you put the perl white key shells into water overnight and glue the labels on the industrial shells, once they dried?

Well the only industrial of my seven Ms at the moment is a real one (it's one of the keyboard from the Berlin group buy that Ascaii took care of. Here's the link to the beauty: the 'GH' key and RGB keyset was sent to my by Half-Saint http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1894 ... got-there! ). The other industrial case is at Gilgam's place.

Regarding my white/beige shells, I haven't tried yet removing labels and putting them on another shell seen that I don't have any other shell yet: I was just thinking about getting new labels and putting them on the new cases once I get them

After thinking about it, I'll take not two more but three complete industrial shells

I've already done business with Half-Saint and Ascaii and you can count on me to pay swiftly and promptly : )

Btw you'll then do a shared Google Doc spreadsheet for this group buy or you'll just keep track of things manually?

Thanks for taking care of this

[TacticalCoder]

Btw you'll then do a shared Google Doc spreadsheet for this group buy or you'll just keep track of things manually?

I'm asking this because I'll probably ask for a set a black keys (white lettering on black keys, either qwerty-us or azerty-fr layout) but I'm not sure yet

[7bit]

Do you put the perl white key shells into water overnight and glue the labels on the industrial shells, once they dried?

Well the only industrial of my seven Ms at the moment is a real one (it's one of the keyboard from the Berlin group buy that Ascaii took care of. Here's the link to the beauty: the 'GH' key and RGB keyset was sent to my by Half-Saint http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1894 ... got-there! ). The other industrial case is at Gilgam's place.

Regarding my white/beige shells, I haven't tried yet removing labels and putting them on another shell seen that I don't have any other shell yet: I was just thinking about getting new labels and putting them on the new cases once I get them

After thinking about it, I'll take not two more but three complete industrial shells

I've already done business with Half-Saint and Ascaii and you can count on me to pay swiftly and promptly : )

Btw you'll then do a shared Google Doc spreadsheet for this group buy or you'll just keep track of things manually?

Thanks for taking care of this

Better leave the original shells as they are. If the industrial grey shells come without a sticker, makeing our own stickers is a good idea

I just ran round 3 on Geek Hack with around 300 people ordering stuff. So there are no 'good references' needed to participate here;-)

what is a 'shared Google Doc spreadsheet'?

I already have a (manualy created) 3 column 7bit-ASCII list, which waits for prices to be entered into a 4th column, done by a script which reads a price list.

ps: It says "mini group buy" which should run off within this week, once Unicom gave me an answer to my questions!

But if everybody wants to wait until after Christmas, we can do a real mass order!

[TacticalCoder]

what is a 'shared Google Doc spreadsheet'?

oh it's just the way we typically work with for stuff shared around the world in my SME and at the one I used to work with previously: it's convenient because anyone can edit the documents and there's full revision history etc. The stuff can be exported in about any format wanted and you can use APIs to query (and update) the thing automatically too. It probably can be scripted too

I already have a (manualy created) 3 column 7bit-ASCII list, which waits for prices to be entered into a 4th column, done by a script which reads a price list.

OK great. I thought we'd all have access to some shared document where we'd all edit our own order.

ps: It says "mini group buy" which should run off within this week, once Unicom gave me an answer to my questions!

But if everybody wants to wait until after Christmas, we can do a real mass order!

No need to wait, no need to wait!

For me it's:

- 3 Industrial shells
- one black keys set (101 keys ANSI): white lettering on black keys

[7bit]

I'm asking this because I'll probably ask for a set a black keys (white lettering on black keys, either qwerty-us or azerty-fr layout) but I'm not sure yet

I noted down the 3 industrials. I'm not sure if they do white text on black keys.

[xbb]

a google docs spreadsheet is similar to an excel spreadsheet but online which you can edit and anyone it's shared with can view it or edit if they have permission

[hate]

I'm asking this because I'll probably ask for a set a black keys (white lettering on black keys, either qwerty-us or azerty-fr layout) but I'm not sure yet

I noted down the 3 industrials. I'm not sure if they do white text on black keys.

i dont think so too which is a shame as cause i have been considering to hop on this group buy but im quite adamant when it come to my white on black or blanks keys

[7bit]

a google docs spreadsheet is similar to an excel spreadsheet but online which you can edit and anyone it's shared with can view it or edit if they have permission

What is an 'excel spreadsheet'?

i dont think so too which is a shame as cause i have been considering to hop on this group buy but im quite adamant when it come to my white on black or blanks keys

Blanks are no problem. Just don't know if they still do white printing.

Just wait a bit, the wild duck will know that for certain.

[webwit]

They don't do white printing. They stopped doing that because of quality issues.

[7bit]

They don't do white printing. They stopped doing that because of quality issues.

[IMAGE SHOWING 2 BUCKLING SPRING KEYBOARDS WITH BLANK KEY CAPS]

I might have asked that before, but do you know if there is any 3rd party manufacturer which does these key caps?

[webwit]

Not that I know of.

[TacticalCoder]

OK so then 3 industrial shells and a set of black blank keycaps : )

Guess I'll need to find a black M13 one of these days then but "otaku-style" is fine too

[xbb]

I hope they have all these industrial shells

[webwit]

For inspiration, some stuff you can get from them (except the space saver ICs, I got those from elsewhere):
http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13

[7bit]

OK so then 3 industrial shells and a set of black blank keycaps : )

Guess I'll need to find a black M13 one of these days then but "otaku-style" is fine too

ANSI or ISO (or for both)?

[Photos] Unicomp stuff

Thanks!

[Pylon]

Here's a thought. Why don't you ask Unicomp to make keycaps with red or blue printing? Sort of like Sixty's group buy for red lettered keycaps. I mean, they do dye sub, and they make blue lettered Ctrl keys and such.


(as usual I won't be participating in this since I don't currently own a Model M, and I also live in America)

[TacticalCoder]

ANSI or ISO (or for both)?

Oh let say one ISO and one ANSI: I've got 3 ANSI board and 4 ISO ones and can switch between them anyway.

Talk to you soon

[woody]

I was just kidding.

A-ha! I knew you were (one) bit off!

So what do you want, comrade?

I would fancy:
- 2x red ESC
- eventually RGB modifiers for SpaceSaver (104) if their printing is good
- light and dark grey LED stickers with the plain old-school three sections (as opposed to the padlock symbols)
- ... and perhaps a 122-key keyboard. That will be heavy and needs some more thinking.

[pederlol]

Hi, I would really like to order some keycaps

If it can be done for these shift keys:

I'm in for:

2 red CTRL
2 blue ALT (if possible 1 ALT and 1 ALT GR)
1 green small SHIFT
1 green big SHIFT
1 red ESCAPE
1 blue ESCAPE
1 green ESCAPE
1 yellow ESCAPE

[nathanscribe]

Hi, I would really like to order some keycaps

If it can be done for these shift keys: (EDIT: ISO piccy)

Nice idea - if it's possible to get a green ISO small Left Shift, I'll take one.