Okay, going deeper, here's some more sweet goods I'm taking out the box:
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Xwhatsit's 2nd generation Model F Controller: must have! I'm typing, as usual lately, on my Kishsaver which is powered by the prototype, 1st generation ancestor of this controller. Absolutely stunning piece of kit. I think the two changes Xwhatsit made after my input was to add a port — mine has a fixed USB cable while this one is Micro USB — and to increase the size of the matrix holes. That later addition makes installation a lot easier! Model Fs use a rubbery ribbon cable and soldering that into the original was quite hair raising.
Do I have a keyboard set aside for this controller? No, not yet. But there's still definitely room in my collection for more Model Fs, and many of the very best ones are the perfect home for a piece of kit like this. Thanks to whoever put it in!
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Next up, a whole bag of Alps.
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Blue Alps! 102 of them to be precise. Score! Don't let the horrible yellow light put you off, they're the real clicky vintage deal. Just like the tantalising lonely one I had all this time in my Mr. Interface switch sampler.
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I will!
Someone already took 2 of them, but that's fine by me. I'm now armed with fine switches to go along with my Apple Alps caps for a bit of custom Alps goodness. Especially including these:
- Alps Stabilizers.jpg (308.26 KiB) Viewed 5291 times
So I guess I'm looking for one of Hasu's Alps PCBs and a case now! Thanks to whoever gifted these. Great surprise!
