I am hoping to make a short introductory video to the Model F keyboards project for the project web site.
Looking for some good-quality 10 to 20 second videos from the community: Over the coming days I'm hoping you can send over some good quality, well-lit 4k UHD or 1080p video clips and photos of yourself using the new Model F keyboards as you normally would any given day: programming, writing posts while on DT, professional writing, other work, etc. for me to consider for this video (not every video will be selected). Many cell phones can shoot good quality videos nowadays so separate video equipment would not be necessary. This is on a strictly volunteer basis, if you want to try to be famous and show off your work area and keyboard - the clips can also be humorous
Please send the original video files in full quality (not re-encoded) through Google Drive (preferred) or any other "free large file sharing" service you can find through online search, and email me the link to info at (the project web site URL). Please include your full name, the date, how the clip should be captioned (forum user name, full name, or first name and last initial) and your permission for me to use the clip.
Feel free to also share your video here with the community by posting on YouTube and embedding a link here.
Here's the draft script in case anyone's interested in sending feedback:
(typing sound) This is the sound of the busy 1980s office. It's the clicky sound of the Model F keyboard, the result of a decade of IBM research to develop what is still the world's greatest keyboard, built up to a standard and not down to a price point.
The problem? These went out of production in the 1980s. As a big fan of the Model F keyboard from an early age, I wanted everyone to once more be able to get an industrial-quality, exact reproduction of the 80s Model F design but with modern electronics that work on today's computers.
Thanks to the efforts of engineers and Model F fans around the world, you can now own a Brand New Model F Keyboard.
Here's what makes the Model F the best keyboard ever:
First is the typing experience. You're already on a keyboard for hours and hours a week (show programmers, writers, etc. using the Model F). Why not make typing fun and enjoyable? You don't realize how boring and uncomfortable typing on a regular keyboard is until you have spent a day with the Model F. Every keypress brings you both tactile and auditory feedback. You can feel the Model F spring buckle inside the pressed key and hear the satisfying click of the flipper against the capacitive circuit board underneath the keys. Many people report significant improvement in typing speed and accuracy after switching to the Model F.
And what about having full control of your Model F? Now you can. With dozens of languages and layouts to choose from and an open source, fully programmable USB controller with macros, function layers, and N-Key Rollover (show gui and different key layout photos) you can fine tune your Model F to be your perfect end game, daily driver keyboard.
And finally, there is the longevity factor – what else might you use with your computer every day for decades? With the finest materials going into each new Model F including an industrial metal case, steel inner plates and dye sublimated legends that resist wear, your keyboard may very well last for decades, just like the originals. For more than five years I have obsessively focused on making sure every detail of the Model F matches those of the originals, down to the paint texture and colors, the sound of the springs, and fraction-of-a-millimeter part tolerances.
Model F Labs has succeeded in producing and shipping over 2 million dollars’ worth of new Model F's to IBM's exacting specifications, at half the original cost, adjusted for inflation. Your new Model F keyboard will follow that tradition of the highest production standards, as I continue to test and do final quality control on every keyboard before it goes out. And you'll also get some future proofing as the controllers are all USB-C and can be replaced in the future.
You shouldn't have to set the DeLorean back to 1985 to buy a brand-new Model F. For a limited time, you can get one fresh off the factory production line. You'll be typing on your keyboard for thousands of hours over the years, so why not treat yourself to the Best Keyboard Ever and have as much fun and enjoyment as possible with every click? Please join the Brand New Model F Project today and help bring back the best keyboard ever!
