Split Access xy keyboards
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
For those that don't know, Access-IS make POS keyboards with cherry black switches, plate mounted, diodes galore, oh and each key is programmable. Layouts are stored within the keyboard so you can move the board to a another computer and keep the layout.
The Fitaly area on the left is intended to make it easier for me to bring a twiddler into work (must get some more practice!) - the idea is instead of getting flustered I can just press the appropriate key and carry on.
As the layout spreads over the two boards, I can have them roughly shoulder width apart.
The geekhack keys in the 'middle' corners activate another layer. On the right there's an embedded cursor set on hctn, and the alpha keys on the left are cut, copy paste depending on their row - stole the idea from the Matias range.
- webwit
- Wild Duck
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: Model F62
- Favorite switch: IBM beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0000
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This is great, I wondered how long before a guy would take two programmable pos keyboards to make one split keyboard.. top points!
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- Location: Berlin
- Main keyboard: maltron
- Main mouse: logitech g9x
- Favorite switch: blacks
- DT Pro Member: -
hactually they are about as high as a desko or a G80. It just looks high because of the design of th curved plastic in front.
I have two of these and they are my main board. I was planning to to the split mod before Hoggy posted his (great minds think alike?). In fact the boards come with a Y cable; they seem to be asking for this mod. I actually added a column of keys in between and the hand separation is plenty for me, so I don't think I'll do the split mod.
I have two of these and they are my main board. I was planning to to the split mod before Hoggy posted his (great minds think alike?). In fact the boards come with a Y cable; they seem to be asking for this mod. I actually added a column of keys in between and the hand separation is plenty for me, so I don't think I'll do the split mod.
- Ascaii
- The Beard
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: CM Novatouch, g80-1851
- Main mouse: Corsair M65
- Favorite switch: Ergo clears, Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0019
I love the potato...as well as the keyboards...^^
Currently working on turning the access you sent me into a german iso layout I can work with.
Currently working on turning the access you sent me into a german iso layout I can work with.
- Ascaii
- The Beard
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: CM Novatouch, g80-1851
- Main mouse: Corsair M65
- Favorite switch: Ergo clears, Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0019
there are versions of the access pos boards with trackpad. hint, hintelbowglue wrote:Ok now this is a cool idea. Dang it's hot.
You only need a trackpoint and map some of the buttons to left click and right click (otherwise the mouse will be way off the side)
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
It is definitely a cool idea.
It would certainly be a better use of some of the 'dead' area that I've filled with the fitaly layout.
Sadly, I've only got one each of these boards, and you might recognise some of the keys from the first post.
The programming software can't deliver mouse clicks or movement, but that could be arranged with autohotkey without too much fuss.
I've tried a trackball in the middle of the two boards which works well.
It would certainly be a better use of some of the 'dead' area that I've filled with the fitaly layout.
Sadly, I've only got one each of these boards, and you might recognise some of the keys from the first post.
The programming software can't deliver mouse clicks or movement, but that could be arranged with autohotkey without too much fuss.
I've tried a trackball in the middle of the two boards which works well.
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
I stole the idea from here - http://www.maltron.comnotlofty wrote:Whoa this is a really cool idea! I like it!
Set a trackball between the two halves?
- webwit
- Wild Duck
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: Model F62
- Favorite switch: IBM beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0000
- Contact:
I find that a bad position for a pointing device. Why? Put your mouse, trackball whatever right in front of you instead of to the right or left of your keyboard. It's not very comfortable and your hand will be at an angle.
- sixty
- Gasbag Guru
- Main keyboard: DKSaver
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Black
- DT Pro Member: 0060
Are you still not satisfied with your Access collection? You probably have more already than their own warehouse!hoggy wrote:Ebay. They pop up every now and again, but not as often as I'd like.zet13 wrote:I'm interested in those boards. How did you get one ?
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- Location: france
- Main keyboard: filco majestouch mx brown
- Main mouse: logitech G500
- Favorite switch: buckling spring and cherry mx
- DT Pro Member: -
Indeed I just looked over ebay .fr and .com and I found nothing. I would like to know as well the priced you payed for the akc090 and the package you got with it : keycap, software, …
If the price is too high I will not waste my time looking for something I can't buy.
Thanks in advance.
If the price is too high I will not waste my time looking for something I can't buy.
Thanks in advance.
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
You just missed out on a batch going for about £20 each with £6 postage to the UK in need of a quick clean. Keycaps will vary as these are designed for POS environments. Some of the keycaps are likely to be double shots, but all of the akc090s I've seen have a mixture of lasered and double shots. Software is free and you can download it from their website http://www.access-is.com/softprog.phpzet13 wrote:Indeed I just looked over ebay .fr and .com and I found nothing. I would like to know as well the priced you payed for the akc090 and the package you got with it : keycap, software, …
If the price is too high I will not waste my time looking for something I can't buy.
Thanks in advance.
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
They've got a few more models I'd like. Some of the smaller boards would fit the split layout design much better.sixty wrote:Are you still not satisfied with your Access collection? You probably have more already than their own warehouse!hoggy wrote:Ebay. They pop up every now and again, but not as often as I'd like.zet13 wrote:I'm interested in those boards. How did you get one ?
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- Location: france
- Main keyboard: filco majestouch mx brown
- Main mouse: logitech G500
- Favorite switch: buckling spring and cherry mx
- DT Pro Member: -
so you said it is £20 each keyboard ???? It sounds interesting to give a try.hoggy wrote:You just missed out on a batch going for about £20 each with £6 postage to the UK in need of a quick clean. Keycaps will vary as these are designed for POS environments. Some of the keycaps are likely to be double shots, but all of the akc090s I've seen have a mixture of lasered and double shots. Software is free and you can download it from their website http://www.access-is.com/softprog.phpzet13 wrote:Indeed I just looked over ebay .fr and .com and I found nothing. I would like to know as well the priced you payed for the akc090 and the package you got with it : keycap, software, …
If the price is too high I will not waste my time looking for something I can't buy.
Thanks in advance.
Can you tell me how I can follow those batch ?
- Peter
- Location: Denmark
- Main keyboard: Steelseries 6Gv2/G80-1501HAD
- Main mouse: Mx518
- Favorite switch: Cherry Linear and Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Check out the standard layouts here :
http://www.access-is.com/programmable_p ... POS_QWERTY
AKC084 and AKC110 are great small-footprint keyboards with no glidepoint-thing, cherry blacks with diodes
and fully programmable keys .
But you never know for sure what caps you get from ebay-buys,
I have two sets of doublesize (covers two switches) doubleshot 'F1-12'-caps, blue DS arrow-caps,red DS 'VOID'-caps etc, etc . Sometimes the keyboards are heavily used, sometimes they are like new,often the 'main'-character is DS, any additional symbols are engraved . I got one NIB for 25 Sterling of ebay UK last year, it even has a mag-cad reader ...
I wonder what their minimum order is (and the price)..
http://www.access-is.com/programmable_p ... POS_QWERTY
AKC084 and AKC110 are great small-footprint keyboards with no glidepoint-thing, cherry blacks with diodes
and fully programmable keys .
But you never know for sure what caps you get from ebay-buys,
I have two sets of doublesize (covers two switches) doubleshot 'F1-12'-caps, blue DS arrow-caps,red DS 'VOID'-caps etc, etc . Sometimes the keyboards are heavily used, sometimes they are like new,often the 'main'-character is DS, any additional symbols are engraved . I got one NIB for 25 Sterling of ebay UK last year, it even has a mag-cad reader ...
I wonder what their minimum order is (and the price)..
- Peter
- Location: Denmark
- Main keyboard: Steelseries 6Gv2/G80-1501HAD
- Main mouse: Mx518
- Favorite switch: Cherry Linear and Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Yeah, I like the looks of that one to..zet13 wrote:Thanks for the advice but I'm interested in matrix layout, the AKC 090 keeps my attention.
They should sell these to normal people and not just airports and banksters ...
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
Was that an AKC127? I was selling some last year on geekhack at the same someone was selling some on ebay.Peter wrote: I got one NIB for 25 Sterling of ebay UK last year, it even has a mag-cad reader ...
- Peter
- Location: Denmark
- Main keyboard: Steelseries 6Gv2/G80-1501HAD
- Main mouse: Mx518
- Favorite switch: Cherry Linear and Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Unfortunately not, it is a AKC114EQ QWERTY over POS board..hoggy wrote:Was that an AKC127? I was selling some last year on geekhack at the same someone was selling some on ebay.Peter wrote: I got one NIB for 25 Sterling of ebay UK last year, it even has a mag-cad reader ...
I would REALLY like to own a AKC127, I'm thinking of contacting the local airports IT-department to buy their retired units, they have them in a very nice white/light-grey design ..
- sordna
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage LF / Dvorak layout
- Main mouse: Logitech M500
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Red
- DT Pro Member: -
How nice! The AKC048 especially:
http://www.access-is.com/programmable_p ... POS_Matrix
Does anyone know if these are sold in the USA, and how much they cost?
http://www.access-is.com/programmable_p ... POS_Matrix
Does anyone know if these are sold in the USA, and how much they cost?
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- Location: Isle of Man
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: 3M Vertical
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0009
I contacted Access for a price for a single akc127 for someone at work. They seem to be geared up for project based sales, and have a moq of 10.
Their boards turn up on ebay uk everynow and again, but I haven't seen a 48 for sale anywhere.
Their boards turn up on ebay uk everynow and again, but I haven't seen a 48 for sale anywhere.