Adapter kit
An adapter kit is a small set of keycaps that complement and/or replace a set of keycaps from one keyboard to fit the layout of another keyboard. The keycaps in an adapter kit should have the same characteristics (stem, profile, colour scheme, font) as the original keyboard but for different keys and/or in different sizes.
Moogle kit
A moogle kit is an adapter kit that complements keys from a vintage keyboard so that they fit onto a modern keyboard with 1.25 units wide modifier keys, such as Windows keys.
A typical moogle kit contains modifiers for the bottom row and a space bar. It is common for them to also contain a Caps lock key with a centered stem (as opposed to an off-center stem) and a 2.75 wide Right shift key, even though not all users may need them.
The original moogle kits were designed to allow the use of Cherry double-shot ABS keys (harvested off a cheap keyboard in the Cherry G80 series) on a modern Filco Majestouch. Moogle kits have also been made for Dolch and Wyse PCE keyboards.
The term "moogle kit" is named after the Geekhack user who first proposed it: Moogle Stiltzkin.[1][2] A "Moogle" is a type of creature that appears in several games from Square Enix, such as the Final Fantasy series.[3]
The term "moogle kit" (MOOGLEWHITE and MOOGLEBLACK) was first introduced by 7bit as order-IDs for the Round 3 group buy in early 2011.
Anti-caps lock kit
An anti-caps lock kit is for swapping Caps lock with a Control key. It contains a 1.75 units wide Control key for the home row and a 1.25 units wide Caps lock key for the bottom row.
Other alternatives for this kit exist. For instance, Colemak users might want to replace their Caps lock with a 1.75 wide Backspace key and leave the small Control key on the bottom row.
Tsangan kit
A tsangan kit is an adapter kit that contains 1.5 units wide Control and Alt modifiers on the space bar row. It often also includes a 1 unit wide Windows key, a 7-unit space bar and a 1.75-wide Shift key.
Tsangan kits have been made for Cherry double-shot ABS keys, Wyse PCE and also as an additional option in group orders of new keycap kits. Authentic Cherry double-shot white-on-black 1.5 wide modifier keys are very rare.
For some keyboards, a tsangan kit would be the opposite of a moogle kit.
The kit was named after Geekhack user Tsangan.[4]
References
- ↑ Geekhack — Cherry Double Shot Keys (US ANSI, Beige) by Moogle Stiltzkin. Posted 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ↑ Geekhack — Cherry vintage beige/white 101 us ansi Kit by Moogle Stiltzkin. Posted 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ↑ Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series on Wikipedia.
- ↑ Geekhack — Why are Tsangan kits called Tsangan kits? Posted 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
External links
- Deskthority — [KEYS ARRIVED] Round 3 Moogle Kits Posted 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- Deskthority — [ORDERING] WYSE Moogle Kits! Posted 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
