Mechanical Keyboards

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/337890...

Hello there! Thought I'd kick this community off with a question....

This is an industrial keyboard from around 1983 manufactured by Honeywell. It features an extremely rare tall stem variant of the Microswitch SC series switches. They're clicky tactile and utilize a capacitive sense system similar to the IBM Beamspring or Model F. The tactility is achieved with a spring over buckling plate setup...

6 variants, 1 unit per color...

Looking into getting my first mechanical keyboard and want to dip my toes in the pool. Just wanted your guys perspective. I might swap the switches for some gaterons since they are hotswappable.

A refugee from reddit wanting to bring a question here. I'm looking to build a keyboard for work that would be ergonomic. Doesn't necessarily need to be split....

Durgod Venus board, Gateron RGB Red switches, Glorious keycaps, cheap eBay wrist rest....

Driftmechanics Austin R3 Purple...

The is a dedicated community for Ergo Mech over at lemmy.world - come join us :-)...

Tool for comparing keycap profiles.

This is my Nixdorf 8850 keyboard which came out in the mid 1970s (although I think mine is a later 80s version). It dates from an era where computer design was still the wild west. There were no standard or correct ways to do anything so every manufacturer made it up as they went along. This keyboard is an excellent example of...