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artillect, in Which vintage computers and terminals inspired the various keycap profiles?
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SA keycaps come from the IBM Selectric I and II typewriters, as well as the Apple II. I think XDA is just a modern profile developed relatively recently, but it is relatively similar to DSA, which I think also goes back decades.

I think you're also right that IBM is behind the OEM profile, which I think was originally used in the Selectric III

ZILtoid1991,
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DSA is basically just low-profile SA caps.

wjrii,
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And also not sculpted, right?

wjrii,
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Interesting. I was thinking of PCs and terminals, but I forgot to go one "generation" back. huh.

wjrii,
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And oh my gosh, was there ever a product line that insisted on getting uglier as it went like the Selectrics?

UdeRecife, in Accidental keypresses on my first mechanical keyboard

Nothing like trying different configurations. Maybe your fingers are heavy. Maybe you lack practice. Mess with things around until you find the answer.

d-_-xb, in My DD: 36-key Cantor variant

I like this a lot!

manna_harbour, in My DD: 36-key Cantor variant

Nice!

breckenedge,

Thanks for Miryoku. I love this layout and use it every day

manna_harbour,

Excellent!

czech, in My DD: 36-key Cantor variant
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I used this keyboard to learn colmak-dh with miryoku. Here is the original 42-key board.

iDunnoBro, in Current keyboard for the Reddit migration

I fucks with those function keys

rich, in Recommended sites to buy keycaps? (shipping to USA)
jbrains, in Clavier belge
  • C’est quel layout que tu utilises?

  • GAUFRE

asteroidrainfall, in Clavier belge
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Unrelated question, but how did you get kbin to embed a mastodon toot as an image? I’ve been trying to find the best way to cross-Fedi post stuff to kbin but haven’t found one yet.

staticlifetime,
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You can manually upload an image with a link if you need to. Sometimes if the image isn't automatically scraped, I download the accompany image, and upload it myself using the image icon at the bottom of the post form. Yeah it can be a lot of work compared to Reddit, but I'm okay with trying to improve the quality of life for people here on the Fediverse.

eltimablo, in Cut Slope

Oh man, this is cool enough to make me wonder if I really need all these keys...

hazel,

anything more than 36 keys is too many

artillect, in Clavier belge
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Where's the waffle iron guy from r/mechanicalkeyboards when we need him most?

BaldProphet, in Clavier belge
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I'm not really into waffles, but I'd eat them every day if I had one of these.

hardypart, in Clavier belge

Love it! Should be inverted, though.

wjrii,
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It's barebones. Just have to add your own switches and keycaps.

hardypart,
Skynix, in Clavier belge

That’s pretty cool

RawStudio, in [Artisan] Raw Studio | Lazure Omega | Free shipping worldwide
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