Das Fix | Hackaday

There was a time when desktop peripherals (such as keyboards and mice) were expensive items that needed to be hung here and taken care of. But for decades, the commercialization and low-cost manufacturing of personal computers have made almost every one of them thrown away. They are so cheap that when one computer crashes, you can reach for another without thinking. One.

This is not to say that there is no longer room for expensive professional keyboards. You will find that enthusiasts still insist on using their precious old IBM Model Ms and Model Fs, or typing on a series of highly competitive high-end motherboards. You might say that cheap keyboards today are of high quality, but for some people, only the feeling of quality conversion will do.

[Mac2612] gives a good example of such a peripheral, a Das Keyboard 4C with a keyboard decal with a missing trademark. Although there was an obstacle, it suffered a leak at some point in its life, and randomly issued keystrokes to disable it. his

An interesting reading gave us some insights into why these keyboards cost extra money.

At first it seemed to be a corrosion problem on the board, so he cleaned it with IPA. All to no avail, so a series of further dismantling and cleaning began, which eventually led to the desoldering of all key switches. This lengthy task gave us a detailed introduction to the structure of the high-end "board", but unfortunately it did not find the problem, and phantom buttons kept appearing.

After the circuit board was traced back to the microcontroller, he finally found that moisture had corroded the end of the 10K surface-mount resistor and left the resistance in the MOhms. Since this is a drop-down menu on one of the keyboard rows, he found the source of the problem. We felt his pain after a long period of troubleshooting on the circuit board of the SMD component with mechanical failure.

After replacing the SMD parts and reassembling, despite the heavy workload, the keyboard is beautiful.

This is the first Das Keyboard teardown we brought you, but not the first keyboard crack. There are people

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Decades ago, I was still using the Logitech M-BA47 mouse.

It's time to show our electronic pen; I'm still using the IBM ModelM produced in April 1993.

The reason I use the "Microsoft Wired Keyboard" is that when they were filled with metal dust/debris/oil and antifreeze at work, I boxed it and purchased another laugh. The computer even has a car air filter attached to its intake fan.

1993?

The earliest Model M I used was made in 1984;)

The M model was never produced in 1984. That is the copyright date you are looking for.

You were very picky in the "I am an older dinosaur, then a lot" contest.

Does anyone beat Marvin's story by creating sparks between two flint and steel?

Tomorrow we will discuss storage, where Joe will boast that his wedge-shaped clay flakes predate Jim's punch card.

Production of the M model began in 1985, and there are definitely pre-production models that could be produced in 1984. In fact, for retro computer collectors, they are expensive.

So yes, he can definitely own the 1984 ModelM.

Type M space capsule in late 1987

I have a few and use them on all my rigs. There are a few spares. When offline, it will be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned, so when it is put back into service, it looks brand new.

Novatouch TKL with Penumbra is tanned.

,This is a

I have the largest electronic pen.

My desktop computer installed IIRC's ModelM on IIRC sometime around 1990. I can put the Raspberry Pi inside it, but that is a shame.

"He cleaned it with IPA"-Did he pour beer on the keyboard? People are always told that it is not good for them :-)

Of course, but he lost his mind after drinking 99.9% IPA!

It is difficult for me to pronounce "IPA" as isopropyl alcohol. When I read it, I always read it as "Indian Pale Ale", so it is not recommended to use it as a circuit board cleaner.

That's why it is so happy in the Hackaday article :)

Is it just me, or is the 5th and 6th keys from the left from the bottom row [2, 4, 5] interchanged relative to the smooth color gradient tried on the keyboard?

It seems to me the same.

I can't see it now.

I have a cheap Anker mouse+keyboard mouse and upgraded myself with Ducky mouse+keyboard on my birthday. It was a £30 suit, and now it is a £150 suit.

Isn't it good? Yes. Is it worth 5 times the price? No.

I put the Anker spare set in the drawer to prevent the keyboard Cherry switch or the mouse Omron switch from giving up ghosting. This week, I removed the switch of the old HP 3 button mouse (without scroll wheel) to repair the RAT5 gaming mouse, showing that the £10/kg mouse switch is more durable than its £50 mouse switch. Therefore, you may not always get what you need!

I have an updated Daz keyboard and put it down (tehee) this is my best PC-related purchase ever, it has surpassed any keyboard I have used before, and saw the value of someone trying to type on this thing (No decal version)) is priceless. It did improve my blind typing (even if I did not do this/expected)

Fix is ​​the male gender in German. "Das Fix" sounds terrible to my ears. It should be "Der Fix" indeed.

No, it's not necessarily the case-unless you still think it should be "Die Keyboard" ("Die Tastatur") instead of "Das Keyboard".

Worse, because the "fix" is... For example, rapid or short-sightedness ("fixed Idee") and "fix" "yes" injecting drugs.

f/Fix is ​​not a German primitive, and "Die Fix" is more correct because it is "Die Reperatur".

Good-"Der Fix" may be a tool commonly used by German hackers, but it is still a mixture of the two languages.

Also, I am disappointed with the fixed definition of "our" (meaning hackers, etc.). Not in Duden

On this point, I need to admit that I also associate "fixed" with "der", but I'm not sure why.

Very correct, but this is the responsibility of the manufacturer. A restaurant owner at Oxford University is called Raymond Blanc (Raymond Blanc), and his restaurant in the 1980s was called "La Maison Blanc". The French teacher in Oxford was very happy to inform the students that they should be "La maison blanche". Yes, I understand.

"RoHS... a sign for people who hate lead-free solder!"

Yes!

I have used RoHS (lead-free) car battery terminal clip connectors.

There are a bunch of "Dell Enhanced" keyboards that provide me with the right amount of tactile feedback, but I never get rid of them. The new machine they come with the machine is different.

Is that the one with drainage holes on the bottom edge of the thin frame and blocks on the top edge?

KeyPro FK9000. This committee needs revival. It has 12 normal function keys on the top and 12 programmable PF keys on the left. They can be programmed using the keyboard. The memory is backed by a rechargeable NiCd battery that can draw power from the keyboard port. It also has 8 cursor keys, with the Turbo key in the middle. There is also a switch key, which can switch the numeric keyboard to calculator mode via LCD. calc has memory and other functions, such as square root.

However, it cannot send the content displayed by the calculator to the computer. Since it is an input device, it should be possible. A new version is needed.

I will make some changes to the layout. It has a large backspace key. It has a large reverse L input. Unfortunately, its right shift is very short, the right shift of \ should be on the right end, and the Prog key is between alt and ctrl, and \ should be on the right. <-This is my preferred layout with these three big keys, and no manufacturer has had a keyboard like this in 22 years. It’s okay to have the Windows key and three big keys, they just refuse to make a keyboard that way.

Between the left ctrl and alt is a blank key, it absolutely does not work. You can make it the only WinKey and shorten the right end of the space bar to fit the Menu key. Move the Prog key up between Esc and the function key.

The gateway KB-2961 has a large backspace key and a large right shift key, but \ is the upper half of Enter. The menu key may disappear at the right end of the space bar, the WinKey on the right is useless, and the alt on the right is at the WinKey and \ on the right. It is not difficult to own the Big Three keyboards of WinKeys-if some companies are willing to do so.

I might cut the wiring, wiring, swap the three keycaps on the bottom row, disconnect the switch at the current \ position, and then disconnect JB Weld Enter and \ to fix the keyboard. why? Because remapping is not always active in the software.

Type M space protector at the end of 1984

I like my DeCK ICE 82:

. If you plan to spend some silly money on the keyboard, then it only needs backlighting, so you can see the mplayer controls in the dark!

Um i go play

White fox, a real fox layout.

The best keyboard ever.

Those days will never come back. Nowadays, the keyboard is like a piece of chocolate. If it tastes good, eat it, and throw it away if it’s bad. There are quality options everywhere, but few really cost a lot of money on the keyboard.

I still have the IBM model M, nothing can compare...

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