Weekly BTS #2023/30 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Weekly BTS
Hey y'all,
Another week, another weekly summary. A handful of links from the blog and my editorial post:
- The SpUnLy58, FelixKeeb and Stront MX are all open-source boards and were featured in separate posts. Great projects, check them out!
- Joe Scotto is back with his first PCB after all the handwired keyboards. The PCB version of the Scotto34 is not open source but is a cute little ortho monoblock anyway.
- Another Scotto-derivative is the PK-S by Protieusz -- a modified ScottoFly with Azoteq trackpad. Both handwired and (untested) PCB versions.
- Taro Hayashi's authoritative Killer Whale is making its rounds in the Japanese community. Daihuku has a video about it, and there are many builds out there already. An interview is in the making.
- Planeta is a new monoblock split by Ergohaven. 3D printed case with universal tenting, plus built-in piezo speaker. Video demo this way. On its way, I'm eager to lay my hands on it and write a thorough review.
- The GMK twisted stem issue has been confirmed by the manufacturer.
- Will r/ergomk be back soon? It seems likely.
- Your keyboard can run Doom now. Graham Sanderson's code adapted by Brostafarian.
- I'm not into artisans myself but have always loved classy wood & resin stuff: Keycap cases by Breakwooden.
- A gorgeous tented Corne case kit in various colors by Kriscables. So clean!
- Spotting: a 1975 IBM 5100 Portable posted by FidoMix_Felicia. That extremely tactile red switch lived on in many later models, I put one aside for future projects in my box of electronic junk.
- IBM keyboard identification chart by Admiral Shark. Actually, this is really great. I managed to identify my single IBM keyboard at the very first glance, even on the small chart posted on Twitter. And here is the fullscreen version for desktop.
- Finally, a pretty unique wooden cyberdeck by Yungblude.
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Weekly keyboard art
Qwertikey.eu has a new chess deskmat. I wonder what other double-purpose deskmat ideas you can come up with.