Mechanical Keyboard Autism Thread - Because Cherry MX switches get you laid.

AmpleApricots

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PCB hard membranes are now available for the A500, A600 and A1200. Not sure if it's possible to solder Cherry MX switches onto one of those; even if it is possible, it would be time-consuming.
No, that wouldn't work. Kinda surprised nobody whipped up one then. My guess is probably missing proper keycaps/weird widths.

I got my SA Dolch keycaps from domikey and I actually really like them, they feel very satisfying to press and touch and they look great. They also fit very well to the white case of the G80-1800 and give the keyboard a very distinctive retro look. Some legends are a bit wonky (< > are not at the same height, weird U on the numpad keys, only one super key) but honestly nothing too bad. I thought it would take a while to get used typing on them but actually, no, not really. I think people are used to rest their wrists on the corner of the case, desk or a wrist rest and then the keys might be too high to reach comfortably but you're ideally actually not supposed to do that to begin with but float with your hands over the keyboard and have your wrists straight out, not at an angle.

All in all, thought I'd feel bad for buying plastic pieces for ~80 euros or so but no, they're actually fun enough that it was worth it. Also the pictures online are kinda bad and make them look cheaper than they look like irl. I actually think now their other-colored sets might actually look less garish and quite decent in person.
 

Pee Cola

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Whilst the Amiga mechanical keyboard project may have stalled, it's now possible to build a mechanical keyboard for a C64 (assuming you have a 3D printer or can get access to one; needed to print the Cherry MX to C64 keycap adaptors).
 

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