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 Mechanical Keyboard Club, For gamers, and typist enthusiasts

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quest_5692
post Feb 15 2011, 09:47 AM

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ok, those who want to buy Ducky G2 9008 tiger limited edition need to confirm with me by today or latest 2morrow.

now confirm is me, moogle and beebee. will accept at most 2 more in bulk.

it will be rm550 for keyboard, shipping, leather wrist rest.

im not planning to keep my wrist rest so its up for sale =)

for switches, blue and black is sold out for english version. only brown left.
lew999999
post Feb 15 2011, 09:59 AM

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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Feb 14 2011, 06:11 PM)
Lew how much exactly are you willing to pay for better keycaps ?

Have you considered getting double shots ??
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Black Cherry corp double shots look like this close up
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This is the set i am going to use for my keyboard (also compatible with Filco)
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Buy here
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=14240
Patch kit to make the set above fully compatible for Filco can buy here
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=14698
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interesting , but they are used old keycap and the price is not cheap. anyway i think i have make up my mind to get some WASD and the ESC key first just for fun hehe .
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post Feb 15 2011, 03:23 PM

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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Jan 26 2011, 11:58 PM)
if the ps2 to usb adapter isn't either the blue cube or belkin, then i wouldn't recommend it.

There is no knowing if it would work well with old keyboards unless you've done research on it.
@thomadyeoh

If you do find the din5 to ps2 please let me know as well  nod.gif
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I just got the 5pin AT to PS/2 converter yesterday in LYP
Only in Cabletron network marketing for rm6
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post Feb 15 2011, 03:31 PM

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QUOTE(thomadyeoh @ Feb 15 2011, 03:23 PM)
I just got the 5pin AT to PS/2 converter yesterday in LYP
Only in Cabletron network marketing for rm6
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wow,they actually have it in Malaysia??
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post Feb 15 2011, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(Iphone4Lover @ Feb 15 2011, 03:44 PM)
Which floor? Going this Friday... brows.gif
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lot 3-IT-B, 3rd floor

keyboard is in my hometown so haven try out but think it'll works...

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lew999999
post Feb 15 2011, 04:30 PM

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QUOTE(Iphone4Lover @ Feb 15 2011, 01:21 PM)
Now only you said still have slot... shocking.gif
I bought my BW already and no budget to get another KB in at least 6 months time cry.gif

Now hope that they they will release another one which is more kickass by the year of Dragon(rabbit is simply too .... sweat.gif )
Hope that by that time still exist such thing called ''keyboard'' as tablet/touch screen is forecasted to take over the PC market in this 2 years time. shakehead.gif
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nothing can replace keyboard for the next 10 years.

hehe , maybe 1 day Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software will replace keyboard hehe
http://shop.nuance.com/store?Action=Displa...uctID=205622400
TSMoogle Stiltzkin
post Feb 15 2011, 04:35 PM

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QUOTE(thomadyeoh @ Feb 15 2011, 03:23 PM)
I just got the 5pin AT to PS/2 converter yesterday in LYP
Only in Cabletron network marketing for rm6
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QUOTE(thomadyeoh @ Feb 15 2011, 03:47 PM)
lot 3-IT-B, 3rd floor

keyboard is in my hometown so haven try out but think it'll works...
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Thx for the info notworthy.gif


Got any pictures ?


Do they have the din5 female to din6 PS/2 male with a metal encasing ??? The plastic encasing is fine, just wondered if they did though. Performance wise i think this one all perform the same. It's only when it comes to PS2 to USB adapter that they all don't perform the same especially when it comes to old vintage keyboards that have a high energy requirement.

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post Feb 15 2011, 06:14 PM

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@thomadyeoh

At that shop did they also have a PS2 female to USB adapter like the blue cube ???



Blue cube usb/ps2 adapter has been proven to be well supported for 99% of keyboards especially vintage models.


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post Feb 15 2011, 09:00 PM

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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Feb 15 2011, 04:35 PM)
Thx for the info  notworthy.gif
Got any pictures ?
Do they have the din5 female to din6 PS/2 male with a metal encasing ??? The plastic encasing is fine, just wondered if they did though. Performance wise i think this one all perform the same. It's only when it comes to PS2 to USB adapter that they all don't perform the same especially when it comes to old vintage keyboards that have a high energy requirement.
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pic here including the model M copy from Copam+

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didn't notice.
I just straight away ask then the sales girl just take to me
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post Feb 15 2011, 09:56 PM

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QUOTE(quest_5692 @ Feb 15 2011, 09:47 AM)
ok, those who want to buy Ducky G2 9008 tiger limited edition need to confirm with me by today or latest 2morrow.

now confirm is me, moogle and beebee. will accept at most 2 more in bulk.

it will be rm550 for keyboard, shipping, leather wrist rest.

im not planning to keep my wrist rest so its up for sale =)

for switches, blue and black is sold out for english version. only brown left.
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mgiht be interested in the wrist rest, keep me in touch =p
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post Feb 16 2011, 09:48 AM

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Nice they got the wired adapter for it.

For my keyboard i use the small solid adapter with the plastic encasing. My keyboard has a curly wire, the adapter need not have the longer extension biggrin.gif
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post Feb 16 2011, 05:57 PM

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im thinking order ducky keyboard in "pchome",so any 1 wan share shiping?
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post Feb 16 2011, 06:03 PM

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Breaking news

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I have some exciting news to share. As some of you know, the SideWinder X4 is unlike any other keyboard on the market. It features extreme anti-ghosting - basically 17KRO - at an unprecedented price point. This is made possible by a resistive multitouch technology developed by Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group. It allows the internal electronics to read any combination of keys, without the use of diodes, at high speed and with low power. This is a fundamental breakthrough in keyboard technology, and solves a long standing problem in the industry.

Not surprisingly, we have been receiving requests from other keyboard manufacturers to license the basic technology. Initially, we were hesitant to do this, wanting to keep this proprietary advantage to ourselves. However, we soon realized that this viewpoint was counterproductive. Game developers need to know that they can count on this capability before they make serious use of it. And as the makers of Windows, it is clearly in our interest to see a robust and evolving PC gaming market.

As such, we are creating a licensing program for our keyboard technologies. This will include both extreme anti-ghosting, as well as pressure sensitivity. Since our goal is to encourage wide adoption of these technologies, license costs will be purposefully modest.

I know that many of you are big fans of "mechanical" keyboards. This technology can be applied there to save some cost. However, a major benefit of this technology is that it works with inexpensive membrane-based keyboards, and adds minimal additional cost. My hope is that in a few years, virtually every desktop and laptop keyboard will have this technology.

The licensing program should be launching very soon. Stay tuned for the official announcement. In the meantime, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks!

--- Paul

P.S. Full disclosure: In case it wasn't obvious, I work for Microsoft as a researcher in the Applied Sciences Group...

P.P.S. In case you're curious, I got special permission to post this here before the official announcement. I argued that this forum was filled with people that understand, and are passionate about keyboards and that you would get the significance of this...



Source:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15318


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Layman translation:

So what this means is, Microsoft is going to license their side winder keyboard technology to other keyboard manufacturers.

You may be asking, so whats the friggin deal.


Well here are some points

1. Microsoft's Side Winder keyboard has USB NKRO (well it's technically 17KRO but since you only have 10 fingers anyway, people won't be able to make any distinction between the 2)

2. their tech will be licensed very cheaply meaning other keyboard manufacturers are very likely to up take this tech.

3. cheap rubberdome keyboards may now have the means for 17kro + features with very little extra cost to get it. I still opt for mechanical keyboards, but most people want to first invest in other components such as CPU, graphics card, monitor etc before finally getting a fancy mechanical keyboard, so until then, a cheap rubberdome with Microsoft's side winder technology might be very good indeed for the meantime especially if you are a gamer

4. microsoft's side winder usb nkro has been proven to work both on PC and MAC as well. Other keyboard USB NKRO implementations such as Ducky G2 and Choc Mini both didn't work well on Apple MAC computers.

5. If the uptake for this technology reaches mechanical keyboard, it's good bye NKRO via USB to PS2 Adapters, and hello to USB NKRO nod.gif

6. This will make mechanical keyboards cheaper because they won't need SMD or DIP diodes to implement NKRO. They can just use Microsoft's tech to add the NKRO (17KRO) feature cheaply.


This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Feb 16 2011, 06:12 PM
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post Feb 16 2011, 06:28 PM

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That is indeed some great news, but now the problem is when LOL whistling.gif
quest_5692
post Feb 16 2011, 07:24 PM

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good news but why would billgates do so


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post Feb 16 2011, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(quest_5692 @ Feb 16 2011, 07:24 PM)
good news but why would billgates do so
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profit my friend. that's why Gates is so friggin rich smile.gif
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post Feb 16 2011, 09:24 PM

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Probably the only good news from that for mechanical keyboard users is that we no longer need to use the PS2 port. That's about it.

But it's all good, considering how motherboard producers are increasingly foregoing the PS2 ports in their motherboards recently.
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post Feb 17 2011, 02:36 AM

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Received my Filco accessories yesterday, I taken some pic to share with you guys. Kinda worry of pulling out existing keycaps. because it's still virgin. But luckily all when smoothly.
Do they looks awesome ? LOL lust.gif


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post Feb 17 2011, 02:46 AM

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red keys looks nice
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post Feb 17 2011, 08:38 AM

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QUOTE(lew999999 @ Feb 17 2011, 02:36 AM)
Received my Filco accessories yesterday, I taken some pic to share with you guys. Kinda worry of pulling out existing keycaps. because it's still virgin. But luckily all when smoothly.
Do they looks awesome ? LOL lust.gif
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Can you show more of the key puller?

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