Mechanical Keyboards

[ximportdriver]

Anyone else here use or build mechanical keyboards?

I find them fascinating. I haven’t built one yet, but I intend to.

Currently, I have a Vortex Race 3.

Show ‘em if you got ‘em and share the specs and builds.

Vortex Race 3
Blue Cherry MX switches

 

[rbohm]

that is not a mechanical keyboard, a true mechanical keyboard is actually called a typewriter and looks like this;

 

[Davedacarpainter]

that is not a mechanical keyboard, a true mechanical keyboard is actually called a typewriter and looks like this;

Wow! Did you build that one?:zombie:

 

[Noobz347]

Wow! Did you build that one?:zombie:

He can't see your question. He's using a typewriter for crying out loud.

 

[Noobz347]

View: https://youtu.be/lViakh9YI6Y

 

[Davedacarpainter]

View: https://youtu.be/lViakh9YI6Y

I like it actually. Retro-neat

 

[Noobz347]

One of the dudes at work has one of these. Dude is even older than you. lol

 

[rbohm]

Wow! Did you build that one?:zombie:

why no i didnt, but i have used one similar to that.

He can't see your question. He's using a typewriter for crying out loud.

actually i can young padawan, the problem is postingto the internet from the typewriter. i amabout upgrading to an electric typewriter though t make things easier

 

[Ronin38]

"Back in the day..." (Old Guy post follows...)

One of my college roommates had one of the first electric typewriters with the built-in LED screen and internal memory, but it otherwise looked like a typewriter. He'd sit at his desk for hours typing reports, with NO PAPER in the thing! When done typing, he could just stick a pile of paper in it and print the report he was working on.

So, with this "Qwertywriter..." How well does it hold up if you walk over to the guy in the next cubicle and, say, whack him upside the head with this?

 

[rbohm]

"Back in the day..." (Old Guy post follows...)

One of my college roommates had one of the first electric typewriters with the built-in LED screen and internal memory, but it otherwise looked like a typewriter. He'd sit at his desk for hours typing reports, with NO PAPER in the thing! When done typing, he could just stick a pile of paper in it and print the report he was working on.

So, with this "Qwertywriter..." How well does it hold up if you walk over to the guy in the next cubicle and, say, whack him upside the head with this?

they guy would probably not even feel it since it is a flimsy piece of plastic.

 

[Ronin38]

Did you watch the video above? It's made of metal and fairly heavy. I'm just wondering if it's impact-resistant.

 

[85ragtop]

I just sold my IBM type writer. It served me well.

 

[bierbelly]

I just sold my IBM type writer. It served me well.

Sold it? To a museum?

 

[85ragtop]

Sold it? To a museum?

No sir. Some young college guy wanted it for something. He paid me fifty dollars for that thing.

 

[Noobz347]

No sir. Some young college guy wanted it for something. He paid me fifty dollars for that thing.

Was it a short, fat Korean kid by the name of Kim? He's probably turning it into a nuclear bomb.