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【IC】JMargo-70 - 【CTRL】ALT & GON

类型: IC
作者: margo baggins
发布时间: 2014-10-15 06:12:48
更新时间: 2014-10-16 02:58:59
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=64168.0


Hello Geekhack,
I had this idea when I saw a board of GON’s - and with his permission I have stolen his picture to give you an idea (thanks GON :) ):

(This image is for reference - I don’t think that exact layout will be available on the final product - final product will have standard winkey and winkeyless bottom row)
My original idea was to build a board that I could put my skidata caps on and use at work (I need ISO at work, and F row) so I bugged JD and got him to draw up some plans for a case, like the JD40 case, that would facilitate this layout, and we (mainly him, me just throwing design requirements at him) came up with this design:

I planned on getting some of these cases cut locally in steel and hand wiring the boards with teensy’s.
Fast forward a few weeks and I was having a chat with GON, and he is willing to design for me the pcb and a case that would have way more features than my original board would.
Things you can expect from this board are all the usual custom board things, programmable, NKRO, etc. plus they will be bluetooth ready pcb’s so you could make your board bluetooth (bluetooth will only work with the NS Crystal cases) . The pcb I imagine will be white. The GON will also support all the layouts, so can be ISO or ANSI etc. (my original supported only the ISO winkeyless layout)
There will be 2 housings available, the NS Crystal and the traditional NS AL cases.
All I need is 40 people interested in buying a pcb, and it would be great if some people wanted housings as well.
a couple of prices which are not definite but are a good reflection of what the prices will end up like,
PCB - $57
NS AL housing - $196
Those are just rough estimates, will be finalised if this gets to GB. I will also do a build service for these boards with the GB and I will do it at reduced cost as I really want this project to get off the ground.
If you want to get involved and make changes to the design speak out and we will see if we can incorporate them into the design.
Hopefully we can get this to 40 and make a new keyboard!
If this gets to GB will run it through all the normal [CTRL]ALT channels and www.GONsKeyboardworks.com :)
Please let me know if you are interested and I will get you added to the list.

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