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【IC】Typewriter68 custom retro keyboard

类型: IC
作者: Scarecrow
发布时间: 2018-11-09 00:01:58
更新时间: 2018-11-09 04:55:36
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=98084.0


Hi,guys! I’m a keyboard player form China.
So my English is very poor,This is also my first post,I hope you can understand.
I started playing the custom keyboard from three years ago.Have paid tuition, have won praise, and basically play all the author’s work in the circle.
So i’m thinking of a custom keyboard in my mind.It’s Retro Typewriter68.



Typewriter68 separate design with upper and lower cover,this looks like a whole, and the overall appearance is very strong.
There is no traditional upper and lower cover to merge the gap in the middle.The top cover integrates the positioning plate,accuracy is very good,the keycap is installed on Typewriter68 you can’t see the switch,even can’t see the gap at the bottom of the keycap.
Replaceable custom nameplate design leave the player a custom space.
(That means there are logos that can be painted, rgb light area, and nameplates that can be customized.)
When you are tired of the unchanging 80% keyboard and standard 60% keyboard,let’s use it.


The pcb powered by bootmapper,full key customization.with type-c port.
Matching support iso,including backspace splitting.
The cover is considered to add a version without a direction key,personally feel that removing the arrow keys is also a good choice.
In addition, the top left button is a 1U two 1.25U,the original design concept was to consider almost all of the key caps in the circle are neither part of GMK original height nor SA R1 height.
This brings a problem:80% keyboard’s ESC is a separate area,installing a unique height personality keycap does not affect the overall look and feel.But the ESC of the 60% keyboard is closely attached to the number keys,so it’s very uncomfortable to have a height difference with a personality keycap.
So this time, I took it out alone and formed two 1.25U ectopic areas like the old keyboard.(There are many 1.25U characters in the SA kits)


Here are some sample picture:





The group buy will come soon.(The initial plan is from November 12th to November 30th.)

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