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A trip down the memory lane

A trip down the memory lane of the custom keyboard community by icelongclaw.

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Published May 14, 2021
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icelongclaw was asked to hold a talk to his research group about custom mechanical keyboards.

Digging up the forums and other sources, reading some of the early discussions, he found some real gems.

Check some of the highlights here.

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Published on Fri 14th May 2021. Featured in KBD #26 (source).

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