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Barobord

barobord by sadekbaroudi – handwired edition, PCB design in progress.

KBD.news
Published July 18, 2021

40 keys, 25% typing angle:

My previous designs have ~15% typing angle, which I love, but there are times when the keyboard is a bit closer to my body.

The extra 1-4 keys are numbered macro keys:

My other boards are 36 key, and I always saw that dead space, so I added those 4 to give me a little more flexibility to do cool stuff.

Published on Sun 18th Jul 2021. Featured in KBD #35 (source).

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