Chaz After teasing it earlier, Jason Hazel redesigned and published the Chaz , a cute Choc-spaced QAZ-alike.
KBD.news Published June 26, 2023
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The Chaz , this gorgeous little sub-40%, is a Choc-spaced, low-profile QAZ-alike. Teasing it in April, designer Jason Hazel aka quirk wrote:
Prototypes are functional, but mounting was screwed up. Just submitted a revision with different mounting and added battery support while at it. Now off to start re-designing the case.
Since the original post on r/mk, Jason has iterated a bit and has released the source.
Features
QAZ layout
37 keys
Choc spacing, low profile
Pro Micro footprint
Battery support
Resources
Published on Mon 26th Jun 2023. Featured in KBD #125 .
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