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Closis

A handwired Pteron44 derivative by ghostfaceschiller with a Pimoroni Trackball.

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Published December 20, 2021
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Closis is a low-profile unibody-split ergonomic keyboard with Choc spacing, based heavily on the Pteron44. It features a Pimoroni Trackball.

The major changes from the Pteron are:

  • tightest possible Choc spacing
  • increased slant angle
  • modified thumb cluster
  • increased column stagger, especially on the pinky columns
  • Pimoroni Trackball added

Github repo: https://github.com/dschil138/closis-keyboard

It is fully functional however, with the exception of the Pimoroni Trackball which currently works but is kind of unreliable – ghostfaceschiller.
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Published on Mon 20th Dec 2021. Featured in KBD #57 (source).

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