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Floppy keyboard
Lexy Plateau shared her low-profile split Floppy keyboard.
Published November 13, 2024
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The Floppy keyboard, designed by Lexy Plateau aka SuperFola, is a 90x94 mm hotswap 34-key split, in the footprint of a floppy disk.
For retro hardware enthusiasts like myself, it's sized like a 3½-inch floppy disk – not the larger 5¼-inch, or the even cooler (but less practical for a keyboard) 8-inch disk.
A few weeks ago, I was feeling like making a new (split) keyboard, since I hadn’t assembled one for nearly a year now. […] This time, my crazy idea was to fit a split keyboard in the footprint of a floppy disk. 90mm x 94mm. One per hand, because I’m not crazy! – Lexy.
Lexy, who is also the designer of the Arkenswoop, decided to feature RJ9 connectors instead of TRRS, enhancing the retro feel.
Specs
- 34 keys (5x3+2)
- Choc V1, hotswap
- Pro Micro footprint
- below 10cm x 10cm (90mm x 94mm to be exact, cheap to order)
- RJ11 4P4C connectors
Featuring RJ9 connectors instead of TRRS also helps to avoid the potential TRRS shorting when you unplug the cable while under power.
Resources
- https://github.com/SuperFola/floppy
- build guide with more photos
Published on Wed 13th Nov 2024. Featured in KBD #179.
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