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Mod Mmm
Another project by Ming-Gih Lam: Mod Mmm PCB for the IBM Model M to turn it into a hotswap MX keyboard.
Published April 22, 2023
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Beside the ArtPad, Ming-Gih Lam aka dcpedit also published the well-documented Mod Mmm, a PCB designed to replace all internal components of an IBM Model M keyboard. You keep the curved steel backplate, mount this PCB, and get a versatile MX-compatible Model M. Brilliant or pure evil? Genius or heresy? You tell me.
Features
- Hotswap PCB for MX switches
- Multiple layout support, including ISO, split spacebar, and 4x5 numpad.
- Supports up to 3 rotary encoders
- Piezo buzzer
- Solenoid
- USB-C support via STM32F411 Blackpill.
- Vial firmware
Typing test
IBM Model M meets Kailh Box whites:
Resources
Published on Sat 22nd Apr 2023. Featured in KBD #120 (source).
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