Railroad keyboard The Railroad keyboard, DiplomacyPunIn10Did 's first design, is now open source.
KBD.news Published October 31, 2021
For anyone interested in building my first keyboard design, I have made it open source – DiplomacyPunIn10Did .
PCB and plate files on GitHub:
https://github.com/nopunin10did/railroad-keyboard
While this layout is definitely not for everyone, the function keys in the center make it somewhat better ulnar-deviation-wise compared to a classic monoblock ortho. Also, utilizing a standard keycap set is a nice feature.
Published on Sun 31st Oct 2021. Featured in KBD #50 (source ).
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