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T-rex

T-rex is an open-source through-hole ortholinear keyboard by Thunderguts13.

KBD.news
Published March 28, 2023

Thunderguts13 aka SylivanKenobi published a 5x12 ortho keyboard with through-hole components: T-Rex.

I wanted a 5x12 ortho keyboard but didn't have the cash to buy two Preonics. I need one for at home and one at work. So, I designed one by myself which would be cheap to build, inspired by the Contra – Thunderguts13.

The keyboard uses only through-hole components and a microcontroller board for easy assembly.

Specs

• 5x12 ortholinear layout
• Pro Micro footprint
• through-hole components

Resource

• https://github.com/SylivanKenobi/t-rex

Published on Tue 28th Mar 2023. Featured in KBD #118 (source).

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