Issue 76 / Week 18 / 2022

This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.
There are 12 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the Scenes of Issue 76
Duplex matrix feedback, round-robin matrix research. New donors, April stats, upcoming KBD.NEWS scholarship(?).
Projects
The btrfld
u/SolidusHal's btrfld is a quite unique foldable, low profile, tenting keyboard.
Melodicade MX
The Melodicade MX is a portable 6+ octave MIDI keyboard by Michael from KOOP Instruments showcasing the Wicki-Hayden layout.
Sparrow62
Atsushi Morimoto's Sparrow62 is a split keyboard sporting a single Pi Pico with KMK.
Toast keyboard
Toast keyboard is an open-source split design by u/vpz for those with index fingers shorter than ring.
Reviung_ish
Frederik's keyboard dubbed the Reviung_ish extends the distinctive Reviung layout with a number row.
Tips & Tricks
Square or round-robin matrix
Let me introduce the square or round-robin matrix (aka Charlieplexing for keyboards) – a very tricky one promising 380 keys with a single Pro Micro.
Truchet tiles
Random Truchet tiles on your PCB's silk screen.
Keyboard Spotting
1970s Cortron keyboard
A gorgeous Cortron keyboard with ITW magnetic valve switches made for Sperry Univac systems. Posted by u/catsontuesday.
IBM CANPOS
Sharktastica posted an IBM CANPOS (Compact Alphanumeric Point Of Sale) keyboard with a pointing stick.
Datadesk LittleFingers
After buying a Datadesk LittleFingers LF-2100 keyboard, u/FansForFlorida posted an informative gallery.
Inspiration
PD_DECK
PD_DECK is a hot macropad by Monksoffunk primarily to control Lightroom.
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