I had seen pictures of this keyboard a number of times last week. But there where no write ups. So after seeing the upteenth note about it on a site or blog, I’m happy to point you to a nice detailed write up on how it was made. Complete with videos this mod would go nicely with the “antique” computer being built that I commented on a few months ago.
My goal with this project was to build a retro keyboard that was fully functional and of a sufficient quality that it could be used everyday by a touch typist. In order to achieve this I chose a high quality (though widely available) keyboard as my starting point. This is an IBM Model M “Clicky” keyboard. They were made starting in the mid 1980’s and a version is still manufactured today. This particular keyboard was made in 1989 and shipped with and IBM PowerStation 530, a UNIX box the size of a kegerator.
Besides its overall quality and heft, one of the things that makes this keyboard particularly good for such a mod is the fact that it has removable key caps and the under-cap has a flat surface ideal for affixing a new key top.
[Continue at the Steampunk Keyboard Mod]
Tags: DIY, Hardware, Interesting, Modding, Photographs, Tutorials, Video
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