I put rubber bands on mine in the early 90's because I wanted to take notes at a 2-week training course I was taking. It would have been way too loud otherwise. Asking the rubber bands was something I have up by myself, I didn't know others did that too.
On Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 14:44 Peter Vollan <dprogra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that the rubber bands thing was something that the user added > after buying the rubber bands somewhere such as club 100. > > I actually like the clickety clack of the keyboard > > On Sat, 31 Aug 2019 at 11:28, Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > https://twitter.com/48kRAM/status/1167594323141169154?s=09 > > > > This is one that I'm cleaning now. > > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 2:22 PM Nick Shaner <nicksha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Josh!!!! Didn't realize the M100 switches were alps. Just picked > up an old apple board with (presumably) orange alps which works great for > my desktop setup with a usb convertor. > >> Nick > >> > >> > >> > >> On Aug 31, 2019, at 1:55 PM, Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> No - WP-2 is rubber membrane and very cost-reduced. M100 key switches > are alps. M102 key switches are alps clones that I haven't identified and > are very different feeling. > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 12:59 PM Nick Shaner <nicksha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Very helpful info! For keyboard enthusiasts like myself, does the WP-2 > share the M 100 keyboard? Also I have never popped a keycap off the M 100, > what sort of switches are in these? I’m assuming mechanical? > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> > >>> On Aug 27, 2019, at 7:25 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> " I haven’t tried with LaddieAlpha to see if the WP-2 supports > folders there – I bet it doesn’t." > >>> > >>> Nope. The directory extensions are TS-DOS + Desklink specific. > >>> > >>> LaddieAlpha implements the directory extensions, but the WP-2 doesn't > know about them. > >>> > >>> DLplus also works with WP-2 last time I checked. I just don't check > any more since I focus support on LaddieAlpha. > >>> > >>> The main thing that the WP-2 expects is directory enumeration in > "both" directions, forward and backwards. > >>> > >>> TS-DOS only enumerates the directory in the forward order. > >>> > >>> The WP-2 uses the "GET-PREVIOUS" entry TPDD command and that's the > main reason why other emulators don't work with the WP-2. > >>> > >>> -- John. > >>> > >>> >
