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Planet 6
| Keyboard | Planet 6 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Kurplop |
| Separate | no |
| Stagger | columnar |
| Wireless | no |
| Keys | 58-70 |
| Availability | prototype |
| Published | 2016-11-22 |
| Features | A CNC-milled prototype with trackball. |
| More info | https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76149.450 |
| Resources | https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76149.450 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI37j5bLnKY https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurplop/sets/72157660247334784/ |
Tags: monoblock PCB prototype columnar wired number row thumb cluster 4-key thumb cluster CNC-milled trackball
Description
Real life sometimes gets in the way. By the time I finished the keyboard, my CAD needs had dropped dramatically. While mechanically the keyboard works great (great feel, sound, and location of switches), It had a few glitches in the firmware and a friend who filled in the gaps for me in that department had moved away leaving me to either seek out someone else to troubleshoot it or set it on a shelf until the the keyboard fairy sprinkles it with pixie dust. I just haven't had enough interest or need to do the former and the latter hasn't happened yet. Every now and then I bang out some mock typing on it. It feels so good I commit to getting it functional but too many other things seem have had to come before it.Planet 6 has turned out to be one of my highest accomplishments yet, at the same time, one of my greatest failures. I hope to get back to it someday.