GRgroigc·Dec 1, 2022
Ferris Sweep High
https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep
In Ask HN: Which mechanical keyboard are you using?davidphilipbarr
Sweep
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davidphilipbarr / Sweep
Sweep
Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
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Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
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4 sourcesI don't know of many off the shelf keyboards that satisfy all your requirements, but if your willing to tinker a bit, you can probably make one
https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep
In Ask HN: Split, tenting, short travel keyboards?The keyboard rabbit-hole gets pretty deep. I started off wanting a nicer typing experience, and ended up realising so much about the traditional keyboard designs didn't make sense to me (here's someone nicely summing up the reasons why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrska7UU7BE).
For me the optimum is a split 34-key keyboard (the open-source Ferris Sweep https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep) with a custom keymap firmware (QMK).
Going even deeper, you can generate a PCB layout that's personalised to the shape of your hands: https://github.com/ergogen/ergogen
In The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerersI've been skirting this rabbit hole for a good while now, since even though I do electronics building my own keyboard seems excessive and I do like (and prefer) laptop keyboards.
I am, however, quite interested in low-profile, split Bluetooth keyboards with minimal layouts (like the Ferris - https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris and the Sweep - https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep), and keep hoping someone manufactures one and slims it down to Apple specs...
In Building my first mechanical keyboard