[Coco] new mylar

[Barry Nelson]

Another idea would be to mount magnetic reed switches on the PCB and mount small magnets on the keys.

On Aug 13, 2015, at 11:33 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:

> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:18:20 -0500
> From: Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] new mylar
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> To take this a step further, has anyone thought about designing a 
> circuit board with Cherry MX1 switches and keycaps?  I think the Cherry 
> switches are rated for 50 million actuations so it would be a keyboard 
> that would last a lifetime although it would be perhaps an expensive 
> proposition.
> 
> Interestingly, there are sites on the internet for designing your own 
> keyboard and for buying keycaps. There are evidently a number of people 
> who prefer high quality custom-built keyboards.