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Re:Unimplemented Trap – SB Mini II: A Homebrew Apple II Clone by unimplmntd_trap on Thursday July 09, 2026 @05:14PM (#48852461)
It depends on what you'd consider "expensive", for mine the keycaps were £25, plus the keyboard itself (Epomaker EP84) was £21 secondhand. I think you'd be starting at £150 if you were to design one from scratch, and that's at the low end.
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Re:Unimplemented Trap – SB Mini II: A Homebrew Apple II Clone by rbanffy on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:13PM (#48853069)
That’s painful. Are there standard PCBs with placement for Cherry switches that cover the most common arrangements (such as 65%, TKL, and such)? From there it’d be just the board, the switches, and the controller, with case being 3D printed.

I guess I have to learn how to design keyboards and do something about this project.

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