Keyboard and Keycaps

[TomXP411]

You can also buy just the keycaps. I got a set of these and use them with a $50 mechanical keyboard:

https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/commander ... p-set.html

As to rolling your own: I bought a Brother label maker that connects directly to my PC and acts like a USB printer. It comes with a designer program, which lets you design graphical labels. With a set of blank keycaps and some transparent label tape. you can make up whatever keyboard layout works for you.

As to templates, here's a little project that I forked from its creator, in an effort to make a set of C128 keycaps. (I ended up not being able to run these, because WASD couldn't read Inkscape's SVG files.)

https://github.com/tomxp411/MechBoard64-keycaps

However, don't try to use that layout exactly as-is: The Commander has a few small differences; the backslash key and the grave/tilde key (on an ANSI keyboard) do slightly different things, as do the minus and equal keys. Also, note the 40/80, Run/Stop, and Restore keys, which replace the Print Screen, Scroll Lock, and Pause keys.

[blackadder]

I bought a few used PS2 keyboards from POS Machines with MX Black keys. 17Eur each.
Currently waiting for the keycaps. WASD charges quite a lot for shipping, though.
Their complete keyboard is 210 Eur + 70 shipping + 54 VAT + 36 Handling Fee ...

[LDevil]

You can also buy just the keycaps. I got a set of these and use them with a $50 mechanical keyboard:

https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/commander ... p-set.html

It seems that wasdkeyboards site is offline since November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815000 ... oards.com/
Is there an other way to order these keycaps?

[ahenry3068]

You can also buy just the keycaps. I got a set of these and use them with a $50 mechanical keyboard:

https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/commander ... p-set.html

It seems that wasdkeyboards site is offline since November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815000 ... oards.com/
Is there an other way to order these keycaps?

Unfortunately it appears wasdkeyboards went out of business unannounced. I do not know of anywhere else to source those Keycaps but I'm pretty sure the Team is working on that problem. If I see an answer I'll get back to you.

[TomXP411]

Max

You can also buy just the keycaps. I got a set of these and use them with a $50 mechanical keyboard:

https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/commander ... p-set.html

It seems that wasdkeyboards site is offline since November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815000 ... oards.com/
Is there an other way to order these keycaps?

Unfortunately it appears wasdkeyboards went out of business unannounced. I do not know of anywhere else to source those Keycaps but I'm pretty sure the Team is working on that problem. If I see an answer I'll get back to you.

Max Keyboards is still around.

https://maxkeyboard.com/

The only issue is that the template is different, so all the keys have to be moved around in the SVG file.