Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
For a while I've wanted to set a Raspberry Pi up as an emulation machine to emulate old computers such as C64, BBC Micro etc. I started to think about what sort of case I would put it in, and even looked for defunct retro computers I could repurpose.
But now I'm thinking a Raspberry Pi would fit under or inside a mechanical keyboard case or mount, making a beautiful modern retro machine.
https://uk.pinterest.com/richardholt/retropi/
Has anyone attempted something like this? Does anyone have any advice of where to start?