**C64 Keycaps For Everybody**
If you’ve got an MX-style keyboard and want some retro charm, you might like a recent project from [Levente Szabadkai]. It’s a set of C64-style keycaps that you can print yourself at home!
The project started as an attempt to […]
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#Commodore #C64 #Keyboard #Font
‘[A] Photo-based reconstruction of classic #Commodore64 keycap lettering, with desktop #Fonts, #Webfont, editable outlines, and a specimen.”
szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font
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3D printable Commodore 64 keycaps, with a font recreated from my C64
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I made printable Commodore 64 keycaps for MX boards, with the PETSCII graphics on the key fronts (free files)
preview.redd.it
This started as a showcase project the CAD tool I'm building. To get the legends right, I photographed the keycaps on my own C64 and redrew the lettering as a font, PETSCII graphics included. After a lot of sanding, inking and clear coating, I'm really happy with how it came out. It feels much better than a 3D printed set on a cheap AliExpress keyboard (an Ajazz 75%) has any right to :D
Mine are printed on a Form 4L in Tough 2000 resin.
The files are free, and the set now covers any ANSI board from 60% to full size:
- **C64 75%** (81 caps): the original set, with RESTORE, SHIFT LOCK, RETURN and the C= key
- **C64 add-on** (37 caps): TKL nav cluster, numpad, full-size and Tsangan mods, 7u space
- **Plain** (119 caps): full-size ANSI with normal PC legends
- **Blank** (117 caps)
Each set comes as a 3MF and a STEP. In the 3MF the legends are separate parts, so you can print them in a second colour with an AMS or MMU, or fill the engraved legends with paint. Print one cap first and check how the stem fits your switches, because that depends on your printer and material.
Files: szabadkai/Ajazz-C64-Keycaps
Font: szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font
The font is CC0, so use it for anything you like. The keycaps are CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. This is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Commodore or Ajazz.
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Certes, le format reste ancré dans un design vintage aux limites graphiques notoires. L'intérêt réside surtout dans l'outillage de build modulaire et l'automatisation des polices pour des besoins spécifiques de rétro-computing.
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有人想在自己电脑上打出 Commodore 64 键帽上那些字和图形符号，装好这套字体就能直接敲出来。
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A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps
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There are definitely some kerning issues that should be tightened up (“TA”), but I really like this font derived from normalizing the letters on the Commodore 64 keyboard.
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A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps
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A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font (news.ycombinator.com)
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**C64 Keycaps For Everybody** If you’ve got an MX-style keyboard and want some retro charm, you might like a recent project from [Levente Szabadkai]. It’s a set of C64-style keycaps that you can print yourself at home! The project started as an attempt to […] [Original post on poliverso.org]
#Commodore #C64 #Keyboard #Font ‘[A] Photo-based reconstruction of classic #Commodore64 keycap lettering, with desktop #Fonts, #Webfont, editable outlines, and a specimen.” szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font szabadkai.github.io
3D printable Commodore 64 keycaps, with a font recreated from my C64
I made printable Commodore 64 keycaps for MX boards, with the PETSCII graphics on the key fronts (free files) preview.redd.it This started as a showcase project the CAD tool I'm building. To get the legends right, I photographed the keycaps on my own C64 and redrew the lettering as a font, PETSCII graphics included. After a lot of sanding, inking and clear coating, I'm really happy with how it came out. It feels much better than a 3D printed set on a cheap AliExpress keyboard (an Ajazz 75%) has any right to :D Mine are printed on a Form 4L in Tough 2000 resin. The files are free, and the set now covers any ANSI board from 60% to full size: - **C64 75%** (81 caps): the original set, with RESTORE, SHIFT LOCK, RETURN and the C= key - **C64 add-on** (37 caps): TKL nav cluster, numpad, full-size and Tsangan mods, 7u space - **Plain** (119 caps): full-size ANSI with normal PC legends - **Blank** (117 caps) Each set comes as a 3MF and a STEP. In the 3MF the legends are separate parts, so you can print them in a second colour with an AMS or MMU, or fill the engraved legends with paint. Print one cap first and check how the stem fits your switches, because that depends on your printer and material. Files: szabadkai/Ajazz-C64-Keycaps Font: szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font The font is CC0, so use it for anything you like. The keycaps are CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. This is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Commodore or Ajazz.
Certes, le format reste ancré dans un design vintage aux limites graphiques notoires. L'intérêt réside surtout dans l'outillage de build modulaire et l'automatisation des polices pour des besoins spécifiques de rétro-computing. 🔗 szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font
有人想在自己电脑上打出 Commodore 64 键帽上那些字和图形符号，装好这套字体就能直接敲出来。 szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font t.co
A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps View Article | Discussion + AI Summary Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇
There are definitely some kerning issues that should be tightened up (“TA”), but I really like this font derived from normalizing the letters on the Commodore 64 keyboard. szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font
A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps
A font recreated from photographs of classic Commodore 64 keycaps szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font (news.ycombinator.com)