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CONTRA

A budget ortholinear keyboard.
The first of ai03’s keyboard designs sold to the general public.

Contra assembled
Contra pcb top
Contra pcb bottom
Contra plate
Contra bottomplate

Project Status

Complete

Source project files published to GitHub

Complete

2018-11-27

Source project files published to GitHub

Complete

2018-03-23

All units shipped

Shipping

2018-03-15

All units from Contra shipped; units from proxies to finish shipping shortly

Shipping

2018-02-28

Orders from Cartel shipping; orders on proxies to follow shortly after

Manufacturing

2018-01-23

Final production samples tested

Group buy closed

2018-01-16

Boards to enter manufacturing shortly

Group buy

2017-12-16

Keyboard kit now available for sale at Cartel

Announced

2017-12-07

IC published at GeekHack

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Specifications

Specifications Table Header

Layout

40% Ortholinear

Compatibility

Cherry MX and cross-compatible, Alps SKCM/L and cross-compatible

Material

FR-4

Photos taken by End of Cartel Keyboards

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The pursuit of the best input.

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