Blingboard64 - New keyboard for the Commodore 64

[Marcio D.]

If you're in the market to replace your old, broken C64 keyboard, check out this campaign:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keyboard-for-your-commodore-computer#/



The campaign originally ended May 31, 2024, but has been re-opened for a limited time due to overwhelming demand from Commodore fans worldwide.

In addition to the Blingboard64 keyboard replacement, also check out the BlingBox on the same page, which is a standalone keyboard that can be attached to SX-64, C128D, Amiga, PC, MiSTer, BMC64, etc.

[dreadnought]

If I've learned one thing about keyboards/caps it's this: never, ever, crowdfund or preorder them

[Marcio D.]

Originally Posted by dreadnought

If I've learned one thing about keyboards/caps it's this: never, ever, crowdfund or preorder them

Are you basing that on just one bad experience in the past?


The organizer / producer behind this Blingboard64 campaign did deliver on a keycaps campaign during the pandemic years, so he's got an OK track record.

[dreadnought]

Originally Posted by Marcio D.

Are you basing that on just one bad experience in the past?

No, multiple ones I've seen over the years.

That's not to say this one will be the same, of course. It's not for me though.

[Argo]

Too each there own

I also got keycaps from CMBSTUFF's last campaign I have no issue backing this one

[DisasterIncarna]

only Kickstarter(s) i have backed that went perfectly and glitchfree with superb results (for me/us at least, probably a bed of stress for him) was from Loriano Pagni's X500 project and his later KeyCap campaign.

Sadly, other "hardware" related projects ive backed have all gone horribly wrong/belly up, the only "not sure/maybe" atm being UniThor, leaving my Book/Music backings as 99.9% perfect, the only majorly bad one being Jeroen Tel's scam where he just straight up stole/spent £21,600 of crowdfunding and gave nothing at all and carried on like it never happened. Still it makes for a slight diversion every year when people go to the comments there to add another informative message to the pile.