Commodore PC-1 keyboard

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seebart
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26 Jun 2014, 21:54

I picked this up recently on ebay for a few euros, it might have been "under the radar". Anyway, I allways wanted a Commodore keyboard since I grew up with the C64 and later the Amiga. The seller told me this keyboard came from a Commodore PC-1. I took it a apart and cleaned it up. I have not dissasembled the mitsumi switch or the board itself. I would estimate the build quality to be equal to that of my Dell AT102. Not bad, but not IBM build quality.Unfortunately the mitsumi switch is far from appealing to me. Of course I am so jaded at this point and in love with IBM buckling-spring that anything else feels second-grade.I would say this mitsumi switch feels like a cheap topre switch without feedback,but that would be an insult to topre :D There is a problem with the fat enter key,it sometimes sticks to the bottom, I´ll have to pull it again to check the stabilizers. Well all in all I love the case, I love the keycaps,I love the colors,I DO NOT like the switch :cry: What do you guys think?

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after cleaning detail
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Last edited by seebart on 26 Jun 2014, 22:48, edited 1 time in total.

JBert

26 Jun 2014, 22:04

Well, it sure cleaned up nicely.

I have a keyboard with Buckling sleeve Mitsumi switches, and those are pretty meh as well.

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