The one and only (spotted so far)... Italian Dolch PAC keyboard!

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Prelim

06 Jul 2015, 23:33

My wait is over!!!...

Finally I got my hands on a Dolch keyboard and to make it even better it have similar layout to my Portuguese native language. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Let me thank @derzemel, who re-sold me the board and made this possible.
I can't test the keyboard right now, since I'm waiting for a RJ10->PS/2 adapter from @DanielT, who sent me today this "gift" entirely free of charge! Many thanks in advance to him also!
Furthermore, I'm planning to get a Cherry black coiled ps/2 cable to solder in the future, if I want to. (if anyone has one, please let me know)

The keyboard arrived in an awful condition, dry/parched plastic, lots of dirt and a bit of shine on some caps (spacebar, enter, arrows mainly)... looks like the italian guy had it stored on a pigsty warehouse lol

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After cleaning the case, re-conditioning plastics and washing the caps, the results were stunning... Without further ado, here's the photos ;)

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Last edited by Prelim on 07 Jul 2015, 20:14, edited 1 time in total.

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derzemel

06 Jul 2015, 23:40

Uhuuu... glad you got it :D

I was really worried that the thing would be a disaster under all of the dirt, especially as I did not see it in person, but, it actually looks good :D

Enjoy it man! :D

How did you recondition the plastic? did you use any kind of special solution/substances, or just a good wash??
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pcaro

06 Jul 2015, 23:41

Looks like a great keyboard. Good layout.

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Prelim

06 Jul 2015, 23:47

derzemel wrote: ...How did you recondition the plastic? did you use any kind of special solution/substances, or just a good wash??
After a good wash, I've applied a car product for renewing plastics ;) Not sure of what it contains as it's a mixture... if you can buy, the best thing (non-aggressive) to apply in this situations it's simple Silicone Gel!
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chzel

07 Jul 2015, 00:07

Doesn't silicone gel make it slippery/greasy?
Beautiful board by the way!

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Prelim

07 Jul 2015, 00:11

If you don't abuse, I guess not ;)

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yobinad
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07 Jul 2015, 03:22

Gratz @prelim :)

Very nice cleaning. Now i know where to go to polish my car :D

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DanielT
Un petit village gaulois d'Armorique…

07 Jul 2015, 07:25

Wow, the board looks really nice, and it's a rare layout ;) Nice catch :) The Dolch is my favorite vintage board, better than the SSK (at least for me).

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HzFaq

07 Jul 2015, 09:36

Very nice, it cleaned up well.

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photekq
Cherry Picker

07 Jul 2015, 13:34

Lovely board. It looks like it's mint condition!

I have seen one Italian one before on otd or kbdmania, I'll try to find it later..

Congrats! :mrgreen:

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Prelim

07 Jul 2015, 20:12

it's all about fun!

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seebart
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07 Jul 2015, 20:21

Impressive. Congrats.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

08 Jul 2015, 10:18

Prelim wrote: it's all about fun!
[pics of Dolch with colourful caps]
Obviously :mrgreen:
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Nice board you've got, and very nice cleaning and reconditioning work you've done.

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Prelim

08 Jul 2015, 11:07

kbdfr wrote: Obviously :mrgreen:
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Nice board you've got, and very nice cleaning and reconditioning work you've done.
hehe, that's it! boys do have "fingernails hobbies" as well LOLOL :lol: :lol: :lol:

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derzemel

08 Jul 2015, 11:15

Prelim wrote: it's all about fun!

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I WANT those green arrows!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Prelim

08 Jul 2015, 11:17

derzemel wrote:
I WANT those green arrows!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
bought them on EK (they also have WASD): http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php? ... _grn_arrow ;)

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derzemel

08 Jul 2015, 11:21

:shock: :shock: :shock: How come I did not know about this website :shock: :shock: :shock:

Thank you :D
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Prelim

08 Jul 2015, 11:29

they have the "good stuff" (gmk) for ages, I bought my arrows last Aug/2014 ;) ...but it's really a shame they don't have ISO caps or more colors.

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tactica

08 Jul 2015, 11:48

wtf?

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This is happening with both Chrome and Firefox.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

08 Jul 2015, 12:03

Same here, obviously due to wrong tags in derzemel's post.

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Muirium
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08 Jul 2015, 12:05

So dirty!

How long till people write like that on purpose! Patch it with fire.

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Prelim

08 Jul 2015, 12:13

Ohh, so it isn't only me! I thought my firefox was driving crazy lol

@Mu, can't you edit derzemel's post?
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derzemel

08 Jul 2015, 12:19

better now? :D

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

08 Jul 2015, 12:21

derzemel wrote: better now? :D
definitely :lol:

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tactica

08 Jul 2015, 12:28

Smells like a blatant hole in phpbb then if what you write can break the layout for everyone else...

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Muirium
µ

08 Jul 2015, 13:15

Yup. And accidental holes aren't choosy about what they let through. Troublesome!

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