Triumph-Adler

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Triumph Adler is a brand for typewriters and computer keyboards, originally a merging of the brand names Triumph and Adler. The company and its brands was purchased by the owner of Royal Typewriter in 1969. The brands Triumph Adler, Royal and TA Royal were sometimes used interchangeably on the same models of typewriters. In 1986, Olivetti bought the company and held on to it until 1994.

Typewriters

Several electronic typewriters from the late '80s and early '90s have Cherry MX or Cherry MY switches, with keycaps in Cherry profile, probably made by Cherry or GMK. The keycaps from so called "Amstrad" switches are not Cherry MX-compatible. Some typewriters that have switches like Cherry MY have also sometimes other cherry switches like Cherry M9 or Cherry MX inside the case for the mechanical registration of operations, for example to register that the carriage arrived the end.

Model Switch Keycap colour Keycap material/printing
Alpha 110 Black Cherry MY Green on grey/White on green Dye-sublimated/Single doubleshot keys[1]
Alpha 115 Black Cherry MY Green on grey/White on green Dye-sublimated/Single doubleshot keys[1]
Alpha 610 Cherry M9 Green on grey/White on green Doubleshot ABS[1]
Alpha 700D Cherry M7 Green on grey Doubleshot ABS[2]
Beta 8100 Black on grey Doubleshot ABS
Beta 8050 Black on grey
BSM 50 Blue on grey
BSM 100 Black Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated
BSM 100 SC (Cherry MX-compatible) Blue on grey Dye-sublimated[3]
CompacTA 400 Black Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated [4]
CompacTA 400 DS Black Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated [5]
CompacTA SE 410 Blue on grey
CompacTA SE 410 L Blue on grey
CompacTA 600 Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated [5]
CompacTA 600 DS Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated
CompacTA SE 700 DS Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated
Gabrielle 100 Amstrad Blue on grey (Yellowed keys have been spotted)
Gabrielle 100 DS Amstrad Blue on grey
Gabrielle 110 Amstrad Blue on grey Dye-sublimated PBT [5]
Gabrielle 110 DS Amstrad Blue on grey Dye-sublimated PBT [5]
Gabrielle 150 Blue on grey
Gabrielle 150 DS Blue on grey
Gabriele 5005 DS Blue on grey
Gabriele 7007 Cherry MY Blue on grey Island spherical keys, MX compatible, doubleshot ABS
Gabriele 7007 DS Blue on grey
Gabriele 7007 L Black Cherry MY Blue on grey Dye-sublimated PBT.[6] The backspace key is double shot in some models.[5]
Gabriele 8008 Beige on black
Gabriele 8008 L Cherry M9, black or clear angled stem Beige on black Thick ABS Doubleshots, not MX compatible
Gabriele 9009 Cherry M9, MX Compatible Beige on black ABS Doubleshot, the IFD 8-pin din connector is exposed on the back of this particular variant
Gabriele 9009 Cherry MY Beige on black ABS Doubleshot
Gabriele 9009 Cherry MY Blue on grey ABS Doubleshot
Gabriele 9009 C Cherry MY Brown on beige Dye-sublimated PBT[7]
Gabriele Cyclo Amstrad Blue on grey
Gabriele Inkwriter II Blue on grey (Cursor keys)
Gabriele PFS (Probably Amstrad) Blue on grey (Cursor keys. Same layout as Gabriele Inkwriter II but slightly different legends)
Gabriele TopType (Probably Olivetti rubber dome) Dark grey on grey
Gabriele TopType DS Dark grey on grey
Junior electronic Black on beige
Mercedes Blue on grey
Meteor II Cherry MY Dark grey on light grey lasered
Satellite III Cherry M9 Black on white, orange sublegends
Satellite 4 Black Cherry MY[1] Blue on grey Dye-sublimated
Satellite 8 Blue on grey
Satellite 510 Cherry MX-M8 Adapter Brown and orange on grey Dye-sublimated
Satellite 825 Cherry MX-M8 Adapter Blue on grey Dye-sublimated [2]
SE 310 Beige on black
SE 315 Blue on grey
SE 410 MX compatible keycaps Blue on grey Dye sublimated PBT[2]
SE 500
SE 500 DS Black Cherry MY Switches(MX Compatible Keycaps) Blue on grey PBT Dye-sublimated
SE 505 Cherry MX-M8 Adapter Blue on grey [8]
SE 510
SE 515 (No side-printing)
SE 525 (Cherry MX-compatible) Blue on grey Dye-sublimated
SE 1000 CD Beige on black
SE 1000 F Beige on black
SE 1010 Beige on black
SE 1010 L Beige on black
SE 1011 Beige on black
SE 1020 Beige on black
SE 1041 Beige on black
TWEN T 100 Blue on grey
TWEN T 110 Blue on grey
TWEN T 110 DS Blue on grey
TWEN T 180 Membrane Switches[2] Black on grey (Lasered?)
TWEN T 180 DS Black on grey
TWEN T 300 Blue on grey
TWEN T 420 Blue on grey
VSP 500 AT Blue on grey

Computer keyboards

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Geekhack post by MTManiac in What type of Cherry switch is this?
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Geekhack post by IvanIvanovich in MX keys off typewriters
  3. Deskthority thread Fundstück: Typewriter-Dyesubs
  4. Geekhack post by guilleguillaume Re: Cherry PBT Dye Sub Keyboards on eBay
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Deskthority thread [1]
  6. Deskthority thread [2]
  7. Deskthority thread Photos: Triumph Adler Typewriters, Typewriters, Typewriters..... Retrieved 2014-08-07]
  8. DT post by guidemetothelight in [3]

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