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Like everyone else that has already stated the keycaps are killer and would love if they were offered separately as well.

Lynx_Carpathica wrote: ↑

05 Jan 2021, 16:46

I'll be back with this topic after I have been able to hunt down a blue alps keyboard that will not cost me an arm and a leg.

Good luck and happy hunting!

Your youthful naïveté and bravado is invigorating and inspiring, but you're painfully unaware of the magnificent scope of such an endeavor. Recreating these beloved switches has been a recurring topic of numerous threads here on DT and elsewhere. Every serious attempt has been a lone winding road l...

How does this new lubricant in the video compare to R0-59KT? THANK YOU. That made my brain click. That's the stuff I lubed my white Alps with, although it's called RO-59tmKT . The "TM" isn't because it's trademarked. It's actually part of the name. It's also an "O" and not a "0." As I've linked to ...

All right guys and girls, I have finally nailed it. :D :D :D I can safely say that, based on my research and my theory, I got ahead and ordered some lubes (3 different ones) that should work as the original. Two of them arrived yesterday and to my satisfaction, indeed one of them turned out to be *...

Thank you all! I really like the brochures too! I was planning to scan all the paper documents before selling them. I don't want them to get lost or destroyed during shipping. If somebody wants to help me put them up on the deskthority wiki after scanning I'd appreciate it! Just wondering if there ...

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Hi,

Looking for either of these computers. I would rather a broken one as I'm looking for only certain parts.

Thanks,

This is a china based wyse re-brand keyboard. I have yet to see if one speaks the same protocol. If it uses the RJ11, wouldn't it be Wyse 4P4C protocol? Or are you saying all the clones use different protocol? Once I get it I can open it up and see if there's any clues inside. It should in theory u...

This is a china based wyse re-brand keyboard. I have yet to see if one speaks the same protocol.

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ZedTheMan wrote: ↑

19 Sep 2020, 21:13

Mind describing the differences in the alps openers?

Sure one is better for single switches(white) while the other one(black) is better for switches in boards.

Hi All, VintKeys is here with new Alps products in stock! Don't worry VintKeys also has stocked some MX products as well that the community has been asking for. New Alps Products VintKeys is here with new Alps products in stock! From NOS SKCL Green Modules to lube and openers. VintKeys is happy to a...

sneaux wrote: ↑

11 Sep 2020, 09:10

TheInverseKey wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2020, 23:51

toniwonkanobi wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2020, 05:00

Status update? Still de-soldering?

I will have an update on Thursday.

Can we gently ask how it’s going?

Good, Going to post the final update Sunday!

Having both Alps Ambers and a lot of clicky MX switches the best match is ProWrold switches as they are just as tactile and feel about 95% the same due to how they operate.

Do we get the keycaps as well for 180? How do we secure an order and when can we expect them? Yes you will be getting keycaps with the module. For in stock I will be getting mailers for the modules soon. After I will be posting the date in the main post for release date and time. You thinking this ...

winteralfs wrote: ↑

15 Aug 2020, 08:14

Do we get the keycaps as well for 180? How do we secure an order and when can we expect them?

Yes you will be getting keycaps with the module. For in stock I will be getting mailers for the modules soon. After I will be posting the date in the main post for release date and time.

I edit the initial post with and update in 10 mins as of this post.

toniwonkanobi wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2020, 05:00

Status update? Still de-soldering?

I will have an update on Thursday.

Nice space invaders one, welcome to the SI 60% gang!

Hey Snacks,

Thanks for what you have done for the community. I hope that you are able to focus on the positive that come out of all of this. I hope that you are on the right path to recovery and wish you all the best!

TheInverseKey

The IBM 5576-001 uses a different pinout compared to an SDL connector and the connector is physically different as well. I also have been looking for this cable as well.

Hi All,

I finally decided to remake this as I have been asked over the last year about lubing Space Invaders. This should cover it better. Also if you still have questions you can always comment here.

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

30 Jul 2020, 20:43

TheInverseKey wrote: ↑

25 Jul 2020, 05:51

https://vintkeys.ca.

Man, all your stuff looks pristine! Good restores, great photography! I feel like I'm in THX-1138.

Thanks, needs to be updated again as the collection has changed a lot.

catawalks wrote: ↑

30 Jul 2020, 18:17

Would it be more economical to sell them by the board instead of desoldering them yourself? Might ease the burden a bit.

Shipping would be increase by a bit for sure due to the size and weight.

abrahamstechnology wrote: ↑

26 Jul 2020, 18:26

Are these in keyboards or plate assemblies? What do they look like may I ask?

Plate assemblies

@elecplus Most terminal terminal keyboards that are WYSE or rebanded are NKRO. Also some space invader boards are as well but they have to have the diodes in order for this to be applicable.

Hi All, I would like introduce myself formally the owner of https://vintkeys.ca . I have been in the keyboard scene since early 2016 and in the vintage scene since 2017. I recently got in touch with a seller that has a warehouse full of NOS SKCL Green Alps. These switches originally and still are in...

laazeri wrote: ↑

24 Jul 2020, 08:37

For everyone asking if I will share the papers, YES! I will scan all of them and share publicly in the deskthority wiki and possibly on other sites.

Thanks so much the NMB one looks Amazing!

I have Amber Alps in my Orion v3 and I have to say that this is on of the better custom keyboards that sounds decent with Alps.