deskthority

Today, I came across two Bell telephone terminals in a junk shop. It looks like they are made by Xerox. Not sure what these would have been used for, but maybe a telephone operators terminal. One machine is missing a space bar and another key the other looks complete. The switches look familiar, but...

Don't just ruin a perfect good Toshiba for the keyboard! They are getting rare..

It's not operational so I don't feel bad at all. The switches are mush, so I think I'll just be the keycaps.

I picked up a T3200 by accident on ebay this week. Floated a $50 bid (shipped) and to my surprise the seller took it. Missed out on a T1200 which I really wanted, because I'd already spent $ on the T3200, and because the shipping was like $40 from Texas. It sold for about $10US. I really wanted the ...

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This is amazing!

What did you paint the case with? It looks like sand.

I'm going to do something similar with my Matias Tactile Pro. I'll probably keep a lot of the original alphabet keys, and swap out all the other keys that fit. Nice job.

This is so great. Now I need to find a suitable typewriter.

Now I want one!!!

Nice indeed!

Great find.

This keyboard is so awesome. I love the colour mix and work you put in to convert it. Did the donor typewriter have reusable switches, or did you have to mod the keycaps to work with something else? And the back plate, did you reuse or fabricate a new one? If these questions have very obvious answer...