Ran into a fun little thing today, an Olivetti G81-3000 with the fabled thick Cherry dyesubs, except the legends on these are bright blue. The lock light sticker is blue too, and the case appears to be light grey rather than beige — a bit like the Olivetti rubber dome board I scored ages ago.
These are my first Cherry dyesubs, I hadn't found any before these. Interesting find I think. The switches are those vintage MYs that I reviewed a while ago. As I've already done a review on a board like this I figured I might as well make a loose post rather than a whole review .
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Interesting find: blue Olivetti dyesubs
- Stabilized
- Location: Edinburgh
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Please don't tell me that you found this for 50p at that damn recycling centre!
- Chyros
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: whatever I'm reviewing next :p
- Main mouse: a cheap Logitech
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
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No, I paid a whole pound for this one!Stabilized wrote: ↑Please don't tell me that you found this for 50p at that damn recycling centre!
I guess I got lucky xD .
- LewisR
- Location: Southeast United States
- Main keyboard: KUL ES-87 MX Clears
- Main mouse: Logitech G-303
- Favorite switch: MX Clear\Model F\Alps Linear
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Forget the ABS... these are the OG Cherry caps I want! I've noticed thick PBT caps don't amplify the MX scratchiness sound like the thick ABS.
They look lovely. I wish GMK would have been able to take up doing the PBT Cherry-style caps as well. I have some of the Cherry style IMSTO caps, but unfortunately, I can see the cap stem shape through the top of the cap a bit and the printing has a couple of faded spots, but I still like typing on them better than the ABS caps.
They look lovely. I wish GMK would have been able to take up doing the PBT Cherry-style caps as well. I have some of the Cherry style IMSTO caps, but unfortunately, I can see the cap stem shape through the top of the cap a bit and the printing has a couple of faded spots, but I still like typing on them better than the ABS caps.
- scottc
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- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
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It's a stupid name for vintage Cherry caps that originated on Geekhack, I think. Same as the rapper/gangster/whatever meaning.
- Chyros
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: whatever I'm reviewing next :p
- Main mouse: a cheap Logitech
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
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Ah, I see. Original gangster caps yo!
Anyway I'll probably be listing these caps for sale or for trade soon, after I've cleaned them and everything .
Anyway I'll probably be listing these caps for sale or for trade soon, after I've cleaned them and everything .