Previously unseen Chinese Realforce sublegends
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 13:43
I recently came across something that piqued my interest - a few people are aware of the Realforce 103Us that came with Zhuyin sublegends many years ago that 002 has documented on the wiki - from what i know these were primarily marketed in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. They seem to be very difficult to find.
Apologies, i know this is a less than stellar picture.
As i was snooping around for one of these, i noticed a site that at first glance appeared to be covering the release of the standard English 103U. Scrolling down a bit more, however, revealed these pictures.
It appears there is an alternate set of Chinese sublegends (excuse my ignorance, i don't know which alphabet or dialect) which differs significantly from the Zhuyin ones. These resemble more traditional Chinese sublegends found on most keyboards. Has anyone seen these before? They're completely new to me and as far as I know most people and sites, including the wiki. Seems like they were offered as replacement kits to existing keyboards.
I would be very interested in getting my hands on some, naturally. The article about them was 10 years old, so it's not going to be easy. I've known about this taobao listing for a while. It's for a 103U, however the (poorly translated) title claims it's white, yet the generic pictures and description suggest it's black. I've tried communicating with the seller to find out whether it's the English or Zhuyin/traditional Chinese one, to no avail. Would anyone be able to check with him, possibly obtain the model number or better yet, some pictures? He doesn't understand my Google Translate Chinese. The price is quite high, otherwise I'd order one myself and find out.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a2 ... =10#detail
Apologies, i know this is a less than stellar picture.
As i was snooping around for one of these, i noticed a site that at first glance appeared to be covering the release of the standard English 103U. Scrolling down a bit more, however, revealed these pictures.
It appears there is an alternate set of Chinese sublegends (excuse my ignorance, i don't know which alphabet or dialect) which differs significantly from the Zhuyin ones. These resemble more traditional Chinese sublegends found on most keyboards. Has anyone seen these before? They're completely new to me and as far as I know most people and sites, including the wiki. Seems like they were offered as replacement kits to existing keyboards.
I would be very interested in getting my hands on some, naturally. The article about them was 10 years old, so it's not going to be easy. I've known about this taobao listing for a while. It's for a 103U, however the (poorly translated) title claims it's white, yet the generic pictures and description suggest it's black. I've tried communicating with the seller to find out whether it's the English or Zhuyin/traditional Chinese one, to no avail. Would anyone be able to check with him, possibly obtain the model number or better yet, some pictures? He doesn't understand my Google Translate Chinese. The price is quite high, otherwise I'd order one myself and find out.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a2 ... =10#detail