Does anyone know of a keyboard similar to the NCR-80 but full size?

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daemonspudguy

19 Jun 2022, 23:19

I mean in both appearance and hotswap functionality.

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Dingster

19 Jun 2022, 23:22

wiki/Cherry_G81-3077 Should be right up your alley! :)

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daemonspudguy

19 Jun 2022, 23:25

According to that wiki, it uses Cherry MY and has no hotswap.

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photekq
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20 Jun 2022, 00:44

daemonspudguy wrote:
19 Jun 2022, 23:25
According to that wiki, it uses Cherry MY and has no hotswap.
There are a bunch of custom PCBs you can get for the G80/G81-3000 series keyboards. They fit right in with no modifications; the MY and MX versions of the casings are identical and both can house these PCBs. If you want hotswap you'd have to install mill-max sockets. Type in "G80-3000 pcb" on a Taobao proxy for a low-effort option, since none of the other options are held in stock anywhere.

There's no readily available keyboard that matches what you want; you'll have to put some effort in if you really want it. But on the plus side, what Dingster suggested combined with the above is exactly what you asked for - the NCR-80 was entirely based on the G81-3077.

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daemonspudguy

20 Jun 2022, 04:41

photekq wrote:
20 Jun 2022, 00:44
daemonspudguy wrote:
19 Jun 2022, 23:25
According to that wiki, it uses Cherry MY and has no hotswap.
There are a bunch of custom PCBs you can get for the G80/G81-3000 series keyboards. They fit right in with no modifications; the MY and MX versions of the casings are identical and both can house these PCBs. If you want hotswap you'd have to install mill-max sockets. Type in "G80-3000 pcb" on a Taobao proxy for a low-effort option, since none of the other options are held in stock anywhere.

There's no readily available keyboard that matches what you want; you'll have to put some effort in if you really want it. But on the plus side, what Dingster suggested combined with the above is exactly what you asked for - the NCR-80 was entirely based on the G81-3077.
Oh. Major derp. Me am idiot.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

20 Jun 2022, 08:22

There’s an empty casing of an already butchered vintage G81-3077 SAU :!: for sale on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363739922022
Basically, this is the starting point for your project as described by photekq.

On the other hand, simply getting a G8x-3000 and painting the upper shell would be considerably cheaper.
And if you absolutely want the NCR logo, perhaps you could simply ask the maker of the G-80 to sell you one of his fakes.

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