Found this beauty on Ebay Kleinanzeigen a few days ago and couldn't resist.
The keyboard looked mechanical to me from the start and I thought it was Cherry MX but turns out to be white Alps.
Such a shame the keycaps are crap and the J-Ret key has this odd long shape.
The condition is so nice, I'm having a hard time taking it apart
The Alps look genuine and "Pine" to me.
LCD Portable Computer
- Muirium
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Standard Big Ass Enter of old, unfortunately. That beast was everywhere, especially on Alps and Space Invader boards. Like a rash!
How do the switches feel? Little use is usually good news for Alps.
How do the switches feel? Little use is usually good news for Alps.
- Wodan
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHW5RVvg2v4Muirium wrote: ↑How do the switches feel? Little use is usually good news for Alps.
If it wasn't for that crap enter key, I could have put some nicer caps on them, replaced the sliders with dampened ones (yes that's my thing) and hook it up to a teensy for a nice compact Alps board.
Gotta find out if that thing has diodes ...
Edit: no diodes.
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It looks a lot like a Dolch - all of it. What does the computer case look from other angles?
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http://video.wired.com/watch/retrograde ... -was-lightFindecanor wrote: ↑It looks a lot like a Dolch - all of it. What does the computer case look from other angles?
- Wodan
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That's precisely it !ReleaseCandidate wrote: ↑ http://video.wired.com/watch/retrograde ... -was-light
Oh why must the J-Ret be such a turd
- Ascaii
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