01 Jan 2018, 03:00
From an order I placed a while back for some red single unit keys (before the ANSI color keysets were an option), they were two piece. The multiwide keycaps are most definitely single piece.
For printing, it is clear (not ultra sharp, but as sharp as most of my Model M boards. In some cases, it is much more sharp than my any of my M or F boards). The "issue" I could see someone having with it is that it is not aligned like most Model M lettering. The "Esc" lettering is printed just below the center line when an original IBM "Esc" key is printed dead center or slightly above the center line.
Also, depending on how Ellipse (I assume you are purchasing these "high quality one piece XT caps" from him) decides to make the keys, Model F keys are ever so slightly different from Model M keycaps. It becomes quite apparent [to me] when you pop a set of Model M nub keys onto a Model F board, but I don't imagine most people are that picky. Unicomp sells the Model M style as makes perfect sense.
Also, original Model F and some Model M have a much bolder font than later units. Unicomp sells the thinner font versions that Lexmark used near the end of production, so if Ellipse makes his using a bold font or you use original caps, Unicomp's keys will stand out no matter what.
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