Magnavox Video Writer

Brett MacK · 14 Mar 2018, 12:22

I got my video writer in the mail a couple days ago, and was really impressed with the condition it was in, so I decided to take some pictures to put on the wiki. This is my first time trying out brown alps, and they really are great switches. They sound better, and feel more tactile than orange alps. The compact green switches on the top are actually not that bad either. If they were less pingy, they would be a great linear switch. So from what I have heard no one has figured out to convert one of these to a modern PC, which is a shame because this is a nice little keyboard. If this is the case, I would like to add a 50$ bounty to the first person that has a good solution to convert this to a modern computer! Just PM me or put it in the comments if you have information!

Alright now to the pictures, when taking these, I learned a few things about this board. I noticed that they factory lubed the stabilizers, and that these use really nice doubleshot keycaps. Here is a link with a few more pictures, for anyone who is interested! https://imgur.com/gallery/z4HGs If you guys like these little keyboard breakdown gallerys, I will start doing them with all the keyboards I get, thanks.

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mustcode · 14 Mar 2018, 13:02

Whoa! Just awesome, this is one of my favorite vintage... super clean too!
When will I ever find one... sigh

Blaise170 · 14 Mar 2018, 13:49

I don't think there is much demand for a conversion since these are pretty rare boards, especially considering that they often have Mitsumi domes instead of Brown Alps. In any case, it probably wouldn't be that hard to convert but I don't have one to do so myself (not that I have much time anyways).

Myoth · 14 Mar 2018, 14:09

hmmmm why did you take off all the keycaps except the backspace ?

Brett MacK · 14 Mar 2018, 14:14

Myoth wrote: hmmmm why did you take off all the keycaps except the backspace ?

When I pulled the cap the top housing came off for some reason. I really had no reason to screw with it so I left it haha.

digital_matthew · 15 Mar 2018, 18:27

Lovely board. I especially like the big, chocky arrow keys at the top. Wish I could help you convert it, but my knowledge on that subject is pretty limited. Good get!

SpacemanToby · 31 Jul 2018, 14:00

Does anyone know how someone might even begin trying to convert this? I'll have one arriving in the mail soon and if it has browns, it would be fun to take a crack at it.