Triumph-Adler
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Triumph Adler is a brand for typewriters and computer keyboards, originally a merging of the brand names Triumph and Adler.
The company and its brands was purchased by the owner of Royal Typewriter in 1969.
The brands Triumph Adler, Royal and TA Royal were sometimes used interchangeably on the same models of typewriters.
In 1986, Olivetti bought the company and held on to it until 1994.
Typewriters
Several electronic typewriters from the late '80s and early '90s have Cherry MX or Cherry MY switches, with keycaps in Cherry profile, probably made by Cherry or GMK. The keycaps from so called "Amstrad" switches are not Cherry MX-compatible.
| Model | Switch | Keycap colour | Keycap material/printing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha 115 | Black Cherry MY | Green on grey/White on green | Dye-sublimated/Single doubleshot keys[1] |
| Alpha 610 | Cherry M9 | Green on grey/White on green | Doubleshot ABS[1] |
| Alpha 700D | Cherry M7 | Green on grey | Doubleshot ABS[2] |
| Beta 8100 | Black on grey | ||
| BSM 50 | ? | Blue on grey | |
| BSM 100 SC | (Cherry MX-compatible) | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated[3] |
| CompacTA 400 | Black Cherry MY | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated [4] |
| CompacTA 400DS | Black Cherry MY | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated [5] |
| CompacTA SE 410 | Blue on grey | ||
| CompacTA SE 410 L | Blue on grey | ||
| CompacTA 600 | Cherry MY | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated [5] |
| Gabrielle 100 | Blue on grey | (Yellowed keys have been spotted) | |
| Gabrielle 100 DS | Blue on grey | ||
| Gabrielle 110 | Amstrad | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated PBT [5] |
| Gabrielle 110DS | Amstrad | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated PBT [5] |
| Gabriele 7007 | ? | Blue on grey | Island spherical keys |
| Gabriele 7007L | Black Cherry MY | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated PBT.[6] The backspace key is double shot in some models.[5] |
| Gabriele 8008L | Cherry M9, clear angled stem | Beige on black | Thick ABS Doubleshots, not MX compatible |
| Gabriele Cyclo | (Probably Amstrad) | Blue on grey | |
| Gabriele Inkwriter II | ? | Blue on grey | (Cursor keys) |
| Gabriele PFS | (Probably Amstrad) | Blue on grey | (Cursor keys. Same layout as Gabriele Inkwriter II but slightly different legends) |
| Gabriele TopType | (Probably Olivetti rubber dome) | Dark grey on grey | |
| Meteor II | Cherry MY | Dark grey on light grey lasered | |
| Satellite III | Black on white, orange sublegends | ||
| Satellite 4 | Black Cherry MY[1] | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated |
| Satellite 8 | Blue on grey | ||
| Satellite 510 | Linear Cherry MX-compatible | Brown and orange on grey | Dye-sublimated |
| Satellite 825 | Cherry MX | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated [2] |
| SE 315 | Blue on grey | ||
| SE 515 | (No side-printing) | ||
| SE 525 | (Cherry MX-compatible) | Blue on grey | Dye-sublimated |
| TWEN T 180 | ? | Black on grey | (Lasered?) |
Computer keyboards
See Category:Triumph-Adler keyboards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Geekhack post by MTManiac in What type of Cherry switch is this?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geekhack post by IvanIvanovich in MX keys off typewriters
- ↑ Deskthority thread Fundstück: Typewriter-Dyesubs
- ↑ Geekhack post by guilleguillaume Re: Cherry PBT Dye Sub Keyboards on eBay
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Deskthority thread [1]
- ↑ Deskthority thread [2]
External links
- Typewriters on Geekhack Wiki.
