G80-0247 - Its older than myself!

sixty · 02 Mar 2011, 15:08

Had no time to disassemble it yet, will do so later or tomorrow. Instead I scanned the docs it came with. Turns out its from early 1981, making it older than myself.

Docs:

Handwritten pinouts guys... how badass is that?!

itlnstln · 02 Mar 2011, 15:13

I bet those open switches were susceptible to dust. Still, I bet they were a better low-profile switch than the MLs.

I was three when that keyboard was made.

webwit · 02 Mar 2011, 16:07

I like those open switches, but how do they feel?

sixty · 02 Mar 2011, 16:13

Like MX Blacks cut in half. Most are pretty bad in keyfeel. Some are okay. I guess a lot of dust got inside of the last 30 years and they probably need lubing. I might do that tonight.

sixty · 02 Mar 2011, 17:38

Detail. Look at that solid gold!

microsoft windows · 04 Mar 2011, 01:01

I wonder if those are the original Cherry MX key switches.

sixty · 04 Mar 2011, 20:17

As far as I know, these are.

TechwonV · 05 Mar 2011, 01:42

thats legit.

acfrazier · 05 Mar 2011, 18:27

"Low profile" That made me laugh out loud.

sixty · 05 Mar 2011, 20:33

acfrazier wrote:"Low profile" That made me laugh out loud.

You know, actually I think it is lower profile than a Filco still