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krautcat:
Be careful, AEG Olympia Standard 200i can be equipped with keyboard with Marquardt Two Fingers Typewriter switches. I knew that typewriter I have bought today probably will have this switches (keycaps was very suspicious) and I can confirm this typerwriter has Marquardts. But it is easy to distinct keyboards with different keyswitches (MX Olympia Clears and Maurquardts) from each other.

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Anyway, my keyboard has interesting mix of ABS keycaps, doubleshot ones and maybe pad printed ABS? I don't know which type of technology is used in keycaps with double legends, cyrillic and latin, but I couldn't find any proofs they're doubleshot.

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Cacklefruit:
Hey, guys. I wanna ask you about the typewriters i found on the internet and if any of them compatible with MX, Alps, or Topre. Or atleast are they double-shot or Dyesub
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I tried to ask the owners to pull the caps but they don't wanna do it because they are afraid, and i can't check on them because i live pretty far away from them
Here's the list:
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- Panasonic Panaword FW-17 (Japan)
- Sharp WD-A550 (Japan)
- Sharp PA-3100
- Sharp PA-3100 ii
- Underwood 650
- Royal SE 700 DS
- Brother AX-450
- Brother AX-325
- Brother AX-250
- Brother AX-15
- Canon S60
- Olivetti ET Personal 510
- Olympia Splendid
- Casio Casiowriter CW-20
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Thanks in advance, cheers!

Cacklefruit:

--- Quote from: Cacklefruit on Wed, 24 February 2021, 22:48:18 ---Hey, guys. I wanna ask you about the typewriters i found on the internet and if any of them compatible with MX, Alps, or Topre. Or atleast are they double-shot or Dyesub
.
I tried to ask the owners to pull the caps but they don't wanna do it because they are afraid, and i can't check on them because i live pretty far away from them
Here's the list:
.
- Panasonic Panaword FW-17 (Japan)
- Sharp WD-A550 (Japan)
- Sharp PA-3100
- Sharp PA-3100 ii
- Underwood 650
- Royal SE 700 DS
- Brother AX-450
- Brother AX-325
- Brother AX-250
- Brother AX-15
- Canon S60
- Olivetti ET Personal 510
- Olympia Splendid
- Casio Casiowriter CW-20
.
Thanks in advance, cheers!

--- End quote ---

So, i was talking with Mr. mcmaxmcmc on twitter and here's his answer
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1. Panasonic Panaword FW-17 (Japan) (can't find pic, but doesn't seem good)
2. Sharp WD-A550 (Japan) (Spring over memb of some sort iirc, not good)
3. Sharp PA-3100 (Alps Integrated Dome)
4. Sharp PA-3100 ii (Mitsumi something iirc)
5. Underwood 650 (NULL)
6. Royal SE 700 DS (Cherry MY)
7. Brother AX-450 (Brother Dome with Slider)
8. Brother AX-325 (Brother Dome with Slider)
9. Brother AX-250 (Brother Dome with Slider)
10. Brother AX-15 (SMK Spring over membrane)
11. Canon S60 (NULL)
12. Olivetti ET Personal 510 (Olivetti Domes?)
13. Olympia Splendid (SMK Spring over membrane)
14. Casio Casiowriter CW-20 (NULL)
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He's not 100% sure though.
I think i'm gonna buy:
3. Sharp PA-3100 (Alps Integrated Dome)
6. Royal SE 700 DS (Cherry MY)

andresteare:
Report back when you try them, I'm curious of the mount of those switches

Sturmtiger:
Can confirm Cannon AP-150 is an alps dome with slider but with green alps LED switch for the caps lock key.

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