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Offline dougy

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Clicky white Alps?
« on: Thu, 05 February 2009, 21:52:04 »
I need to do some numeric entry so I poked around some old numeric keypads stashed in the attic. This one had a nice feel to it, as well as being tactile with a click. The switch is labeled Alps with a white stem. Is this a sample of the clicky white Alps used in the Northgate or some other switch. Are there any cheap keyboards I could harvest these from?
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Offline cchan

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Clicky white Alps?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 05 February 2009, 21:55:52 »
These are definitely the celebrated clicky white ALPS. You might be able to find them in a Focus FK-2001 keyboard though it is a crapshoot as many FK-2001's have fake ALPS.ß
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Offline Chloe

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Clicky white Alps?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 05 February 2009, 22:07:24 »
The only way to tell if it is real ALPS or not is to take the switch apart.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 06 February 2009, 07:10:12 »
That keypad is interesting with its translucent keys.
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Offline lam47

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Clicky white Alps?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 06 February 2009, 08:13:36 »
that is a cool numpad!
I have a white proper alps board for sale or trade.
Here is a picture.

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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 06 February 2009, 11:03:51 »
Quote from: lam47;20933
that is a cool numpad!
I have a white proper alps board for sale or trade.
Here is a picture.

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Are you trying to say my ABS M1s aren't proper??? ;)
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Offline zwmalone

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Clicky white Alps?
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 06 February 2009, 15:36:21 »
They aren't.  By proper, I assume lam means bigfoot ALPS.
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Can't get enough of them ALPS

Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 06 February 2009, 16:21:55 »
I know; I am just giving him a hard time.
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