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Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: Infinite north on Sun, 19 September 2010, 06:05:48

Has some old alps switches according to  the seller, I am not familiar with them though. pics of switches and caps are included.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPS-switches-keyboard-Royal-typewriter-Alpha-2015-/170542232913?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item27b51bf551 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPS-switches-keyboard-Royal-typewriter-Alpha-2015-/170542232913?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item27b51bf551)

Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: J888www on Sun, 19 September 2010, 06:13:32

Such meaty Double-Shots, pity they're no longer manufactured to this quality. Seen how thin the current D-Ss from a certain "Autograph" Plastic Company ?

Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: ricercar on Sun, 19 September 2010, 18:40:03

Alps licenses the Cherry logo? wow.

Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: JBert on Mon, 20 September 2010, 14:57:40

$35 for vintage Cherries...

Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: Infinite north on Mon, 20 September 2010, 17:01:08

As far as I can tell they are not old cherry switches. he just posted the wrong info down below.

Title: keyboard for Royal typewriter Alpha
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 20 September 2010, 17:10:21

Did anybody here buy it?

Of all switches on this page (http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hisao/jiku.htm) (who owns it?), I think that the switches in the auction resemble Mitsumi switches the most. Some ALPS switches on that page has a compatible stem, but the Mitsumi switches have a more similar-looking case.

Nice keycaps indeed, even though I would rather have that Sagem keyboard that Sandy has ... Could those be the ones from TRON ? ...