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Title: Modding old cherry keycaps
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 24 June 2011, 07:22:26

Hi

So i bought that keyboard
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19572[/ATTACH]

in order to get some nice ols cherry keycaps, but unfortunately the keycaps for this switche (old cherry one) [ATTACH=CONFIG]19573[/ATTACH] does not fit on new cherry stems.

Another pics with the keycaps bottom up[ATTACH=CONFIG]19571[/ATTACH]

Does someone did mod that kind of keycaps ?
the new stem sems thicker and larger...

Thanks

Title: Modding old cherry keycaps
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 24 June 2011, 08:50:10

Do you know that those are fairly collectible machines? They are one of the first laptop computers ever made. You might not want to go permanently modifying anything. As they are 'worth' $300 at least on the collectors market.

Title: Modding old cherry keycaps
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 24 June 2011, 09:04:31

i know :-)

The price is not so high though...
bought it for some 50 euros (75$?)
not so cheap

this is why i still hesitate to mod them, or i can modify the stems ...