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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: pablo1 on Tue, 21 February 2012, 10:37:52

Title: My first mechanical keyboard
Post by: pablo1 on Tue, 21 February 2012, 10:37:52
Hi,
Firstly, my first post here so hello!

I always liked noisy clicking keyboards but had never owned one until a few weeks ago.   A relative of mine passed away and this keyboard which I always liked has been given to me.
It was in a bit of a state before I plucked the keys out and gave it a good old clean but it's scrubbed up well.  I'm very happy with it and just thought I'd share a picture or two here.

I believe from looking at the Cherry database here that it's a 1994 model of the G80-3000.  Only slight problem was that it had an old AT connecter but I managed to find an adapter without much trouble on ebay.  I absolutely adore the sound and I'm now a mechanical keyboard convert so I'll be rummaging around the boot sales in the summer looking for boards like the Model M.

(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/374/g80front.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/g80front.jpg/)