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Title: Chicony KB-5181CT - MX blue
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 21 May 2012, 21:51:33

Chicony KB-5181CT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-PC-5-pin-din-Blue-mechanical-clicky-KeyBoard-Chicony-KB-5181-CT?item=110881424832&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8585885383697353543) with MX blues.

Title: Chicony KB-5181CT - MX blue
Post by: TexasFlood on Mon, 21 May 2012, 21:55:19

Or perhaps blue monterey switches like mine?

Title: Chicony KB-5181CT - MX blue
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 21 May 2012, 21:57:33

Seller confirmed it had Cherry MX keyswitch. I was thinking about it myself, but the bigass enter kind of kills it for me.
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Title: Chicony KB-5181CT - MX blue
Post by: TexasFlood on Mon, 21 May 2012, 22:29:47

Quote from: lysol;597290

Seller confirmed it had Cherry MX keyswitch. I was thinking about it myself, but the bigass enter kind of kills it for me.
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Cool.  I saw that one and just assumed it was montereys.  And I have bought like one too many pee yellow keyboards, :(  There was a time I would have bought it but I have some good cherry blue keyboards and a NIB KB-5181 with monterey switches but maybe a good buy for someone.

Title: Chicony KB-5181CT - MX blue
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 24 May 2012, 11:06:35

I ended up getting this board... I am planning on attempting a PCB mod to have real ansi enter, \ and 2x unit backspace... if it turns out in disaster I still end up with a not too bad price on a bunch of 'vintage' blue switch I suppose. I will likely sell the keycaps from it as well if anyone might be interested in them.