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Title: Odds of this Xerox board having Brown Alps?
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 16 July 2014, 20:00:09
(http://i.imgur.com/ol6SdxD.jpg)

I stumbled across this board the other day and, at first, thought I might get lucky with some Hirose switches and another MX Lock since some of the older Xerox boards had them.  After a little more research, I stumbled upon Deskthority thread (http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/xerox-star-low-profile-keyboard-t7869.html#p159645) that had a board that looked more like the one I'm grabbing. 

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(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/12499)

(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/12500)

Anyone have experience with these older Xerox boards?  While a surprise is nice, sometimes it's also nice to have an idea before it arrives.
Title: Re: Odds of this Xerox board having Brown Alps?
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 16 July 2014, 22:07:43
Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 16 July 2014, 20:00:09
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(http://i.imgur.com/ol6SdxD.jpg)


I stumbled across this board the other day and, at first, thought I might get lucky with some Hirose switches and another MX Lock since some of the older Xerox boards had them.  After a little more research, I stumbled upon Deskthority thread (http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/xerox-star-low-profile-keyboard-t7869.html#p159645) that had a board that looked more like the one I'm grabbing. 

Embedded pics:
More
Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/12499)


Show Image
(http://deskthority.net/resources/image/12500)

Anyone have experience with these older Xerox boards?  While a surprise is nice, sometimes it's also nice to have an idea before it arrives.
If your board has brown alps I'd be surprised as brown alps are uber rare... and very heavy too.
Title: Re: Odds of this Xerox board having Brown Alps?
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 16 July 2014, 22:12:48
In that case, fingers crossed and hope and a prayer that it does.