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geekhack Community => geekhack Media => Topic started by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:03:56

Title: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:03:56

Shoutouts to jacobolus for pointing this out in the Great Finds subforum (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=60788.0). I have obtained a Cherry product catalog and price guide, dated March 1st 1979. I've scanned and uploaded the catalogs so that everyone could read them.

(http://i.imgur.com/fYNM7uJ.png)
This page really made me excited.

(http://i.imgur.com/1fOOXI1.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/4flBXzw.png)


PDFs:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_catalogues#Catalogues

http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:1979_Cherry_Catalog.pdf

http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:1979_Cherry_Keyboard_Price_List.pdf

Imgur Pictures:

Price List (http://imgur.com/a/qFxEO#0)

Catalog (http://imgur.com/a/2oixZ#0)

Just a heads up, the price list has an empty page one because I messed up. I didn't skip anything. And it does start the page numbers on page 3.

And if you're curious, there are other Cherry catalogs here (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_catalogues). Also if you're so inclined, I've cross-posted this to Deskthority (http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/1979-cherry-keyboard-product-catalog-and-price-list-t8532.html).

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:09:26

Holy crap you scanned the entire thing! Thanks bro!  :thumb:

Catalog (http://imgur.com/a/2oixZ#0)

This IMGUR link is fantastic.

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:10:49

I don't **** around :P. Plus I want everyone to be able to read it with me as I try and digest all the info in this.

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: dustinhxc on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:12:11

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sun, 03 August 2014, 23:10:49

I don't **** around :P. Plus I want everyone to be able to read it with me as I try and digest all the info in this.

haha that is great, I love seeing the Vintage Cherry Stuff! Plus I need to get me some vintage keycaps some day so this is nice to read.

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 04 August 2014, 11:05:06

Can someone help me out with the Dropbox link or uploading it to the Deskthority Wiki? Apparently the Dropbox pdf links aren't working and I can't log into the DT Wiki.

Figured it out.

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:01:26

[IC] This Keyset

(http://i.imgur.com/FNl3cDz.png)

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:03:15

Those caps are really cool. They're like short but spherical. Not DSA short but not SA tall. I wanna try them!

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:17:08

So who's going to call/write to all those old sales rep addresses listed and hope someone has a warehouse full of NOS items? :o

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:21:34

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:17:08

So who's going to call/write to all those old sales rep addresses listed and hope someone has a warehouse full of NOS items? :o

You are, hurry up

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 04 August 2014, 18:07:33

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:21:34

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 04 August 2014, 13:17:08

So who's going to call/write to all those old sales rep addresses listed and hope someone has a warehouse full of NOS items? :o

You are, hurry up

Any reply yet?

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 05 August 2014, 16:47:02

Thanks for sharing dongwong I'll have a look through it when I get bored. Some of those boards are pretty sick

Title: Re: 1979 Cherry Keyboard Product Catalog and Price List
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 05 August 2014, 16:50:46

I want to know what they *feel* like. The crosspoint switches look like linear switches to me. I thought they were the predecessors to MX Blacks but I'm sure Daniel Beardmore can fill me as to their lineage.

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 05 August 2014, 16:47:02

Thanks for sharing dongwong I'll have a look through it when I get bored. Some of those boards are pretty sick

You're welcome OG Sifo  :-*