These are MY switches right? And these are very nice!Yeah, it came with these really awful MY variants :
MY :puke:These are MY switches right? And these are very nice!Yeah, it came with these really awful MY variants :Show Image(http://deskthority.net/w/images/thumb/c/cb/MY_membrane_pads.jpg/800px-MY_membrane_pads.jpg)
In the pics I put a Leeku PCB inside, since that particular MY variant requires that you almost break the keycaps in order to remove them..
Don't forget to document the switches and the dates on the board or you'll get yelled at in PMs.ABCDEE just like most winkeyless Cherry boards :)
And is that bottom row A profile? The top row looks like E profile, but that bottom row looks like A profile. Sexy caps and the board looks like it's in fantastic shape.
This is beautiful. Any plans for the caps?Probably nothing.. They're too rare for me to use.
This is beautiful. Any plans for the caps?Probably nothing.. They're too rare for me to use.
This is beautiful. Any plans for the caps?Probably nothing.. They're too rare for me to use.
We aren't no goddamn museum, make them feel loved.
Well, this is the only board of this known to exist. This is easily worth >1k, definitely more, and I see where Photek doesn't want to use it, as he has said before he isn't that big of a fan of Olivetti.This is beautiful. Any plans for the caps?Probably nothing.. They're too rare for me to use.
We aren't no goddamn museum, make them feel loved.
That's my feeling but to each their own.
Well, this is the only board of this known to exist. This is easily worth >1k, definitely more, and I see where Photek doesn't want to use it, as he has said before he isn't that big of a fan of Olivetti.This is beautiful. Any plans for the caps?Probably nothing.. They're too rare for me to use.
We aren't no goddamn museum, make them feel loved.
That's my feeling but to each their own.
Awesome Photos!
I'm really glad it went to a good home :D
For those interested in the backstory: I put an advert in a local newsletter in rural Western Australia ~10 years ago asking if anyone had any old computers that they were chucking out (because I wanted to learn more about PC hardware at the time), and this was in one of the bundles of gear that I ended up picking up from a local farm. I posted a couple of pictures online, and Photekq timed emailing me with an offer perfectly, just before I headed back to Aus to visit family.
Australia may be a place to watch for more ANSI Olivetti gear, apparently they were successful enough to have contracts with some of the banks and government departments.
Awesome Photos!
I'm really glad it went to a good home :D
For those interested in the backstory: I put an advert in a local newsletter in rural Western Australia ~10 years ago asking if anyone had any old computers that they were chucking out (because I wanted to learn more about PC hardware at the time), and this was in one of the bundles of gear that I ended up picking up from a local farm. I posted a couple of pictures online, and Photekq timed emailing me with an offer perfectly, just before I headed back to Aus to visit family.
Australia may be a place to watch for more ANSI Olivetti gear, apparently they were successful enough to have contracts with some of the banks and government departments.
Awesome Photos!
I'm really glad it went to a good home :D
For those interested in the backstory: I put an advert in a local newsletter in rural Western Australia ~10 years ago asking if anyone had any old computers that they were chucking out (because I wanted to learn more about PC hardware at the time), and this was in one of the bundles of gear that I ended up picking up from a local farm. I posted a couple of pictures online, and Photekq timed emailing me with an offer perfectly, just before I headed back to Aus to visit family.
Australia may be a place to watch for more ANSI Olivetti gear, apparently they were successful enough to have contracts with some of the banks and government departments.
All I ever find in Australia is old WYSE boards :'(
It's interesting that CTRL is all caps but Alt is not.PRT SC as well. Similar to the Triumph Adler keys (Dario).
All TA boards and Olivetti boards are like this.So 3000 is Cherry and 3011 is OEM (TA, Olivetti, NCR, etc.)?
There seems to be some connection between the two, as they are both '3011' : http://imgur.com/a/csnSR
So 3000 is Cherry and 3011 is OEM (TA, Olivetti, NCR, etc.)?Nah, usually each variant will have a different code. Dark grey NCR is 3077, light grey is 3007, peacock is 3004, etc. But for some reason Olivetti and TA share the same code - 3011.
Yeah, messed up the NCR bit. The reasons seems to be that Olivetti absorbed Triumph-Adler in '86, so they were one company and only got one model number from Cherry :pSo 3000 is Cherry and 3011 is OEM (TA, Olivetti, NCR, etc.)?Nah, usually each variant will have a different code. Dark grey NCR is 3077, light grey is 3007, peacock is 3004, etc. But for some reason Olivetti and TA share the same code - 3011.
All I ever find in Australia is old WYSE boards :'(.