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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: SamirD on Fri, 23 October 2015, 21:04:08

Title: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: SamirD on Fri, 23 October 2015, 21:04:08

So now that I've been reading on gh for a while, I looked at my old printing calculator and pulled off the keycap to find that it's a double shot old-school spherical shape. 

And that got me thinking--anyone used calculator key caps for their numpad or numerals row?  If so, what's it look like?

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: Jhonan on Sun, 25 October 2015, 17:49:23

We're about to replace my favorite calculator in my tiny accounting office... you have me wanting to pull the keys to see if they're usable.  I just dread that they may not actually be removable and I'll be killing it early :(

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 25 October 2015, 19:11:12

hahaha!  I had a bunch of dead/defunct calculators, so I found out that even the rubber dome type come off and will go back okay.  Just don't use too much force--it seems like it's about to break, it probably is.

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: Jhonan on Sun, 25 October 2015, 19:15:13

Now to sneak my key puller into work...

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 25 October 2015, 19:58:32

Quote from: Jhonan on Sun, 25 October 2015, 19:15:13

Now to sneak my key puller into work...

haha, definitely report back what you find!  :thumb:

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: Jhonan on Sun, 25 October 2015, 20:02:55

Hopefully it's not a broken calculator LOL

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: Kola93 on Sun, 25 October 2015, 21:19:28

The best "calculator" is definitely the G80-3700! ^-^

Title: Re: Calculator Keycaps?
Post by: Kad on Sun, 25 October 2015, 21:22:40

Calculator keys at least in the old days are pretty thick and heavy. Even if they were MX stemmed they may not feel very nice to type on.