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Title: Unknown Zenith Green Alps AT keyboard
Post by: Niea on Mon, 25 January 2010, 01:20:43
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mickfrench/Images/025.jpg)



I am quite surprised that a scouring of this forum yielded no information :o

I saw the video after listening to keyboards on Youtube and am enticed by it's sound and vintage appearance, and as my forth coming Model M (scored a NOS 1391401 94' Blue for 35 shipped on craigslist ^_^) will be most likely unsuitable for night time use (thin walls and easily woken room mates), I figure having a quiet yet satisfying-to-type-on keyboard will good thing to invest in.

Any who, if anyone has information on this board i would very much appreciate it (if you have hands-on experience you might even win a prize!).

-Niea "Former Lurker"
Title: Unknown Zenith Green Alps AT keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 25 January 2010, 06:58:48
Check out Sandy55's page here. (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/keyboard.html)
There were a lot of obscure Alps boards made in the 80s, alot of them wouldnt be documented around here.
Title: Unknown Zenith Green Alps AT keyboard
Post by: skriefal on Mon, 25 January 2010, 11:15:09
I have one of those.  Green linear Alps switches -- nothing to get excited about.
Title: Unknown Zenith Green Alps AT keyboard
Post by: Niea on Mon, 25 January 2010, 14:22:40
Quote from: skriefal;153597
I have one of those.  Green linear Alps switches -- nothing to get excited about.


Ah I see.

Well to be honest since i have been playing with my model M I do not think noise will be a problem as it is not as loud as I presumed (and therefore a second board is not needed at this time). Heh, I think the rubber-dome switch keyboard I was using before this one was just as loud (maybe even a tiny louder).
Title: Unknown Zenith Green Alps AT keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 25 January 2010, 15:37:13
I've seen those old Zeniths around time to time on Ebay. Their layout reminds me of the XT Model F.