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Title: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: gorauskas on Sat, 03 February 2018, 12:16:16

I was recently reading about old terminals and I stumbled upon the DEC VT52, VT55 and VT78 terminals. I thought the keycap colors looked cool and would look great as a SA profile set. What are your thoughts? Has this one been done before?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT52

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Title: Re: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: zslane on Sat, 03 February 2018, 15:44:54

One could get pretty close by using keycaps from Round 6 (black, white, and red) and Dasher (dark blue).

But no, I've not seen an SA set specifically designed as a tribute to those DEC keyboards.

Title: Re: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: billm on Fri, 27 April 2018, 15:46:18

Absolutely gorgeous.

Title: Re: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: pdaigle on Fri, 27 April 2018, 16:44:45

That's a great look!

Title: Re: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: kmba on Fri, 27 April 2018, 20:54:36

DSA run was pretty similar, although the set never never came to fruition. 

Title: Re: DEC VT52 - Keycap Set Idea
Post by: UnFocused on Thu, 03 May 2018, 12:24:57

The VT78 was actually a full computer rather than just a terminal. I used one for a while in the early 90s and remember being fascinated by the keycaps.