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Offline kelvinhall05

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Are there any ANSI layout keyboards with linear or clicky Space Invaders? Looking for something with decent build quality that isn't bigger than a Dell Bigfoot and doesn't cost a ton. What exists? Thanks!

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Re: Linear or clicky Space Invaders keyboards with a normal ANSI layout?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 05 November 2019, 11:22:27 »
Both exist but are rare and quirky. I have owned both but I am not where I can access my records so I will try to find it later.

The black clicky ones are on a Mac-layout keyboard with nice PBT keys printed in green ink but in a horrible compressed vertical font.

The white linears are in an ADDS that started with an RJ14 but was convertible once I got the pinout from the controller.

edit - sorry, the green one also comes with white linear, I forgot that I had transplanted blacks into it (strongly NOT recommended!)
« Last Edit: Tue, 05 November 2019, 20:24:26 by fohat.digs »
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Offline XMIT

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Re: Linear or clicky Space Invaders keyboards with a normal ANSI layout?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 07 November 2019, 06:57:01 »
Heh, I purchased that board from fohat a few years back.

I sold this one to andrewjoy on DT a few years back too. These come up but are rare. White linears.


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Re: Linear or clicky Space Invaders keyboards with a normal ANSI layout?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 07 November 2019, 22:53:34 »
So hopefully I can shed some light. There is few boards that support ANSI:

  • ADDS PC+
  • N-97SYS
  • RT-101
  • Tandon version of ADDS PC+

Some of these are very hard to come by I know that Elecplus had some ADDS PC+ a while ago but not sure if they still have some.