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Offline kennnyshiwa

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[GB] SA Selectresque
« on: Fri, 03 October 2025, 08:29:19 »
SA Selectresque



SA Selectresque is an IBM Selectric-esque design, based on the famous bright blue IBM Selectric I "NASA" colorway. The Selectric series of typewriters was extremely popular; by 1978, it accounted for 94% of the business market. Selectrics used interchangeable rotating typeballs instead of bars for each key, so they weren't prone to jamming if two keys were struck simultaneously.

The Selectric's keyboard was also used for IBM terminals of the era, such as the 2741. Those eventually evolved into the beamspring keyboards of the 1970's, with which the Selectric's caps were compatible. Its layout was the direct ancestor of that used by the later Model M, which became the standard US layout still used today.

Legend has it the colorful blue caps were discontinued because they were considered too fun for office workers. But now they're back, in pog SA form!


Kitting Options
Doubleshot ABS, in stock Signature Plastics BGW Blue and WFK White



Pricing
Alphas: $65 USD
60/80s Mods: $120 USD
40s/Ortho: $126 USD
Alert Row: $30 USD

Timeline

Group Buy period: September 29 - October 29th (See below of details)
Manufacturing time: 8 weeks
Estimated Fulfillment: Q1 2026

Vendors
Vendors
US - SaberKeebs
EU - CoffeeKeys

Renders


Echo by beardgrylls


Werk One by Werk.Technica


Mana60


Koyu by Rama Works


V4nag0n by Trash Man


Maja


Phoneix45


« Last Edit: Mon, 06 October 2025, 12:40:45 by kennnyshiwa »

Offline kennnyshiwa

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 06 October 2025, 12:42:44 »
Updated the originial post with some UK friendly image links

Offline madmax13

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 06 October 2025, 13:02:56 »
GLWGB!

Offline dvorcol

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 06 October 2025, 14:41:56 »
« Last Edit: Mon, 06 October 2025, 14:55:55 by dvorcol »

Offline basilkeys

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 11 October 2025, 10:42:31 »
This GB is criminally underappreciated!!

Offline WarlordGorguts

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 12 October 2025, 15:57:33 »
Hope it will reach MOQ as this set is perfect

Offline Piperaceae

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 12 October 2025, 16:14:37 »
Thanks! We're really trying. I know pricing with inflation has made SA kind of a luxury product at this point. We're pulling out all the kitting tricks we can to offer a combination of alphas and mod bases that will still cover a fair number of boards for under $200, given the very small MOQs that SA sets hit these days. Long gone are the days when Drop would sell hundreds of an SA set, with a couple dozen kits to choose from. I have a feeling we may not see any more SA sets for a while after this, unless something dramatically changes.

So I appreciate all of you who have backed this so far. I know it's a sacrifice. I'm not taking any cut of this, and paid for my own set myself, so I'm in there with you. The pricing is what it is, and we're making the best of it.

Offline madmax13

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Re: [GB] SA Selectresque
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 12 October 2025, 17:46:23 »
Always cheering for an SA set to do well!