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Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 16:38:09 »
I got a Gateway 2000 Anykey today, and before I strip it for the keycaps, I decided to see whether anybody wanted the keyboard. I have not even cleaned it yet.

Edit - sorry if I got your hopes up - MX-compatible keycaps - rubber dome with plungers.

Caps are doubleshot with nice but rather light legends. The keyboard has a lot of unusual features such as a second set of "F" keys in all pebble, and a full set of directionals.

$37 shipped domestic for the whole keyboard, $25 shipped for the keys only (if I pull the keys I will clean them for you).

PM me if you are interested.
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 December 2013, 16:57:01 by fohat.digs »
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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 18:07:13 »
I don't know much about Cherry minutiae.

Will somebody tell me which profile these are considered to be?

"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 18:08:31 »
Looks quite similar to Cherry profile to me..

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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 18:11:07 »
Constant radii and that flat border along the bottom means DCS-profile, not Cherry-profile.

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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 18:28:02 »
That's right those are DCS, made by Comptec (SP predecessor). Any keys required for different keyboard can get perfect match from SP.

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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 18:37:06 »
If this is anything like the Gateway keyboard with MX-compatible keycaps I have, the longer keys (those that would have a stabiliser) will not fit standard Cherry mounts.
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Re: Gateway Cherry MX-compatible doubleshots in pearl/pebble
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 20:25:37 »
That's right those are DCS, made by Comptec (SP predecessor). Any keys required for different keyboard can get perfect match from SP.

Good to know!

If these don't sell, I will put them away for the future and fill in from SP if I need to. Currently, the only Cherry boards I have are G80-11900s and I think I like those caps better anyway, but the pebble color is nice for an accent.
"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30