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Offline Elocutive

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The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 20:01:49 »
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:05:23 »
Damnit that would have been such a cool set if it weren't insanely shiny. I would have even bought it if it was just kinda shiny too
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:10:44 »
Very cool. Anyone have experience bidding on German eBay?
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:21:03 »
Quote from: intelli78 on Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:10:44
Very cool. Anyone have experience bidding on German eBay?
A good bit of them are willing to ship international, but the cost of shipping a keyboard oversees is crazy
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 01:01:17 »
is the -AR for "armenian" language?
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 02:31:28 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Mon, 17 November 2014, 01:01:17
is the -AR for "armenian" language?
No, if there are only three letters after the model number then only one letter notes the language. In this case 'R' for Russian. However, that code was apparently used for several variations with other languages.

BTW, The "AR" code in five-letter codes is for Arabic.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 03:30:27 »
Quote from: hwood34 on Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:21:03
Quote from: intelli78 on Sun, 16 November 2014, 22:10:44
Very cool. Anyone have experience bidding on German eBay?
A good bit of them are willing to ship international, but the cost of shipping a keyboard oversees is crazy

Yeah, that's true... A usual package to the US is about 43$ here.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:09:24 »
I was going to try and snipe this for a low price.. Been watching it all week. But, 50EUR+shipping is just too much for this set since it's so damn shiny.

P.S Seller did offer to ship to the UK, so he will probably ship elsewhere. You will have to contact him in German, as I don't think he speaks English.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:14:54 »
Quote from: Photekq on Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:09:24
I was going to try and snipe this for a low price.. Been watching it all week. But, 50EUR+shipping is just too much for this set since it's so damn shiny.

P.S Seller did offer to ship to the UK, so he will probably ship elsewhere. You will have to contact him in German, as I don't think he speaks English.
sorry for ruining this for you photekq  :(
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:17:36 »
Quote from: Elocutive on Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:14:54
Quote from: Photekq on Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:09:24
I was going to try and snipe this for a low price.. Been watching it all week. But, 50EUR+shipping is just too much for this set since it's so damn shiny.

P.S Seller did offer to ship to the UK, so he will probably ship elsewhere. You will have to contact him in German, as I don't think he speaks English.
sorry for ruining this for you photekq  :(
It was over 50EUR before you posted it, which was my max price. No harm done.

Quote from: dorkvader on Mon, 17 November 2014, 01:01:17
is the -AR for "armenian" language?
R is "Russian (Cyrillic) and English (various)". Look at the G80-1000HAR, then at this. Totally different layouts, same ending letter.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:28:36 »
If you're willing to be blasphemous, you could try sanding the keycaps. That will restore some texture.

(As a user of relegendables, I'm kinda used to shiny keycaps too. Don't like it, but can't use my stuff without it.)
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:54:44 »
I bought a Northgate 101 about a year ago with caps that were WAY more worn and shiny than these.

On many of the keys, especially spacebar and enter, there were deep and distinct depressions worn down where the thumb had hit.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 08:28:00 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 17 November 2014, 06:54:44
I bought a Northgate 101 about a year ago with caps that were WAY more worn and shiny than these.

On many of the keys, especially spacebar and enter, there were deep and distinct depressions worn down where the thumb had hit.

Wow, that keyboard must have been nearly as old as you!   :eek:
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 08:38:00 »
Wow these are PBT caps?!? Wonder how long this keyboard has been used for!  :eek:
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 13:31:07 »
Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Wed, 19 November 2014, 08:38:00
Wow these are PBT caps?!? Wonder how long this keyboard has been used for!  :eek:

I have some shiny PBT IBM keycaps. In one case it was likely used at an airport 18 hours a day for 10 years or so. In the other case it appears that dirty fingers or grime abraded the keys. In some cases the legends are hard to read, despite beig dyesubbed.

PBT is awesome but not impossible to wear.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 20 November 2014, 07:13:14 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 19 November 2014, 13:31:07
Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Wed, 19 November 2014, 08:38:00
Wow these are PBT caps?!? Wonder how long this keyboard has been used for!  :eek:

I have some shiny PBT IBM keycaps. In one case it was likely used at an airport 18 hours a day for 10 years or so. In the other case it appears that dirty fingers or grime abraded the keys. In some cases the legends are hard to read, despite beig dyesubbed.

PBT is awesome but not impossible to wear.

Who was it that claimed to have worn out a Model M, and in doing so having worn out more than one set of keys by wearing them all the way through the plastic?

Or did we determine that was bogus?
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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.
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Re: The shiniest set of G81-3209SAR keycaps to ever exist
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 20 November 2014, 21:21:34 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Thu, 20 November 2014, 07:13:14

Who was it that claimed to have worn out a Model M, and in doing so having worn out more than one set of keys by wearing them all the way through the plastic?

Or did we determine that was bogus?


Rootwyrm "hands of steel" says that he wears through a set of IBM keycaps every 6 months or so.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=12838 (the user)
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=60136.msg1384345#msg1384345 ( Last time ti came up =p )
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=23843.msg450603#msg450603 (the claim)
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=28736.msg548214#msg548214 (keycaps post)

He is a really interesting guy. I'd love to meet up with him at keycon or something. Shame he's no longer active.
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