Vintage keycaps - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Feb 2014

Thanks Mike. ?I've tried a few searches for the keypunch keys but no luck. ?I
don't have the actual article for the keyboard.. just the TV Typewriter, which
features the same keyboard on the cover but not the greatrst quality. ?I am relying on
Matt Holley's little archive. ?Here is a link to a black and white of it. ?Keys are
light grey.

http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/RadioElectronics/Feb1973/RE_Feb_1973_pg55.jpg

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: MikeS <dm561
at torfree.net> </div><div>Date:02/10/2014  12:00 PM  (GMT-08:00)
</div><div>To: cctalk at classiccmp.org </div><div>Subject: Re:
Vintage keycaps </div><div>
</div>----- Original Message -----
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  Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 10:50:57 -0800
 From: Brad Hodge <brad at bettercomputing.net> 
...
  One other question.. for my TV Typewriter project I am
hoping to ape
 either of the two keyboard designs featured in the magazine.. either the
 blue/red keypunch/teletype style keys of the prototype or the custom keys
 with keycaps featured in the Feb 1973 issue. Wondering if anyone knows of
 possible sources for these. ?I think part of my problem is when searching
 ebay i may not have exactly the right words or phrase.. ie. Not sure if
 'keypunch' is the right term for the keys used in the prototype. I'm
 hoping to make this as close to one of the two featured designs as
 possible so it's important to get the keys right.

 Thanks muchly,

 Brad 
I can't make out the 'normal' keyboard and my issue of September 1973 RE is
mysteriously missing, but I believe the black, red and blue keyboard is from
an MDS key-to-tape unit.

I bought a bunch of those surplus back in the day because the switches were 
MicroSwitch magnet/reed switches, ideal for the harsh oil-filled environment 
of an industrial data-collection terminal I was building and selling at the 
time. I thought I still had one or two but if I do I can't find them in 
Chaos Cellar; will let you know if I do find anything.

If you send me a close-up of the other keyboard I might have something that 
would be equivalent; I still have boxes of different keytops from the 
above-mentioned project.

m 