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Offline gg3390

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Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« on: 2024.January.06. 17:47:24 »
Hello,
Waited a while to get my hands on an Enterprise 64 (which I had in my youth). Thankfully, I have not gotten one, and one composite modification later it is up and running.
I do have to replace the keyboard membrane also, and awaiting a replacement one to fix that.

However, I only noticed that my keyboard seems to have some cryllic or arabic symbols on the keytops also - I do not remember thses being on my original Enterprise.

Does anybody have replacement UK QUERTY keytops?
I realise this might be a long shot, but no harm I hope in checking.

Thanks in advance,
Ger

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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #1 on: 2024.January.06. 19:16:29 »
Welcome here!
In this topic you will see, a lot of plastic pieces have been made. I don't remember exactly but maybe some keys were also manufactured.
You are right, original Enterprises do not have Arabic or Cyrillic symbols on the buttons.
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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #2 on: 2024.January.06. 19:47:15 »
However, I only noticed that my keyboard seems to have some cryllic or arabic symbols on the keytops also - I do not remember

Can you make photo of your keyboard?

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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #3 on: 2024.January.06. 20:49:41 »
Thanks for the comments and welcome.
Photos attached.

Please also forgive me if I have misrepresented the symbols I'm questioning - I'm not sure what they are!

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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #4 on: 2024.January.06. 21:03:13 »
I've converted the images to jpeg.
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Yes, it is an Arabic machine. Did you buy it from Egypt? In the last few years lots of unsold boxed machines were found in Egypt and went to Ebay.
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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #5 on: 2024.January.06. 23:04:23 »
I wouldn't change the keycaps.
They have a standard English layout, and the Arabic characters are not so noticeable as to be confusing.

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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #6 on: 2024.January.06. 23:11:30 »
Zozo, by the way, I saw at one of the online auctions an EP with a small number of Cyrillic characters.
This lot was later removed from sale and therefore I don’t know anything more about it.

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Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
« Reply #7 on: 2024.January.07. 03:34:15 »
No - I bought it in the UK, and it was sold as a UK machine. It wasn’t apparent from the pics as I bought it that the keys were how they were.
Indeed, it was a while later before I actually noticed them myself.

Indeed, it’s not that noticeable, but if it were possible to get a genuine UK key set, I’d think I’d do it.
Thanks