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:UK => Wanted => Topic started by: gg3390 on 2024.January.06. 17:47:24

Title: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: gg3390 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

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: szipucsu on 2024.January.06. 19:16:29

Welcome here!
In this topic (https://enterpriseforever.com/manyag-alkatreszek-gyartasa/altalanos-discussion/msg82565/#msg82565) 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.

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: SlashNet on 2024.January.06. 19:47:15

Quote from: gg3390 on 2024.January.06. 17:47:24

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?

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: gg3390 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!

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: Zozosoft 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.

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: SlashNet 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.

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: SlashNet 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.

[attach=1]

Title: Re: Enterprise 64 Key/keyboard replacement
Post by: gg3390 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