GREEN ALPS SKCLKEYSWITCHES FORCOMPUTER KEYBOARDS
SET OF FIVE GREENALPS KEYSWITCHES:$15.50 plus $5.75 shipping
These GREEN ALPS KEYSWITCHES are NON-TACTILE, NON-CLICKY, and STRONGLY-LINEAR.They are used, but in excellent condition.They can bebe installed in any keyboard that uses ALPS switches.These are AUTHENTIC ALPS, with the word"ALPS" written within an oval on the bottom side,between the two electrodes. They are especiallypopular in Apple II and Macintosh keyboards, andarefully compatible also in PC keyboards that useALPS keyswitches.These are the RARE AUTHETICSECOND VERSION GENUINE ALPS. Of the 17 distinctversions of genuine ALPS keyswitches, only threeversions are rare and expensive:BLUE,GREEN, orYELLOW.They are especially popular for Apple IIand Macintosh keyboards, and are fully compatiblealso in PC keyboards that use ALPS keyswitches.
Many reviews are given in YouTube videosabout keyboards with mechanical keyswitches.The top worldwide expert keyboard revieweron YouTube is Chyrosrans22Thomas,a Dutchengineer employed in Britain who owns250 full-sized keyboards, and has createdabout 75 fifteen-minute review videos onYouTube. His reviews of keyboards withBlue/Green/Yellow Alps keyswitches are consistentlyvery favorable. View his video reviews by enteringYouTube and searching for:"REVIEWMECHANICAL KEYBOARD ALPS."
WRITTEN REVIEWS ABOUTGREEN ALPS KEYSWITCHESGo to these two large websites toread thousands of written reviewsabout Green Alps keyswitch has been tested with anohmmeter,andis confirmed working. Every switch has beenlightlylubricated with MAX-PRO, an electronicslubricant thatis specialized for switches. TheseGreen ALPS keyswitcheswere collected from a rarerare vintageZENITH 1989keyboard.GREENALPS KEYSWITCHES have non-clickinessandnon-tactility, and are strong on linearity. Thesefeaturesmean that these switches are verynoticeable tothe typist, and most typistsconfirmthat theirexperienceis enjoyable.
$15.50 plus $5.75 shippingGREEN ALPS and YELLOW ALPS HAVE ADISTINCTIVE UNIQUE FEATURE:AN OPEN RECTANGLE ON TOP, TOTO FIT ARECTANGULARLED BULBThis feature can be seen in this ad's photos. Two smallholes will need to be drilled through the lower surfaceto power each LED rectangular bulb.
THESE PAPER SHEETS ARE INCLUDEDWITH THE PURCHASED KEYSWITCHES(1) a two-sided sheet with instructions on how todesolder and remove old switches, and how toinstall these replacement switches. The writteninstructions are supported by six closeupphotos.(2) A two-sided summary abstract of this recentin-person July 2022 KansasFest presentation.(3) a one-page summary of my planned magazinearticle,IMPROVE TYPING BY CUSTOMIZINGYOUR ALPS KEYBOARD.This will soon be submittedfor publication in the Apple II magazine,JUICED GS.(4) A list of the 64 keyboard manufacturers in theApple II, Macintosh, and PC worlds that eachproducedkeyboards using Alps or Alps-clonemechanical keyswitches.(5) This is the four-page detailed handout given toall in-person KFest attenders. The first threepagesdescribe each switch's specific traits. Thefourthpage lists the forty YouTube videos byinternational keyboardexperts who judged thatthecomplicated BLUE ALPS keyswitchis the bestmechanicalkeyswitch ever produced,worldwide.
SET OF FIVE GREENALPS KEYSWITCHES:$15.50 plus $5.75 shippingStephen Buggie, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus of PsychologyUniv. of New Mexico, Gallup
