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I'm searching for two keys for a TO7-70 ... or a complete Peritel keyboard.

Key "1" and Key "2" ...

Maybe someone has some spare keys or a complete keyboard & would sell them.

Offers with a price including shipping costs to germany, thanks.

What kind of keyboard ?

This one


... or this other

... this one ...



Well ... it seems, that this one is a different keyboard ... "Peritek".

Funny thing on the last picture: The keys top on this mechanical keyboard for the TO7-70 are exactly the same as the ones for the TI-99/4A, same design, same font
The rest differs.

I found this link ...

http://www.old-computers.com/Museum/pho ... eritek.jpg

> PERITEK KEYBOARD

As with the original TO-7 and its poor keyboard, Peritek, a french company, proposed a mechanical keyboard to install on top of the rubber one of the TO-7/70. It had great success until Thomson decided, at last, to release its new TO-7/70 with a native mechanical keyboard...

The picture shows first version of the TO-7/70 with a Peritek keyboard mounted.

It will be more difficult to find because it is not the original keyboard.
I don't have this keyboard.

Hope dies last ...

This might be a case where a 3D printer might be useful.

... or vampirize a TI-99/4A keyboard (Alps model)

I've some TI99/4a with mechanical keyboards ...

I asked a guy with a 3d printer, if he could make the the keys. I think he'll do it.

Using a 3D printer is a high-tech makeshift repair for a poor finish result. Without lot of work, you'll never get a key identical to the orignal.
With a 3D printer, you'll have to make a .stl print file respecting the orginal shape of the key (hard job), to reproduce the exact mid-bright/satin black color and you'll have to wrire/apply the same font for "1" and "2" numbers. Without forget that the keys will have to suport the wear of multiple touches. Suffice to say that this operation will be complicated...

For a good result, I see two ways: find the original keys or vampirize a computer using the same keys, even if it means to change/modify the fixing system of the key.

Still searching ...

After 1 1/2 year ... still searching ...

*up* ...