Stephen's A8 Blog - Focus 2001 (Keyboard) Restoration

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I can't type on anything but a nice buckling spring Model M style keyboard. I have been using Focus 2001 keyboards since 95. I found this old one from 1997 and decided it needed cleaned up.

 

There is some drastic yellowing - I am getting the stuff to try my first Retrobrite this week.

 

 

Notice the age of this keyboard. AT lpug (will be changed to PS/2) and there is no Windows key!

 

 

A good scrubbing has removed all of this dirt from the keys (not shown).

 

 

Here you can see the drastic top side discoloration even after a good scrubbing.

 

 

All of the clean key caps have been removed and each row placed in a separate bag.

 

 

The feet are missing - I will have to make new ones

 

 

Each ALPS switch has been scrubbed and blown dry with compressed...

 

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