Does anyone know if it is rare to have a Olympia sm9 with chrome plates on the sides and black keys. It was my understanding that when they made the keys black that they also made the sides white instead of chrome. I know there was a model with grey keys but this isn't it. This has black keys and many features that the sea green and white key model has with out the colors.
No its not rar. I have one too. Found 1997 laying on the street in Germany:
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Here are the different types:
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