IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

JP! · 10 Feb 2018, 22:31

JP! wrote: ↑I received this picture from a local contact of mine. I don't have more pictures yet. The keys remind me of Microswitch. I'll try and acquire it regardless though. Anyone here recognize this one?

Earlier today I posted a keyboard to this thread for identification. Now I see this very keyboard at the top of Deskthority. This is the most synchronistic event to happen to me today. Someone must know what this keyboard is. Maybe I will be able to acquire it by next week though.

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Slom · 10 Feb 2018, 22:38

Click the small i in the bottom right corner of the header

Thats a Burroughs keyboard, Micro Switch SD switches. High on my want list because it has a almost perfect ISO layout. XMIT also has one of these.

https://imgur.com/a/VAoZD

I have its older brother sitting on my desk:

JP! · 10 Feb 2018, 22:44

Neat. I really like the color scheme.

Blaise170 · 12 Feb 2018, 11:37

Mitsubishi ML-F110. Can anyone identify the switch?

Daniel Beardsmore · 12 Feb 2018, 19:10

Very strange. It looks suspiciously like it's going to be rubber dome–based, which would not surprise me considering the need to cut costs with home computers.

You can see here what appears to be membranes:

https://www.msx.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_ML-F110

Blaise170 · 15 Feb 2018, 20:48

This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

mike52787 · 15 Feb 2018, 21:59

Blaise170 wrote: ↑This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

lock led makes me think its alps

Keybug · 16 Feb 2018, 21:44

Is there any chance at all this compact Tipro has MX switches? The 'R' in the model number doesn't seem to bode well...

Myoth · 16 Feb 2018, 21:47

this has regular MX Black switches IIRC

Blaise170 · 16 Feb 2018, 21:50

mike52787 wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

lock led makes me think its alps

The more I look at it the more I'm inclined to agree. In any case, I bought it!

mike52787 · 17 Feb 2018, 03:48

Blaise170 wrote: ↑
mike52787 wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑This looks suspiciously like Fujitsu Peerless, but I'm not sure; looks like there is a slim chance it could be Alps. Thoughts?

lock led makes me think its alps
The more I look at it the more I'm inclined to agree. In any case, I bought it!

Nice one, let us know. Probably skcl yellow I would guess.

kbdfr · 17 Feb 2018, 07:11

Keybug wrote: ↑Is there any chance at all this compact Tipro has MX switches? The 'R' in the model number doesn't seem to bode well...

No reason for it not to have MX blacks.
However, the text says "local pickup" - but go for it

Peachyhue · 25 Feb 2018, 01:14

Anyone know what this beauty is? Found on imgur, not my photos
https://imgur.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/Y3CeX

qwertz · 25 Feb 2018, 19:36

Hi! I found this on an auction site but I don't know what it is and how much does it worth.
Thanks!

Pic:

Daniel Beardsmore · 25 Feb 2018, 19:45

qwertz wrote: ↑Hi! I found this on an auction site but I don't know what it is and how much does it worth.
Thanks!

Access to that image is forbidden.

qwertz · 25 Feb 2018, 19:57

qwertz wrote: ↑Hi! I found this on an auction site but I don't know what it is and how much does it worth.
Thanks!

Pic:

mike52787 · 25 Feb 2018, 20:00

qwertz wrote: ↑
qwertz wrote: ↑Hi! I found this on an auction site but I don't know what it is and how much does it worth.
Thanks!

Pic:

Judging by the keycaps I would stay this is Futaba MA clicky.

qwertz · 25 Feb 2018, 20:50

Dingster · 25 Feb 2018, 21:42

Are this 2 tipro keyboards mechanical?
Model is 20020495-0030 but google yields nothing.

Noobmaen · 25 Feb 2018, 23:15

qwertz wrote: ↑pic

wiki/Chicony_KB-5160 with futaba MA as mike said

kbdfr · 26 Feb 2018, 07:23

Dingster wrote: ↑Are this 2 tipro keyboards mechanical?
Model is 20020495-0030 but google yields nothing.

Yes, they have Cherry MX blacks.

"20020495-0030" is not the model number, but the serial number, with the first four digits indicating the year of manufacture.

Note that being PS/2, they will be programmable only on a computer with a 32 bit system and a native PS/2 port (any adapter will prevent them from being identified by the Tipro ChangeMe software). Once programmed, though, they behave as standard keyboards (i.e. require no driver and work with any computer).

unzer · 26 Feb 2018, 15:07

Hello!
Can anyone help me identify this IBM? Looks like a M2 but I've never seen a black one. Any chances of it being mechanical?

Chyros · 26 Feb 2018, 15:46

Nope, rubber dome.

Dingster · 26 Feb 2018, 16:33

kbdfr wrote: ↑
Dingster wrote: ↑Are this 2 tipro keyboards mechanical?
Model is 20020495-0030 but google yields nothing.
Yes, they have Cherry MX blacks.

"20020495-0030" is not the model number, but the serial number, with the first four digits indicating the year of manufacture.

Note that being PS/2, they will be programmable only on a computer with a 32 bit system and a native PS/2 port (any adapter will prevent them from being identified by the Tipro ChangeMe software). Once programmed, though, they behave as standard keyboards (i.e. require no driver and work with any computer).

Thanks a lot

Any way of getting them to work under a 64 bit system. They are 15eur a pop so I think its a decent deal

mike52787 · 26 Feb 2018, 20:11

Dingster wrote: ↑
kbdfr wrote: ↑
Dingster wrote: ↑Are this 2 tipro keyboards mechanical?
Model is 20020495-0030 but google yields nothing.
Yes, they have Cherry MX blacks.

"20020495-0030" is not the model number, but the serial number, with the first four digits indicating the year of manufacture.

Note that being PS/2, they will be programmable only on a computer with a 32 bit system and a native PS/2 port (any adapter will prevent them from being identified by the Tipro ChangeMe software). Once programmed, though, they behave as standard keyboards (i.e. require no driver and work with any computer).
Thanks a lot
Any way of getting them to work under a 64 bit system. They are 15eur a pop so I think its a decent deal

They will work on 64 bit systems, but you can only program them on 32 bit systems.

Dingster · 26 Feb 2018, 20:15

Cool thanks

unzer · 26 Feb 2018, 20:41

Chyros wrote: ↑Nope, rubber dome.

Aw, that sucks because it looks really great. Thanks for the help though!

Techno Trousers · 27 Feb 2018, 00:44

As an easy rule of thumb, IBM never made a buckling spring keyboard with Windows keys.

☃☃☃ · 02 Mar 2018, 21:03

Is this thing at all noteworthy?

snufflecat · 02 Mar 2018, 21:38

Has anyone seen this one before? Sharp MZ-700. I also found a snapshot of the keyboard with switches, but it's a bit hard to make out what type they are. For all I know it looks like something cherry-like.

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