IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

[kelvinhall05]

Chicony of some sort for sure. Besides that, no idea. Might not even be a Chicony but sure as hell looks like one.


What is the PC btw?

[PlacaFromHell]

Chicony of some sort for sure. Besides that, no idea. Might not even be a Chicony but sure as hell looks like one.


What is the PC btw?

I don't really know, but the computer has the Compaq logo. What do you think I will find inside the keyboard? The last thing I want to get is something whit shitty Mitsumi switches or some sort of MX clone.

[kelvinhall05]

Chicony of some sort for sure. Besides that, no idea. Might not even be a Chicony but sure as hell looks like one.


What is the PC btw?

I don't really know, but the computer has the Compaq logo. What do you think I will find inside the keyboard? The last thing I want to get is something whit shitty Mitsumi switches or some sort of MX clone.

If it's a Chicony it could be pretty much anything xD

[PlacaFromHell]

If it's a Chicony it could be pretty much anything xD

I noticed that all Chicony keyboards came with a big ass enter key, so maybe a Dell AT101 or some other banana shapped brother? This keyboard is freaking me out. Thanks for the help anyways.

[Polecat]

I noticed that all Chicony keyboards came with a big ass enter key, so maybe a Dell AT101 or some other banana shapped brother? This keyboard is freaking me out. Thanks for the help anyways.

Chiconys have been posted here in the past with ANSI and ISO enter keys, so that's still a possibility.

[ppCircle]

I don't think it's chicony. Different lights. (shifted to the left) I think, that's some normal bigfoot like dell. Also it have missing line above f keys that chicony boards have.

[PlacaFromHell]

I don't think it's chicony. Different lights. (shifted to the left) I think, that's some normal bigfoot like dell. Also it have missing line above f keys that chicony boards have.

That was VERY useful, that's not a Chicony, nor a Dell nor whatever normal bigfoot, the led cluster is weirdly sized compared to the other common models.

[ppCircle]

I don't think it's chicony. Different lights. (shifted to the left) I think, that's some normal bigfoot like dell. Also it have missing line above f keys that chicony boards have.

That was VERY useful, that's not a Chicony, nor a Dell nor whatever normal bigfoot, the led cluster is weirdly sized compared to the other common models.

I searched half of deskthority wiki and spend some time on research online. I found nothing similar. It will be funny if it turns out that it is some crappy rubber dome

[PlacaFromHell]

I don't think it's chicony. Different lights. (shifted to the left) I think, that's some normal bigfoot like dell. Also it have missing line above f keys that chicony boards have.

That was VERY useful, that's not a Chicony, nor a Dell nor whatever normal bigfoot, the led cluster is weirdly sized compared to the other common models.

I searched half of deskthority wiki and spend some time on research online. I found nothing similar. It will be funny if it turns out that it is some crappy rubber dome

Mystery solved I guess.
wiki/Unisys_PCK-101-KBD

[Lekrafter]

Hey good people of DT does anyone of you know what these might be? (Sorry for the rotation, I tried everything but it rotates them that way...)

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[Hak Foo]

In the 225013 picture, the one on the right looks very Keytronic. That "It's almost a Model M" case with the little hooks in the LED panel area is distinctily theirs.

[Lekrafter]

In the 225013 picture, the one on the right looks very Keytronic. That "It's almost a Model M" case with the little hooks in the LED panel area is distinctily theirs.

So it's probably a rubber domr since it looks a little to recent for foam and foil right?

[ppCircle]

Hey good people of DT does anyone of you know what these might be? (Sorry for the rotation, I tried everything but it rotates them that way...)
Screenshot_20200420-225428_Gallery.jpg
Screenshot_20200420-225214_Messenger.jpg
Screenshot_20200420-225013_Gallery.jpg

First board is a Chicony kb-5160 with futaba ma switches

[Reimu64]

Can someone help me identify this keyboard?

Front of the keyboard.

Back of the keyboard says "IBM" on the model, but it doesn't look like a Model M or Model F that I've seen.

[kelvinhall05]

Keytronic foam and foil

[inseqai]

Hi, who can help me for identify this keyboards

[kelvinhall05]

Top one is something with NMB dome with slider, not worth. Bottom doesn't look much better but I have no idea what it has (probably domes tho).

[ppCircle]

Any ideas what is that? Look similar to this. wiki/Nixdorf_SM_8890

[HerbalNekoTea]

Hi guys, i am mostly an user of the Discord channel and never use the Forum. Yesterday, i was looking at yahoo auction japan (which i avoided during the pandemy to not loose sleep on not being able to bid) and i found a very weird switch on a PC-98 Keyboard. Bear with me that i am probably not remembering everything about BBcode due to me not using forum in a long time. It's an official NEC Keyboard with the sole identification being a sticker saying "4X61576YJ" (google give no result). Before anybody waste 20min on the Wiki by checking every switch with alps mount, please note that both me and sneaky checked the wiki with alps mount category and found nothing. So it's probably a unknow switch (Kinda like the Panasonic Linear Cuckling Spring which i need to put on the wiki).

[John Doe]

Hello, guys, does anybody happen to have knowledage about the switches of the pad? Rubber dome or leaf spring?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223988000745/, here is the link.

[Slom]

Hello, guys, does anybody happen to have knowledage about the switches of the pad? Rubber dome or leaf spring?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223988000745/, here is the link.

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[kelvinhall05]

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Brand-New-NOS-V ... SwfD1ecrub


Dome with slider, right?

[Chyros]

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Brand-New-NOS-V ... SwfD1ecrub


Dome with slider, right?

Yes, Focus dome with slider.

[xx776]

Found 2 Apple Keyboards, what type of keyboards are these:
https://imgur.com/a/xre9Utj

[Chyros]

Found 2 Apple Keyboards, what type of keyboards are these:
https://imgur.com/a/xre9Utj

AppleDesign keyboard, should say so on the back Oo . Switches are NMB dome with slider.

[xx776]

Found 2 Apple Keyboards, what type of keyboards are these:
https://imgur.com/a/xre9Utj

AppleDesign keyboard, should say so on the back Oo . Switches are NMB dome with slider.

Thx for your reply, i love your videos

[shine]

Hi! I just got this nasty keyboard, i bought it thinking it could be a Tulip or Monterey (based on its layout), hopefully with white or blue alps, but this has this weird orange-yellow SMK-like switches. I can't found anything in the wiki, anyone knows?

It's clicky and sounds really good.

Thanks!

ok, found it, it's a podworld

[ddrfraser1]

Weird. Looks like decent build quality and good layout. How is the feel? Similar to while alps or Montereys?

[zrrion]

That is a podworld keyboard with KPT clones. They're decent enough switches, never tried the green ones personally

[shine]

Weird. Looks like decent build quality and good layout. How is the feel? Similar to while alps or Montereys?

To the touch is clicky but softer than Alps, similar to SMK blues, but the sound it makes is very close to skcm white/blues, really really good. I will probably make a video comparing the sound of both switches.