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Who built it?

Posted: 26 May 2012, 20:41
by HaaTa
Old, dirty, and disappointing. Early 80's
But who built it?

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Posted: 26 May 2012, 21:07
by 7bit
Not Cherry, that would be too easy.

I've seen these thick things before!

Wild guess: Alps.

Posted: 26 May 2012, 21:55
by mintberryminuscrunch
epson
or not. the one i was thinking about has other switches..

Posted: 27 May 2012, 00:32
by Findecanor
SMK ?

Posted: 27 May 2012, 03:07
by ripster
They are getting easier!

Posted: 27 May 2012, 06:34
by HaaTa
The previous one was just evil :P

Next hint, my very first "calculator" with doubleshots had these switches.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Apmv ... .24.51.jpg

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Posted: 27 May 2012, 07:34
by ripster

Posted: 27 May 2012, 08:04
by HaaTa
Yup, that's the one. Anyone desolder it, and look at the back? :P

Posted: 27 May 2012, 17:03
by Peter
Now THAT is 'thick key-caps'
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What does it weigh ?

Posted: 28 May 2012, 07:30
by HaaTa
Nice guess 7bit :D

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Posted: 28 May 2012, 07:51
by HaaTa
Peter wrote:Now THAT is 'thick key-caps'
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What does it weigh ?
No idea, but probably a lot more the Signature plastics caps :P

Posted: 28 May 2012, 10:56
by 7bit
Wasn't a guess, but I've seen something similar some time ago. Most presumably posted by you :ugeek: .

Nice layout. Wound be the perfect keyboard for todays avergage user. Who needs Alt and Control? But an un-shifted @-sign is very important for writing e-mails to the grand-children.

Posted: 03 Jun 2012, 17:14
by ripster
With Data Sheet you'd get bonus points.
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How do you TAG images in Wiki here????? Otherwise I will have 1000 images with no way to FIND them?

Hmm...nvm

That is the FOUR Contact mysterious Vintage ALPS!

I got a pic of that.

Somewhere.

Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 16:11
by ripster
Ah, here it is.
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source:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1717 ... lps-switch
(lol on the discussion)
That's odd. As long as you're not French they should take you.
I'm French,




but i'm a big-breasted girl ! Is there any exception ?
Also in the...
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2959 ... ALPS-Guide

Scroll to unidentified ALPS.

Added pic to MediaWiki.

So HaaTa, got a Model Number? I'd add it to my GH guide but everybody is locked out of the Wikis!