IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

[Muirium]

Hi, i've come again with request for identification. I know these photos are not ideal but it's all I have. Any help appreciated.

Looks a bit like a Mitsumi keyboard to me, with maybe Mitsumi miniature mechanical switches. But I’m shite at ID (I don’t eBay) so wait for a better opinion. What says Mitsumi most of all to me is the grid pattern around the navigation blocks. Those switches are mx compatible, which could agree with the oddball surely non-original caps on the numpad and up arrow…

[PlacaFromHell]

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Does anyone know what this is? The keycaps are vaguely similar to Siemens and RAFI but have a more rectangular shape.

I saw similar keycaps on Stackpole switch grid calculators.

[Findecanor]

Hi, i've come again with request for identification. I know these photos are not ideal but it's all I have. Any help appreciated.

I think DTK is a keyboard brand, so it is likely that you should be able to find more about it by googling the model number on the back of the label. That particular DTK keyboard is not in the wiki but the two in the Wiki have model numbers starting with three letters, where the third letter is K.

There are many keyboards that look similar to the middle one. The label lacks the manufacturer's name but the FCC ID is there, and there is a web service at fcc.gov somewhere where you can enter the ID and find the manufacturer and model number.

[owcze]

There are many keyboards that look similar to the middle one. The label lacks the manufacturer's name but the FCC ID is there, and there is a web service at fcc.gov somewhere where you can enter the ID and find the manufacturer and model number.

I googled the FCC number and is says it's registered for Deyi Technology Co Ltd so i think it's Deyi foam and foil wiki/Deyi_foam_and_foil.

I think DTK is a keyboard brand, so it is likely that you should be able to find more about it by googling the model number on the back of the label.

Sadly the label on the back is so blurry I can't read anything. I'm going to bother the seller even more for photos without keycaps. The third board has nothing but a void waranty sticker with date 08/88 so for now it is unidentifiable.

Looks a bit like a Mitsumi keyboard to me, with maybe Mitsumi miniature mechanical switches. But I’m shite at ID (I don’t eBay) so wait for a better opinion. What says Mitsumi most of all to me is the grid pattern around the navigation blocks. Those switches are mx compatible, which could agree with the oddball surely non-original caps on the numpad and up arrow…

Thanks for your lead.

[Polecat]

I think DTK is a keyboard brand, so it is likely that you should be able to find more about it by googling the model number on the back of the label.

Sadly the label on the back is so blurry I can't read anything. I'm going to bother the seller even more for photos without keycaps. The third board has nothing but a void waranty sticker with date 08/88 so for now it is unidentifiable.

DTK was an abbreviation for Datatech, if that helps. Their earlier keyboards often had Alps switches, but this one is more likely slider over membrane.

[__red__]

So I came across this keyboard on my travels... it's buckling spring. Anyone recognize it?

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[mike52787]

So I came across this keyboard on my travels... it's buckling spring. Anyone recognize it?

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Wcass built this.

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Wcass built this.

Small World

I'd better do a teardown and review of it

[RinoPog]

Hey my guys, recenty got sent a picture of an old terminal keyboard by the looks of it - need some help on identifying it.

This is the only pic i got, from browsing around it looks like a DEC keeb with Hi-Tek switches.

[bronz]

Can anyone please help me identify this 2 keyboards, and more information ??


PHILIPS 12 NC


PGA S01021

Can anyone please help me identify this 2 keyboards, and more information ??

[Keybug]

Research question:

Is there a Cherry-made fullsize vintage WKL board that has a 1u LED-window key between Alt and Ctrl on both sides? I mean like the Monterey K104, but the inserted keys both contain LEDs?

Thanks!

[Keybug]

The PGA board above should be Ortek, usually with ALPS clones...

[hansichen]

Research question:

Is there a Cherry-made fullsize vintage WKL board that has a 1u LED-window key between Alt and Ctrl on both sides? I mean like the Monterey K104, but the inserted keys both contain LEDs?

Thanks!

You probably spotted the G80-1600 on kleinanzeigen

[Keybug]

Yep, on top of that Epson PC. 1600, of course, I kept thinking 1550, which of course doesn't exist, though I've harvested from some 1600s in the past...

[hansichen]

Yep, on top of that Epson PC. 1600, of course, I kept thinking 1550, which of course doesn't exist, though I've harvested from some 1600s in the past...

Actually a 1550 does exist, it's a winkey version of the Krankenkassenkartenboard (G80-150x series). This is a picture of one:

[Hypersphere]

Health insurance card board?

[Dingster]

Health insurance card board?

Yep, has a card reader on the right.

[Keybug]

Cool, don't think I've ever seen one.

[kps]

Hey my guys, recenty got sent a picture of an old terminal keyboard by the looks of it - need some help on identifying it.

This is the only pic i got, from browsing around it looks like a DEC keeb with Hi-Tek switches.

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[OleVoip]

Does anyone know what this is? The keycaps are vaguely similar to Siemens and RAFI but have a more rectangular shape.

This used to be a German army keyboard for a PC that does encrypted communication. Switches should be Sasse, cf. https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaa ... 2282157173

[ProfTroutington]

anybody know what switches are in a tandata td4000?

[Lanrefni]

anybody know what switches are in a tandata td4000?

From what I found on this page- https://madmount.com/tandata/ it looks like the 4000 was Cherry MX,not sure which switch type though.

[hansichen]

From what I found on this page- https://madmount.com/tandata/ it looks like the 4000 was Cherry MX,not sure which switch type though.

That's some slider over dome with cross mount stem. The caps could be MX compatible but they don't have to be.

[Dingster]

Anyone able to tell me anything about these caps?

[Myoth]

Anyone able to tell me anything about these caps?

I recall correct hypkx as some of these but in german layout. I think everything is dye-sub except the cyrilic letters which are engraved. If you can get these for cheap, go for it ! they're amazing

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source : viewtopic.php?f=64&t=19304

EDIT : Now that I take another look at it, they might be all dye sub, the cyrilic letters look more faded, like a dye-subbed in a light colour would look like. BTW, that is not russian, right ? what language are these keycaps for ?

[Dingster]

Got them
Hopefully the seller doesnt pull the same thing as he did with his beamsprings :p

[Myoth]

Good luck !

(not sure if you saw that I edited my post, but I figure I'd let you know in this one)

[Dingster]

Good luck !

(not sure if you saw that I edited my post, but I figure I'd let you know in this one)

Im 100% sure they are for serbocroatian or might actually be russian. Overall layout is YU ISO.

[Dingster]

Good luck !

(not sure if you saw that I edited my post, but I figure I'd let you know in this one)

Its serbian cyrillic. They look amazing tbh

[fohat]

That Code key is also considered desirable.

If you buy the typewriter, be sure to look under the space bar. It will not be compatible with a Model M, but sometimes you find a little spring around the space bar barrel which stiffens it up by a good it. That can be a big help, and I like having a heavier space bar.