IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

[kelvinhall05]

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g408345389

Any idea if these caps are Alps-compatible?

[zippolupan]

Any ideas to what I'm dealing with here?

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[kelvinhall05]

Any ideas to what I'm dealing with here?

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I would guess something bad like KT vintage foam and foil or if you're lucky maybe some kind of hall effect or something.

[zrrion]

Its very pretty nonetheless, if you are able to pop a cap to get a picture of the switch that would help with identification.

[zippolupan]

Its very pretty nonetheless, if you are able to pop a cap to get a picture of the switch that would help with identification.

Nothing exciting, it seems...

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[zrrion]

Personally, anything new to me is exciting. hopefully someone knows something about it.

[zippolupan]

Personally, anything new to me is exciting. hopefully someone knows something about it.

I agree! Curiosity was the main driver in taking this one home from the recycling centre.

[kelvinhall05]

That looks like maxi slider... i think.

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Anyone regconize this switch?

Cherry clones, Hirose maybe

[John Doe]

totally no idea what this board possibly is, need help here.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r388926188

[kelvinhall05]

totally no idea what this board possibly is, need help here.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r388926188

What the fuck lmao

I'd guess the small keys are Alps compacts or domes.

[John Doe]

totally no idea what this board possibly is, need help here.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r388926188

What the fuck lmao

I'd guess the small keys are Alps compacts or domes.

haha, that's possible, but i never saw that before.

what annoys me is there's no any info about it on google, or maybe i searched wrong words. I use "N860-9413","EPSON KEY BORD UNIT S803A-B", seems quite rare.

[keg0death]

Sun Microsystems Type 4. What switch is that?

[imdatperson]

Sun Microsystems Type 4. What switch is that?

Keytronic Tactile Foam and Foil

[PlacaFromHell]

What's that? No information in the net.

[mrmola]

What is the weird little button on the back? Some pictures have it up and some have it down. Any idea what it is for?

[Hak Foo]

Maybe it's the lower-case/fixed case switch you see on the "Blue Switch" Model Fs?

[dcopellino]

What's that? No information in the net.

Hi placa, do you know where I can buy those plastic dust covers I see on the pic?

[fohat]

Hi placa, do you know where I can buy those plastic dust covers I see on the pic?

That is obviously from another keyboard, it has Windows key cutouts and is not configured for the bigass Enter.

[AJM]

What is the weird little button on the back? Some pictures have it up and some have it down. Any idea what it is for?

This button is connected to the long weird feet under the keyboard. On my keyboard one of the feet wiggles, when I press it. Either something is stuck or I don't press hard enough. I'll find out, when I have the time to open and clean it.

[PlacaFromHell]

What's that? No information in the net.

Hi placa, do you know where I can buy those plastic dust covers I see on the pic?

Hello. I really don't know, you may ask to someone in the vacuum forming hobby:

[Keybug]

This button is connected to the long weird feet under the keyboard. On my keyboard one of the feet wiggles, when I press it. Either something is stuck or I don't press hard enough. I'll find out, when I have the time to open and clean it.

An ingenious mechanism to lower the feet without turning over the keyboard?! Wow...

[SneakyRobb]

What's that? No information in the net.

Hi placa, do you know where I can buy those plastic dust covers I see on the pic?

Hi, this in my head is a sort of more 80s/90s product If I could say that...

Here are some places to buy. No endorsement is made for these brands

https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/ProtectiveCovers/CVR
https://www.fentek-ind.com/kbprtect.htm#.Xn4Be4hKiUk
https://www.smartkeyboardsolutions.com/

[dcopellino]

Wow, thanx a lot. It's that I was looking for, in USA, though

[Keybug]

You can find the acrylic lid type covers on Amazon, too.

[inmbolmie]

Doomsday terminals from an abandoned NATO command and control bunker in Italy.

Around 8:00 of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuGOpHh6dU

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Googled for the displayed make and model (Delta 7260TC) but found nothing about it.

[stoddartc1]

Doomsday terminals from an abandoned NATO command and control bunker in Italy.

Around 8:00 of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuGOpHh6dU

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Googled for the displayed make and model (Delta 7260TC) but found nothing about it.

It's almost certainly a keytronic foam and foil board based off of the keycaps and the hint of a switch you can see in there.
Someone else seems to have found a similiar board, although this one uses Hall Effect switches: viewtopic.php?t=11163

[Sbazzeguti]

Hi, I recently acquired this Ferranti keyboard, not yet in my hands unfortunately. Have you ever seen it?

Thanks!

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[PlacaFromHell]

I would like to bump this thing, is intriguing me so bad with that Focus looking mini LED cluster. The guy who owns it say it's labeled with "MDL - CKB 101-102 S/N 713326" but I can't find anything.

[Polecat]

I would like to bump this thing, is intriguing me so bad with that Focus looking mini LED cluster. The guy who owns it say it's labeled with "MDL - CKB 101-102 S/N 713326" but I can't find anything.

I had one of those back in the early '90s. Sorry, I don't remember who made it or what's inside, but I can tell you it's not Alps or clicky. I would guess slider and membrane or foam and foil based on how it felt. Like you I really wanted it to be something nice.

[PlacaFromHell]

I would like to bump this thing, is intriguing me so bad with that Focus looking mini LED cluster. The guy who owns it say it's labeled with "MDL - CKB 101-102 S/N 713326" but I can't find anything.

I had one of those back in the early '90s. Sorry, I don't remember who made it or what's inside, but I can tell you it's not Alps or clicky. I would guess slider and membrane or foam and foil based on how it felt. Like you I really wanted it to be something nice.

Ohhh, that's so sad Thanks Polecat, I think my life can go on now.