Help me identify this keyboard/switchtype

ondast · 06 Jul 2012, 21:17

I found this old forgotten keyboard hidden deep within my garage and took a look under the hood to see if i could find out what type of switches it had. The keyboard is branded with a government brand (covered by the pink panther) and is probably from the late 1980s.

The keys have a non-clicky, linear feel to them and i couldnt immediatly recognize the type of switch, even though the keyboard is branded with alps electric ireland.

Anyone know more about it and can tell me what type of switch it is?

: Keyboard; IMG_1033_ret.jpg (161.11 KiB) Viewed 1913 times

: Switch and keycap; IMG_1034_ret.jpg (99.06 KiB) Viewed 1913 times

: Opened up the keyboard to find this..; IMG_1032_ret.jpg (89.92 KiB) Viewed 1913 times

IvanIvanovich · 06 Jul 2012, 21:18

Alps made domes board.

ondast · 07 Jul 2012, 00:40

Thanks!

Do the round alps domes have a name?

ripster · 07 Jul 2012, 01:35

God I hope not. ALPS is confusing enough as it is.

IvanIvanovich · 07 Jul 2012, 01:57

LOL, it's probably known as ALPS Type MCMXLV complicated rubber dome mechanism revision 3...

rodtang · 07 Jul 2012, 02:30

lysol wrote:LOL, it's probably known as ALPS Type MCMXLV complicated rubber dome mechanism revision 3...

It is now at least.

ondast · 07 Jul 2012, 11:02

Haha ok:p

ripster · 07 Jul 2012, 15:17

You ASTed!

Hah, I met those guys, the A, the S, and the T.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AST_Research

They all had ferraris or something..Then KABOOM!