Nixdorf CT06-CT07/2 M Softkeys
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| Manufacturer | Nixdorf |
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| Layouts | ISO |
| Keyswitches | Cherry MX Black cleartop |
| Keycaps | Double-shot moulding |
| Weight | 1840g |
| Years of production | 1980-1988 |
Contents
Description
The Nixdorf CT06-CT07/2 M Softkeys was produced for the Nixdorf BA80 terminals, which typically were connected to Nixdorf 8870 Quattro minicomputers or the Siemens RM series of Unix servers. Other keyboards for the BA80 were the CT08 and the CT11.
The keyboard sports a special kind of Cherry MX switch, which by now are only known from Nixdorf boards and hence have been dubbed "Nixies". They are PCB-mounted MX Black switches with translucent switch tops. Most keycaps are doubleshot. At least one keyboard has been found with O-rings mounted underneath the keycaps. The spacebar is concave (indented) instead of convex like on all other keyboards; this makes typing slightly uncomfortable. For the spacebar, a Cherry MX white switch is used.
This keyboard is 51.5 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep, 5 cm tall at the back and 2 cm at the front.
Gallery
PCB front
PCB back with shield
PCB label
PCB 2nd label
Cherry MX "nixie" blacks cleartops
Keycaps
Keycaps back
Stand off / flip feet
Connector
Siemens Nixdorf CT17-T6/CEY With OG Cherry Doubleshot
OG Cherry Doubleshot
Cherry Nixie
Cherry Nixie
Cherry Nixie with diodes
Card Reader
PCB
7-Pin Din connector
Nixie Top Housing can Retrobright
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External links
- Deskthority — Nixdorf CT06-CT07/2 M Softkeys teardown [1]
- Deskthority — Old Nixdorf Computer Keyboard [2]
- Flickr — Nixdorf 'Softkeys' Keyboard [3]
- Imgur — Nixdorf 'Softkeys' Keyboard [4]
- Geekhack — Nixdorf 'Softkeys' Keyboard [5]
- 8870adventures — Adventures with the Nixdorf 8870 Mini-Computer [6]
- Deskthority — Siemens Nixdorf CT17-T6/CEY[7]
