Topre Corporation
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| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 30, 1935 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | 2,302 |
| Website | www.topre.co.jp |
Topre is a Japanese engineering company that makes pressing parts, air conditioning equipment, computer parts and various other electronic and electro-mechanical devices. Topre is known among mechanical keyboard enthusiasts for its development of the Topre capacitive switch. This switch is found on many keyboards (mainly Japanese-made) including the Topre-made Realforce and the HHKB Professional made by PFU. Topre started making keyboards in 1983[1]
An illustration of the first ever Topre capacitive keyboard prototype can be seen on page 202 of Hyakkei PC (パソコン百景) monthly Vol.27, dated February, 2003[2]
Products
Gallery
Topre prototype from Showa 56 (1981) as illustrated in Hyakkei PC monthly Vol.27
Topre prototype on display in Topre's Sagamihara plant where Realforce keyboards are made
Topre prototype from the top, showing the layout and legends
References
- ↑ Internet Archive: Wayback Machine - Snapshot of zdnet.co.jp article on Topre keyboards
- ↑ Hyakkei PC monthly, Vol.27 excerpt - Realforce 106 article
