What keyboard is this?

Letho · 20 Jul 2018, 10:40

Hey people.
I just found this old keyboard in my parents garage, does anyone know anything about it? I can't seem to find anything on google. I'm also curious if I can hook this up to my new PC somehow. I think it's a DIN connector but I'm not sure. All I know is that I don't have a reciever for it in my PC. Appreciate any help I can get.

Chyros · 20 Jul 2018, 11:15

It's a KT E03600 rubber dome keyboard.

Feels pretty shit IMO xD .

andrewjoy · 20 Jul 2018, 11:18

It looks like dome with slider to me looking at the patent

https://patents.google.com/patent/US4939324

Findecanor · 20 Jul 2018, 12:48

The manufacturer and model number are right there, and "Key Tronic" is very well known so I find it weird that you did not find much info.
It is a regular old rubber dome keyboard. Nothing special.

There are adapters from the large DIN plug ("AT") to mini-DIN plug ("PS/2") which is still be supported on most desktop PCs.
PS/2 and AT is not a hotswap interface though so you should have your computer turned off when you plug it in or yank it out.

kbdfr · 20 Jul 2018, 13:29

Findecanor wrote: The manufacturer and model number are right there, and "Key Tronic" is very well known so I find it weird that you did not find much info […]

… and also failed to find the dedicated thread unequivocally named IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD.

Letho · 20 Jul 2018, 15:51

Thanks for the information guys, really helpful.

mark201200 · 20 Jul 2018, 21:29

Findecanor wrote: The manufacturer and model number are right there, and "Key Tronic" is very well known so I find it weird that you did not find much info.
It is a regular old rubber dome keyboard. Nothing special.

There are adapters from the large DIN plug ("AT") to mini-DIN plug ("PS/2") which is still be supported on most desktop PCs.
PS/2 and AT is not a hotswap interface though so you should have your computer turned off when you plug it in or yank it out.

most modern pcs can handle PS/2 hot swap. I don't think that's a problem