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Thanks. I'll report back when it's here.

IKSML was right: wiki/Fujitsu_Peerless#Type_1. It did seem to look somewhat different on that photo though...

I need to see it close-up — too many details seem wrong to be Type I.

I don't have much hope, but hey. You never know. http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/E48AAOSwT ... -l1600.jpg

subcat wrote: I don't have much hope, but hey. You never know. http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/E48AAOSwT ... -l1600.jpg

The bottom one with no windows keys looks like an Acer switch board (6311 maybe?). The other two look like rubber dome or slider over dome.

Thanks Harsh! At $27 shipped I'll consider that Acer board, yet to try any switches they made.

Middle one seems to be a KPQ-E99ZC-12 — nothing terribly exciting. The other two, I couldn't say, but they look suspiciously like rubber domes.

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: Middle one seems to be a KPQ-E99ZC-12 — nothing terribly exciting. The other two, I couldn't say, but they look suspiciously like rubber domes.

Noted, thanks.

Any ideas what this is and / or if it's any good? Thanks

Keybug wrote: Any ideas what this is and / or if it's any good? Thanks

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Whatever it is, it seems there's a good chance it's something mechanical - I can see green peeking out from the gap to the right of the Enter and Backspace keys - looks like PCB mounted switches. My completely random guess would be Cherry MX

I had hoped for a Cherry OEM, too, but of course, there are too many differences in little details. Turns out it's a Printec DS - spill resistant etc.
wiki/Printec-DS_Sicotast_S7

Is that now proven? I was only guessing.

Here's two boards where I can't identify the switches, any idea?

1) Keyboard is old symbolics, but switches aren't micro switch SD, are they?
http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/symbolics/ ... e_9691.jpg

2) This must be a really old board, seller has a almost look-alike with micro switch SW switches
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2537573126

Slom wrote: Here's two boards where I can't identify the switches, any idea?

2) This must be a really old board, seller has a almost look-alike with micro switch SW switches
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2537573126

Those do not look like Micro Switch SW Series to me. On the symbolics I cannot tell by that picture.

wiki/Micro_Switch_SW_Series

seebart wrote:

Slom wrote: Here's two boards where I can't identify the switches, any idea?

2) This must be a really old board, seller has a almost look-alike with micro switch SW switches
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2537573126

Those do not look like Micro Switch SW Series to me. On the symbolics I cannot tell by that picture.

wiki/Micro_Switch_SW_Series

This is the board with the SW switches: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2504343824

Slom wrote:

seebart wrote:

Slom wrote: Here's two boards where I can't identify the switches, any idea?

2) This must be a really old board, seller has a almost look-alike with micro switch SW switches
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2537573126

Those do not look like Micro Switch SW Series to me. On the symbolics I cannot tell by that picture.

wiki/Micro_Switch_SW_Series

This is the board with the SW switches: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Micro-S ... 2504343824

Ahh that's a different keyboard with the same color scheme, you're obviously trying to confuse me slom! Yes that second one looks very much like Micro Switch SW but I don't see a slider? Both are well overpriced BTW!

Yeah, that one is almost certainly SW. I was asking if somebody recognized the switches in the other (first) one.
I also fully agree on them being overpriced.

For the symbolics one, have a look at the shape of the light gray switch. There are some diagonally opposing protrusions that don't look like SD switches. Looks more like these: wiki/Micro_Switch_SC_Series, but the slider mount looks like it is compatible with the hall effect caps.

Slom wrote: Yeah, that one is almost certainly SW. I was asking if somebody recognized the switches in the other (first) one.I also fully agree on them being overpriced.

The first one is really interesting, the keycaps look Micro Switch but the PCB does not. I don't recognise that slider.

Slom wrote: For the symbolics one, have a look at the shape of the light gray switch. There are some diagonally opposing protrusions that don't look like SD switches. Looks more like these: wiki/Micro_Switch_SC_Series, but the slider mount looks like it is compatible with the hall effect caps.

Possibly, but impossible to tell with that low-res picture.

What kind of switches are thease?

Some one might be interested in these boards:

the second one is foam and foil

What kind of switches could this keyboard have?

What kind of switches could this keyboard have?

coreinsane wrote: What kind of switches could this keyboard have?

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There's a similar keyboard with rubber domes on eBay, so I suspect this also has RDs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-Co ... 2664937892

emdude wrote:

coreinsane wrote: What kind of switches could this keyboard have?

1439_4_big.jpg

1439_3_big.jpg

1439_2_big.jpg

1439_1_big.jpg

There's a similar keyboard with rubber domes on eBay, so I suspect this also has RDs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-Co ... 2664937892

To the ebay seller: Clicky?? My *** is clicky...

emdude wrote:

coreinsane wrote: What kind of switches could this keyboard have?

1439_4_big.jpg

1439_3_big.jpg

1439_2_big.jpg

1439_1_big.jpg

There's a similar keyboard with rubber domes on eBay, so I suspect this also has RDs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-Co ... 2664937892

That's right. These are people that call any old keyboard "clicky".

Siemens boards with STB switches usually have doubleshot caps, not lasered ones. Like this one,


There have been exceptions to that rule, but chances are low for this style of board.

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I have somthing similar here

Scottex wrote: the second one is foam and foil

That's why it's nice!