Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 23 Jan 2021, 03:28
Can someone help to identify these two keyboards? Thanks
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Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 23 Jan 2021, 05:49
last one is hard to tell i think that is bamboo white alps could be pine thew first looks like clicky alps don't know thew don't quote me
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 24 Jan 2021, 12:00
Looks very Key Tronic to me...
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 15:20
Is the small round lock light integrated into a keycap a guarantee of Keytronic foam and foil?
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 15:35
Hello everyone,
Have anyone seen a keyboard like this one before?
It has polish characters so might be some Poland manufactured one or made in CCCP.
I cannot find any markings that could identify it in any way.
Thanks!
Have anyone seen a keyboard like this one before?
It has polish characters so might be some Poland manufactured one or made in CCCP.
I cannot find any markings that could identify it in any way.
Thanks!
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 15:41
Almost certainly some kind of Siemens, per the round keycaps, layout and connection.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 20:14
This is from a current ebay auction that says it's from a company called Data Electronics (can't get any more generic lol). Anyone know what switches these are? Keycaps look almost like Micro Switch keycaps
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 20:43
Thanks a lot! Most interestingly, the pic I posted (from ebay) and the pictures on the Wiki page appear to be of exactly the same board
Gotta ask seebart about this.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2021, 20:50
I looked around a bit and I found this piece of information: viewtopic.php?t=19867forter4 wrote: 25 Jan 2021, 20:14 This is from a current ebay auction that says it's from a company called Data Electronics (can't get any more generic lol). Anyone know what switches these are? Keycaps look almost like Micro Switch keycaps
They look kind of similar to me and got the OAK branding.
Don't know anything about the board, but maybe this already helps
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 01:40
Well, this keyboard is identified as an "Ortek MCK-301W" But I need help identifying the DIN connector, it looks like it has 6 pins instead of 5. Can anyone help me figure out how I could get this working on a PC? Is there some kind of converter I can use? Also, these switches look like some kind of ALPS clone, does anyone know exactly what kind of switches these are in terms of clicky, tactile, or linear and if they're any good?
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 02:01
Are you sure we aren't looking at a mini-DIN-6, that is, a regular old PS/2 connector, but zoomed in a lot?leetuser wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 01:40 But I need help identifying the DIN connector, it looks like it has 6 pins instead of 5.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 02:04
Haha I feel silly. Yeah I think you are correct. The perspective with him holding it makes it look bigger in that picture.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 02:13
Don't have high hopes for modern keyboards but this looks interesting, it's a post on facebook marketplace, I don't have it
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Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 03:25
https://commerce.toshiba.com/wps/portal ... /keyboards
The brochure doesn't tell you want you probably want to know, though.
The brochure doesn't tell you want you probably want to know, though.
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 11:32
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Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58
Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever 
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 13:00
It has 10-key roll over, a true gaming keyboard right thereMMcM wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 03:25 https://commerce.toshiba.com/wps/portal ... /keyboards
The brochure doesn't tell you want you probably want to know, though.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 18:52
You can alway open it to know the manufacturer, for the Brand you would have too look inside I guess. The has to ve some FCC ID somewhererev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58 Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 19:19
I have since opened it up, no text or info to be found anywhere on the inside case or the PCB, is it possible that it's not part of any productionline and is just a one-off?andresteare wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 18:52You can alway open it to know the manufacturer, for the Brand you would have too look inside I guess. The has to ve some FCC ID somewhererev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58 Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 19:58
Wow, that's curious, does it have a plate between switches and pcb? It's very weird because even prototypes are labeled. Or some melt plastic mark in some weird part of the inside of the chassis for the fabrication year. Very interestingrev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 19:19I have since opened it up, no text or info to be found anywhere on the inside case or the PCB, is it possible that it's not part of any productionline and is just a one-off?andresteare wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 18:52You can alway open it to know the manufacturer, for the Brand you would have too look inside I guess. The has to ve some FCC ID somewhererev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58 Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 28 Jan 2021, 20:22
It does have a black metal plate that the switches are sat on top of, and this plate is held to the PCB seemingly only by the switches, I did my regular quick clean on it, and I've found no sign of anything (like labels or imprints) missing. I've played with the idea of it being someone's personal homemade project but it looks too well made for thatandresteare wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 19:58Wow, that's curious, does it have a plate between switches and pcb? It's very weird because even prototypes are labeled. Or some melt plastic mark in some weird part of the inside of the chassis for the fabrication year. Very interestingrev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 19:19I have since opened it up, no text or info to be found anywhere on the inside case or the PCB, is it possible that it's not part of any productionline and is just a one-off?andresteare wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 18:52
You can alway open it to know the manufacturer, for the Brand you would have too look inside I guess. The has to ve some FCC ID somewhere
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 02:45
The channel for the cable suggests it's from a luggable PC. Does it have latches to lock it into the front of a case? Those keyboards became the front cover when the case was closed up to transport. AT 84 key layout would be from the late '80s--286 or early 386 vintage in other words. Many of those luggable cases were sold to do-it-yourselfers and to local computer stores who built them into a computer and sold them, often with their own name on them. I have something similar, only with white Alps switches, with a very generic name on it. The manufacturer was probably a factory in Taiwan, and not something you could look up or match up to anything meaningful.rev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58 Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 09:32
If you mean to lock the cable into the front case then no, but it is a tight fit if I just push it into the channel so being portable is still likely. Thanks for the explanation, for lack of a better option I'll say it was someone's DIY projectPolecat wrote: 29 Jan 2021, 02:45The channel for the cable suggests it's from a luggable PC. Does it have latches to lock it into the front of a case? Those keyboards became the front cover when the case was closed up to transport. AT 84 key layout would be from the late '80s--286 or early 386 vintage in other words. Many of those luggable cases were sold to do-it-yourselfers and to local computer stores who built them into a computer and sold them, often with their own name on them. I have something similar, only with white Alps switches, with a very generic name on it. The manufacturer was probably a factory in Taiwan, and not something you could look up or match up to anything meaningful.rev wrote: 28 Jan 2021, 11:58 Hi, can you lot help me identify the age and model/manufacturer of this board? Switches are Futaba MA, no markings or labels on it whatsoever
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 10:06
Hi !
I'm looking for information about the keyswitches i found in a 286 computer keyboard. Machine is a french Goupil G5, keyboard was built in west germany and the switches look like this :
Looks like an integrated dome, it's definitely not clicky but it has a nice feel nonetheless.
If you know what it is, let me know !
Thanks !
I'm looking for information about the keyswitches i found in a 286 computer keyboard. Machine is a french Goupil G5, keyboard was built in west germany and the switches look like this :
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If you know what it is, let me know !
Thanks !
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 13:45
Not integrated dome, that's 1st gen Cherry MY.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 15:37
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 15:51
Someone should go back in time, and kill it right there, like Hitler.
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 17:10
Actually to lock the keyboard into the front of the matching computer's case while it was being transported. Here's an Osborne, just one example, yours would be a bit later than this:rev wrote: 29 Jan 2021, 09:32
If you mean to lock the cable into the front case then no, but it is a tight fit if I just push it into the channel so being portable is still likely. Thanks for the explanation, for lack of a better option I'll say it was someone's DIY project
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373383648859
edit: here's an IBM 5155, which is probably a better example. These took a standard sized motherboard and cards. The next generation was "lunchbox" sized with special internals and not long after that laptops started appearing. Interesting time in computer history.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313289478034
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Posted: 29 Jan 2021, 17:25
Yeah you're right it does have extendable bits at the bottom that go through the top case, so I just assumed it was to hold the top case in place or something, but I guess this is the reason!Polecat wrote: 29 Jan 2021, 17:10Actually to lock the keyboard into the front of the matching computer's case while it was being transported. Here's an Osborne, just one example, yours would be a bit later than this:rev wrote: 29 Jan 2021, 09:32
If you mean to lock the cable into the front case then no, but it is a tight fit if I just push it into the channel so being portable is still likely. Thanks for the explanation, for lack of a better option I'll say it was someone's DIY project
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373383648859
edit: here's an IBM 5155, which is probably a better example. These took a standard sized motherboard and cards. The next generation was "lunchbox" sized with special internals and not long after that laptops started appearing. Interesting time in computer history.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313289478034