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Looks like the terminal to Mother on the Nostromo!

Found these two on local ads...



On top one says IRIS, no labels behind. Seems quite old and looks like some IBM Model F clone.

Looks very similar to Compaq's model F clones: wiki/Key_Tronic_Model_F_clone_series

TNT wrote: 21 Mar 2021, 20:18 Looks very similar to Compaq's model F clones: wiki/Key_Tronic_Model_F_clone_series

So foam and foil

Yes. The font and the lock LED location are giveaways.

Strange Cherry fish, should be a pretty great little workhorse! Likely MX blacks under thin PBT keycaps. Does anyone know the model number?

Keybug wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 17:11 Strange Cherry fish, should be a pretty great little workhorse! Likely MX blacks under thin PBT keycaps. Does anyone know the model number?

It’s a G81-8308, it has awful MY switches.
And yes, it is a pretty great little workhorse with 24 programmable keys, like its predecessor the G80-2100..

Damn! And to think I just missed this beautiful NIB mother of a Siemens terminal keyboard...

But then again, maybe it isn't G81! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, though.

Probably had nixie switches

Keybug wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 17:30 Damn! And to think I just missed this beautiful NIB mother of a Siemens terminal keyboard...

So unlucky. That's such a beauty. I don't suppose there were any pictures of the label? I hope it turns up somewhere so we can at least identify it

dr-lipschitz wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 20:59 Probably had nixie switches

Please stop commenting this on every Siemens/Nixdorf branded Cherry board The only boards with "Nixdorf blacks"/"Nixies" are the Nixdorf Softkeys boards [1] [2], which are easily differentiated from the Siemens/Nixdorf boards that were OEM'd by Cherry themselves.

dr-lipschitz wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 20:59 Probably had nixie switches

No, it probably did not.

Found this at work. wanted to know if its worth anything.

The keyboard for the Siemens Dimension RXL chemical analyser, made by TG3 Electronics.

They keycaps look nice - they would definitely get some interest on their own. As to the keyboard itself, it depends a bit on the connector and how usable it is. I for one like it: many strange buttons is a plus!

i like it too! honestly wouldn't mind selling it. But it is a ps2 connection on it. It was covered in plastic its whole life. sop the condition of it is very good.

Keybug wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 17:33 But then again, maybe it isn't G81! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, though.

The G80 version of the 8038 is not a Cherry model, but a modification made by a third party (don't remember the name at the moment), according to which they make them only with MX browns.

any ideas? Looks like a Gateway anykey or some other rubberdome

edit: looks like it's this.
Gateway PS/2 2000 Keyboard (2196001-00-102)

Def dome

kbdfr wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 12:11 The G80 version of the 8038 is not a Cherry model, but a modification made by a third party (don't remember the name at the moment), according to which they make them only with MX browns.

Bugger, you were right, of course. G81 it is! Still, a great little tank of a board. Not sure I will be able to find a use for it, though. Typing on it is horrible, of course.

Keybug wrote: 26 Mar 2021, 08:55

kbdfr wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 12:11 The G80 version of the 8038 is not a Cherry model, but a modification made by a third party (don't remember the name at the moment), according to which they make them only with MX browns.

Bugger, you were right, of course. G81 it is! Still, a great little tank of a board. Not sure I will be able to find a use for it, though. Typing on it is horrible, of course.

The innards of a G80-8000 would fit, but while the G80 has a flat cable as a connector, the G81 has a plastic sheet with printed tracks. Apparently no way to make the contacts fit, I fear, even if the connections have the same measurements and probably the same configuration.

But well, I'm not a keyboard tinkerer, of course.
Would be grateful for how-tos - preferably excluding soldering

austinmc32 wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 01:20 i like it too! honestly wouldn't mind selling it. But it is a ps2 connection on it. It was covered in plastic its whole life. sop the condition of it is very good.

PS/2 isn't a problem. PS/2 to USB adapters cost around $6 US. It would be nice if you remove a cap to show us the switches. I'm thinking Cherry, but I could be wrong.

Gotta love a keyboard that has both a "Meth" key and a "THC" key.

I'd probably put a bid on it, too. I also like lots of additional keys.

apb wrote: 26 Mar 2021, 01:56 gateway2kcl.png

any ideas? Looks like a Gateway anykey or some other rubberdome

edit: looks like it's this.
Gateway PS/2 2000 Keyboard (2196001-00-102)

Some regular Gateway 2000 boards feature Maxi Switch conductive dome with sliders.

I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

Palatino wrote: 28 Mar 2021, 12:42 I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

Spoiler:

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I saw/bid on that Fullmark! I had the guy shoot me a pic of the switches and it just looked like an Alps clone but I couldn't discern anything further due to bad picture quality. Now I can see them better, it still doesn't help all that much

Who made it/what does the PCB say?

Jesseg wrote: 01 Jul 2020, 04:32

Gnho wrote: 30 Jun 2020, 22:15 Anyone has experience with this one?



The seller says it's Harris C1100 but I can't figure out what switches are in it. Thanks!

This looks a bit like NMB (space invader), but I could be wrong

Ordered one simply because I was too curious, now will need to figure out how to convert it...

Palatino wrote: 28 Mar 2021, 12:42 I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

It looks a lot like a KPT switch, but the top housing isn't quite right for that

Palatino wrote: 28 Mar 2021, 12:42 I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

Spoiler:

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IMG_20210328_112551.jpg
IMG_20210328_112906.jpgIMG_20210328_112841.jpg

I have a Fullmark board with what looks like a white version of the same switch. I thought I identified the switch, but have subsequently forgotten what it was. My Fullmark board is identical to two other boards I have with ISNJK-168/268 FCC ID (Limtech) (one with SKCM white, one with AO2 clones), apart from the label and PCB - the same as wiki/Brain_KB-9001S, but without the RB88. Note the 368 number on the plate. Sorry for the garbage photos.