deskthority

I've been slacking off lately Here's a pretty cool keyboard from my Kaypro 2000 portable computer. More info here: http://www.oldcomputers.net/kaypro2000.html This computer is rare so the keyboard is probably even rarer. While this is from 1985, it looks like the ones you keyboard fans are liking now a days

The key spacing and height is that of a normal keyboard even though it is from portable. It is detachable as the photos from the link above shows. The feel is very nice and the keyboard mechanism is in a metal backed enclosure to provide the rigidity. I'm not crazy about the key caps because they aren't double shots but it is a sweet compact vintage keyboard.

Here are some pics:

While this is from 1985, it looks like the ones you keyboard fans are liking now a days

That's the first thing I thought also! It's a vintage 60%. Nice.

(there are some designer names on the PCB?)

The PCB has a strong resemblance to my Unitech K959 !

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Unitech_K959

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/uni ... 10848.html

Looks like it's the younger brother.

seebart wrote: The PCB has a strong resemblance to my Unitech K959 !

Looks like it's the younger brother.

I think you are absolutely right! It would be nice to know what "luggable" computer your keyboard came from. I could tell that right away with my collection of luggables but I don't have anything like that one. Yours would be from the IBM AT era as it would be a look-alike of the IBM Model F AT keyboard with the 5 pin DIN connector.

PS. I did go back and revive a 4 year old GH thread to answer a post where someone bought a partial keyboard like mine and didn't know what it was from. Now he/she knows

From looking at your pictures I think we can say that your keyboard is the Unitech / Unitek K954 built for the Kaypro 2000 laptop system. Interesting is that the name "Unitech" or "Unitek" does not appear on your PCB. I'm sorry I do not know what portable computer my Unitech K959 belongs to. But I'll try to find out.

Not sure if this is even still the same company?

http://us.ute.com/products_info.php?rbu ... 45&pid=379

Like that ６０％layout!
And thanks your great link about vintage computer. That's what I'm looking for.

I wanted this for the longest time, but that was in the days before the Poker came out.

First time I saw pictures of this keyboard (from sixty IIRC), it was part of the Goupil Club laptop.
http://www.silicium.org/oldskool/ibm/go ... upclub.htm

I'd daily that.

Hello guys ! Thanks to french part of the forum I just received the french version of this same keyboard:





Little surprise: he have ALPS switches.



And now I need to find a way to use this with my computer ....

Wow the same keyboard with what look like Alps SKFL series, thanks for sharing.

Wow, very cool! I'm surprised there are different key switches. I don't think a great deal of the Kaypro 2000s sold.

what a lovely keyboard with a very weird layout

Added the Alps version to our wiki page just now:

wiki/Kaypro_2000

I discovered these pictures before receiving the keyboard so I made a little 'whaaaaat' when I pulled off a keycap haha

I never had ALPS switches .... Now I need to find a way to connect this keyboard to my computer .... Did you succeed snuci ?



Thx seebart and tell me if you need special pictures, btw I just noticed that the F10 key wasn't fixed when I took the pictures

feedbaack wrote: I never had ALPS switches .... Now I need to find a way to connect this keyboard to my computer .... Did you succeed snuci ?

I have a matching Kaypro 2000 so it works with that.

I'll keep an eye out for the SKFR variant...

snuci wrote:

feedbaack wrote: I never had ALPS switches .... Now I need to find a way to connect this keyboard to my computer .... Did you succeed snuci ?

I have a matching Kaypro 2000 so it works with that.

Of course I have this computer too, but I was talkin about modern computers, you know the ones with usb ports

feedbaack wrote: Of course I have this computer too, but I was talkin about modern computers, you know the ones with usb ports

I don't really collect to modernize things and use them in present day so I haven't even tried. Sorry.