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What keyboard is this?

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 10:40
by Letho
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.

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 11:15
by Chyros
It's a KT E03600 rubber dome keyboard.

Feels pretty shit IMO xD .

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 11:18
by andrewjoy
It looks like dome with slider to me looking at the patent

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

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 12:48
by Findecanor
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.

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 13:29
by kbdfr
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.

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 15:51
by Letho
Thanks for the information guys, really helpful.

Posted: 20 Jul 2018, 21:29
by mark201200
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