Are these boards mechanical?

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Oliv ... 3cc97450c2
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Amst ... 3cc97435df
are either of these mechanical?
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Well, most Amstrad boards I have found did have a quasi-mechanical switch...a linear spring inside the key cap that presses a contact between two membranes. Same principle as the Model M, without buckling and tactility.
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I was lucky last time i bought from this seller. I bought 5 vintage boards for $11 that I had no idea about and manged to get a blue alps board and 2 fujitsu leaf spring keyboards.
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Previously, I took a gamble on two Amstrad boards; they both turned out to be rubber domes. Not very nice rubber domes at that!
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