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Full title: [XT][1984.10]TAVA PC keyboard type3[(Linear)White Gundam eye(short spring),(Linear)White Gundam eye(medium spring),(Linear)White Gundam eye(space bar type1)]

FCC ID: unknown
MFD: 1984.10
Switch: NMB Hi-Tek switch

The American company TAVA Corporation released the TAVA PC desktop with this keyboard in 1983.11 till 1986.
In my researched, the Hi-Tek Corporation made the very first Hi-Tek switch "White Gundam eye"(as "soap dispenser") on this TAVA PC keyboard.

As I said on this post. TAVA PC keyboard may have 4types:
[XT][1983.11]TAVA PC type1[(Linear)White Gundam eye] by terrpn from geekhack
[XT][1984.08]TAVA PC type2[(Linear)White Gundam eye] by nubbinator from geekhack
[XT][1985.12]Tandon 84keys TAVA PC keyboard type4(SN T0 68330)[(Linear)White one eye] by Chyros from Youtube and deskthority
http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/hi- ... 35-30.html

I mentioned that "Tandon 84keys" was the type4 of TAVA PC keyboard.
Because the layout is same as type3(except "~" key); PCB almost same as type3; back case same as type2.
Everything more like the TAVA PC series not PHILIPS P2812 series(except the White one eye switch).


front case, I lost the 43key caps

used other keycaps to replace
from NMB 84keys(AQ659ZAT): F1~F5, F7~F10, E, F, C, [ , ← , Num Lock, Scroll Lock, PrtSc *, 0 Ins, Esc, Ctrl, Alt, Caps Lock, 3 Pg Dn
from AT&T KS-23996,L20: Tab
from TeleVideo 905: A, \ , B, D, V, M, > , ? , numeric Enter(Tab keycap), 0~9 , - , +
from DEC keyboard: space small key cap(for left shift)

stander
MMJ for XT(I lost the the original cable)

inside the back case
I take other NMB AT cable with 6pin socket on PCB and test the keyboard,it still work,but can't type the word on windows.


6pin MMJ female
my art photo
front case inside
screws
PCB







change 6pins socket and soldered the new one

numeric area

Caps Lock LED
Num Lock LED

(Linear)old shell for Gundam eye_type1

[US Magazine advert][1983.11.07]InfoWorld Volume5, Issue45(page58)
[US Magazine advert][1983.12.05]InfoWorld Volume5, Issue49(page159)
[US Magazine advert][1983.12.26-1984.01.02]InfoWorld Volume5, Issue52; Volume6, Issue1(page1)
[US Magazine advert][1984.02.20]InfoWorld Volume6, Issue8(page106)
[US Magazine advert][1984.04.17-05.01]PC Mag(page382)
[US Magazine advert][1984.09.04]PC Mag(page330)

A yellowed spacebar? That's unusual on a space invader board. Well, in my limited experience at least. Looks like PBT caps with ABS spacebar, as was so common on other switches besides IBM back then.

So, did these Gundam switches come before or after the typical space invaders we're more used to?

Very nice board, and great pictures!

It would appear to be in cleaner condition than my 725, which must've just followed it. It doesn't have the terminal port, either.

Muirium: I guess the space bar is ABS too.
The gundam switch come before the typical space invaders you more used to be

Chyros: It looks great cause I 100% clean it for 4days!

Effort: the ultimate hack!

I've got to hand it to Hi-Tek, the Gundam version of those switches looks awesome compared to the later ones. The usual story in keyboards: the older, the better. Reverse evolution.

Not sure how I missed this awesome post, your pictures are 1A+ terrycherry!

seebart: cheers. I got that awesome NMB keyboard same as Sandy owns few days ago.
A deeply dirty dirty boy. May takes few days to clean and desolder it...

Awesome! So jealous!! I have been searching for one of those powder blue boards as well.

If you want to find the keyboard with powder blue,please follow the rules:
1. look at the back case label whether the P/N is 114465-003.
2. determine the FCCID is AQ659ZRT-101A
This method is 100% true(except the space bar)

Cool, are the powder blue ones different from black clicky ones?

I'm desoldering now. Doesn't try them at all because they're so dirty.