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Had a look through the ytwiki, couldn't find this style of Cherry switch:



Thanks!

Why would you use CTRL+ blah for things like clipboard and undo? That seems strange. In Vi we use single keys (this makes it easier).

Parak wrote: Judging by the position of the caps lock LED and the shape of the keycaps, I believe this to be a keytronics switch based keyboard. Heightwise it would have to be the foam and foil variant. Not 100% sure, of course.

Thanks! Looking through some pictures of keytronics boards, I think I agree.

Parak wrote: Interesting legs, but keytronics... oye.

Yes they are interesting.
I'm not sure I follow you - 'oye'?
Are you saying this keyboard was made by keytronics? If so, how can you tell?

Thanks

Can anybody shed some light on this? The cross-shaped arrow keys, the font and the LED on the 'caps lock' key remind me of some AMSTRADS ( this and this ). Does this layout look familiar at all?

The manufacturer is 'AWA', but I suspect this is rebranded.

http://i.imgur.com/0cf3Xiw.jpg


Also ...

Any ideas what this might be?

Question: is there 'M9' written somewhere on the switch, possibly inside or underneath? I ask because it seems that if this is not the case, the classification of these pre-MX switches is arbitrary …

See [wiki]Cherry catalogues[/wiki]. M9 is covered in the Cherry Keyboards and Switches Catalogue ...

It means that you can reverse the slider inside the housing. One side of the slider is supposed to have a little bump on it, that makes the tactile feel. However this may not be true for all M9 switches. Mine do not have a reversible slider.

Question: is there 'M9' written somewhere on the switch ...

I think I write as much as I type. I work in mathematics and so very often am using chalk or a pen on scrap paper. However I am also involved to some degree in computer science, programming and computational mathematics (Mathematica, MATLAB, &c.) and so I do my fair share of typing.

In my opinion ...

What board are they on?

It's something branded 'Advantest'. I'll get some photos later on today.


These look similar. Aside from the difference in color, the base of the switches in my photos have the Cherry logo on them, whereas the M9 switches do not. Would this mean they are a completely ...

Just as an aside, whilst taking a closer look underneath the PCB just now, a spider crawled out from between the PCB and the plate. Looked like this:

http://www.spiderzrule.com/spiderphotos/brown%20recluse%201_small.jpg

Does this help in identifying the switch?

EDIT: Update: I believe these ...

chzel wrote: Black stem M9?
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_M9

These look similar. Aside from the difference in color, the base of the switches in my photos have the Cherry logo on them, whereas the M9 switches do not. Would this mean they are a completely different switch? Or could it simply be a variant?

Definitely Cherry brand, I don't think they're MX switches - the stems seem too tall. They do not click. (please forgive poor quality photos!)

A local recycler is selling this for $30:

http://www.star-tc.com/jpg_img/TR45103.JPG


According to him, its for use with an Advantest brand logic analyzer, circa '85. Obviously it's not a PC keyboard, but looks interesting nonetheless. Any body venture what kind of switches it might use? I haven ...