Mitsumi KPQ-EA4YA (Model-R)

[zts]

Don't see it listed in DT database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name. Pics:

The box falling apart, but clearly marked:

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Old box, but new inside; connector:

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Mitsumi tactile hybrid switch:

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Back label:

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Back cable guide:

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Big *Enter*; full KB pic:

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[stratokaster]

For some obscure reason, Mitsumi keyboards were really popular in the former Soviet Union. There are literally tons of them floating on the second-hand market.

I have a very similar model marked KPQ-EA4ZA. Different case, but the same switch. It's very meh even for a rubber dome board. In the end I used rubber sleeves from that keyboard to convert my BTC 5339R-O from linear to tactile.

[seebart]

Don't see it listed in DS database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name.

nice find zts! It look's a lot like the Commodore KPQ-E99YC.

[zts]

Don't see it listed in DS database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name.

nice find zts! It look's a lot like the Commodore KPQ-E99YC.

yep, good eyes, seebart! .. very similar to Commodore KPQ-E99YC. Large Enter, Win, and Menu keys, but otherwise very similar. (probably should have put this post under Photos )