Cherry B4VB-5601 Solid State Capacitive
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An interesting keyboard that I thought might be Key Tronic until I pulled a keycap; turns out it was Cherry foam and foil (aka Solid State Capacitive) The keyboard is part of the Kroy 80K "Keyboard Lettering System" which is a mammoth 1980's label maker; kind of like a giant mechanized DYMO label maker.
A sticker on the switch plate has an 8428 date code, which would be July, 1984.
Wikified here: wiki/Cherry_B4VB-5601
A sticker on the switch plate has an 8428 date code, which would be July, 1984.
Wikified here: wiki/Cherry_B4VB-5601
- seebart
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Those are some of the nicest sphericals I've seen here in a long time, brilliant color combination. Really nice find congrats! Thanks for the wiki work.
- seebart
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OK pink legends, so the alphas are grey or blueish? They look a bit blue to me?
- snuci
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That keyboard is a beauty! Always love to see new switch types from Cherry. Cool colour scheme too.
- Daniel Beardsmore
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Aha, at long last, photos of the original version. Some already exist, but now we have our very own, and in far more detail.
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Snuci posted a a black stemmed version of the same switch last year
photos-f62/vintage-cherry-solid-state-c ... 12584.html
photos-f62/vintage-cherry-solid-state-c ... 12584.html
- snuci
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Ha! I had forgotten about those switches but definitely not that keyboard That CDC keyboard is one of my favourites. Thanks for finding the association.Engicoder wrote: ↑Snuci posted a a black stemmed version of the same switch last year
photos-f62/vintage-cherry-solid-state-c ... 12584.html
- clickityClackity
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Funny, just saw this post and earlier today I noticed that an old foam and foil board I have was from Cherry, which I did not know they made. I'll try to snap some pictures in a bit and throw them up. Do yours fit MX switches? I think mine has a different connector type...
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Wow, god great found! What difference about the green one?
clickityClackity: Will pm you later about info the televideo keyboard. I have did lots of research and own these keyboard before. That's what I need to explain or proof something correct.
clickityClackity: Will pm you later about info the televideo keyboard. I have did lots of research and own these keyboard before. That's what I need to explain or proof something correct.