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zrrion wrote: ↑

21 Oct 2021, 18:47

That's an interesting looking switch, no idea what it is though. How do they feel?

Fairly standard 1980s linear switch. Pretty smooth, but quite short travel for the switch height. I thought they felt a bit like Cherry M7.

I Googled Market Minder + Limit Minder and got https://www.jstor.org/stable/4529591. Financial Analysts Journal from 1973. The article's behind a paywall, though. I'm not sure about the legality of sending the PDF itself, but the relevant page is also depicted on this website: https://www.adspast.c...

Any ideas?

Does anyone recognise anything about this? Clearly not a normal keyboard, and it's nearly as tall as it is wide. Uses steel sliders to press Micro Switch microswitches. Branded GTE Information Systems, dated PCB dated 1973. Has a strange logo on the PCBs which looks like an E/C, M/I or W/I and a li...

Does anyone recognise anything about this? Clearly not a normal keyboard, and it's nearly as tall as it is wide. Uses steel sliders to press Micro Switch microswitches. Branded GTE Information Systems, dated PCB dated 1973. Has a strange logo on the PCBs which looks like an E/C, M/I or W/I and a lig...

03C1127E-AD27-4A6C-BBED-221B90E9145F.jpeg Does this bottom row layout (1.75u control and alt, 9u space bar, then 1.75u alt and control, no gaps at all) suggest anything about the likely switches? I think the rest of the board is “normal” layout, ie like a Model M, not XT or AT. I forget the right t...

They do work, however expect to disassemble it multiple times to get all the domes to sit correctly. This was my experience too, even with the (admittedly modified) Niz dome sheet. I personally don't think it made a huge difference in feel. What weighting did you originally have? My Niz was 35g, an...

I haven't tried myself, but I believe that topre/BKE domes themselves to fit in a Niz board. However, the topre dome sheets would not have the alignment guides for the Niz boards, so may be harder to position, or require modification (not a problem for loose BKE domes). I don't know they much about ...

Hi all, I think this is some kind of integrated dome keyboard, but I am interested in what the experts here think. Thank you. PS. Please ignore cherry mx black in one of the photos. They look like https://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_dome_with_slider (Type 2). At risk of enforcing my personal opinions...

goomba_ wrote: ↑

03 Jun 2021, 23:39

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174791096348?h ... fresh=true
Does anyone know what this is?

The caps look kinda like Omrons

In general, most boards with SK-**** model numbers are made by Silitek. I've never seen BTC use that format. I've also not seen Alps mount Silitek dome and slider before, only MX mount. I will say that those keycaps very similar to standard BTC lasered keycaps, and nothing like the Silitek keycaps I...

dcopellino wrote: ↑

29 May 2021, 13:48

I'm open to get your Italian keyboards, if you want exchange yours

Messaged you

Polecat wrote: ↑

29 May 2021, 21:47

Hmmm...check this one out--switch photo looks like MX, not buckling spring at all.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114654113252

This is a Chicony 5181 I think. Can't read the FCC ID but the back label is very Chicony. Switches would then be Aristotle? Identity probably just rebranded a bunch of stuff.

wanderhoden wrote: ↑

29 May 2021, 22:25

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This is fantastic. I have one of these modules, hopefully this is the inspiration I need to sort out a case for it.

There is a lot of opposition to the methods proposed here. Enough opposition that it is time to shelve this proposal. Stop telling people what they need and how it should be done. Leave Soarer alone.

In terms of my culture, Soarer did all of you wrong by failing to publish source and license it properly, creating a maintenance nightmare and legal vulnerability that never should have existed. In terms of my culture he damn well ought to be tracked down and if he's still alive slapped upside the ...

The Can Tech history page on their website among other things mentions that a related factory/company/sub-brand President made both 'low-range keyboard... for Mitsumi' and 'rubber membrane keyboard for Logitech'. It doesn't say whether the keyboards they made for Mitsumi were mechanical or membrane,...

I have poppped springs off before and fyi I believe there is a lip on the bottom to set it. So you can pop it off without pulling the spring using you fingernails to unseat it from this lip. Also if they aren't buckling push down with fingernails to reset on this lip. Dont know if it will help but ...

Yeah, I made a mistake to make judge for my only first glance, the tabs on the back misled me they were two-pins contact switches. I agree with the kt guess, the PCB pads under every key speaks something, and caps curve aswell increased the possibility. SORRY. :D Yeah it took me a couple of takes t...

You certainly could be right and both hammers existed in parallel. These were rebranded a lot and maybe hammer choice was a branding option. I think there were also a Tawain and Canadian factories so maybe that is a factor too. But "gen 2" hammers are far and away nicer. Edit: Dang I just saw that ...

Any idea about this module? This is the second one I've seen on japanese auction sites and missed by 10 seconds. If I had to guess I would place my bets on Microswitch. I 99% sure it's kinda of contact based switches judging by the PCB, probably SMK or NEC linear variants. No need regreting at all,...

I have one of these. It's a TK-M501C, but is totally different to the wiki example (https://deskthority.net/wiki/Syncan_TK-M501C). Mine doesn't have the screen or any other fancy features, and in general is very conservatively styled. CDCOM.jpg When I first got this board, I was amazed at how differ...

I've searched on my own and did not find any information, i just knew tandon had some mechanicals in the past and those are only photos i have :P This is a maxi switch ME-101 isn't it? That massive top bezel is pretty distinctive. FCC ID is for EECO, which used to own Maxi Switch. Probably means it...

MonkeyBoy wrote: ↑

18 May 2021, 18:55

Looks like a 122-key model F, but without the IBM logo in the top-right side.

Yeah looks like a Honeywell rubber dome (model number 122RX?). Lots of these are Memorex Telex branded.

ITT XTRA branded Acer KB-101 with what looks like foam and foil switches? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/184841209192. Appears to be the same thing as this (from here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33343.4):06 ITT XTRA.JPG I am aware of Multitech foam and foil, and the link between Multitech and...

I hadn't heard of a KB-101 or KB-101B before, but that doesn't mean much. Something was twitching in my memory, and it was the old post here where Chyros identified an ITT I posted in an Acer-style case as "Mitsumi hybrid", which apparently looked similar to Keytronic (split stems like the ones her...

ITT XTRA branded Acer KB-101 with what looks like foam and foil switches? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/184841209192. Appears to be the same thing as this (from here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33343.4):06 ITT XTRA.JPG I am aware of Multitech foam and foil, and the link between Multitech and...

ITT XTRA branded Acer KB-101 with what looks like foam and foil switches? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/184841209192. Appears to be the same thing as this (from here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33343.4): 06 ITT XTRA.JPG I am aware of Multitech foam and foil, and the link between Multitech and...

Came across this listing in Zanesville, Ohio. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/734908315821408276/842862432912670730/180720164_3798371140258335_6078441273277705912_n.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/734908315821408276/842862702283849748/180791869_3798371250258324_9114184871225343905...

Not in Europe so useless with respect to the difficult transport and storage problem but like others I would certainly throw in a couple of hundred $/€ to save these if we can get a few shipped internationally.