IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

terrycherry · 28 Aug 2015, 06:36

I'm wondering this old keyboard with which swiches...like micro switch!

HaaTa · 28 Aug 2015, 18:43

Not sure what switches those are from (need some more close-ups of the switches).

They sorta remind me of the Teletype capacitive switches, but I'm pretty sure these aren't capacitive. My guess would be some sort of reed switch without any more information.

Any chances for switch disassembly?

terrycherry · 28 Aug 2015, 20:04

HaaTa:Thanks to reply. Nice to see you here.
The seller will ship these two keyboard(same switches and brand but not the same model) to me tomorrow.
And someone help him converted the unknown port to USB on one keyboard.
I"ll clean and disassemble the switch completely when I received them.

XMIT · 28 Aug 2015, 20:18

terrycherry: Please put your country of residence in your profile.

terrycherry · 29 Aug 2015, 04:20

Okay,but why?

seebart · 30 Aug 2015, 11:53

I got this a while ago with other old Micro Switch keyboards. The switch is linear. I can't see a date anywhere. I hope the pictures are good enough. Any idea guys? A german company by the name of eltec does exist, no idea if it is the same one.

Muirium · 30 Aug 2015, 12:39

Looks like waffle frame. (I always forget the official name.) Those were plentiful, way back. Scratchy, right? And the little HiTek praying hands as the contacts in the middle?

seebart · 30 Aug 2015, 12:56

Alright looking at our wiki and another shot of mine I guess we cleared this one up, definitely Hi-Tek linear.

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zslane · 30 Aug 2015, 17:54

I love the co-legends on the alphas that indicate the ASCII code sent when you hold down CTRL. That's awesome. I think I kinda want alphas like that now. Maybe a Round 6 design...

seebart · 30 Aug 2015, 18:12

zslane wrote: I love the co-legends on the alphas that indicate the ASCII code sent when you hold down CTRL. That's awesome. I think I kinda want alphas like that now. Maybe a Round 6 design...

I can post some better pictures of the keycaps if you want.

zslane · 30 Aug 2015, 19:55

More vintage keycap porn is always appreciated.

terrycherry · 31 Aug 2015, 04:09

seebart: Great found! I'm looking for this very early Hi-Tek swith few months ago but can't see it on auction.

dorkvader · 31 Aug 2015, 06:34

zslane wrote: I love the co-legends on the alphas that indicate the ASCII code sent when you hold down CTRL. That's awesome. I think I kinda want alphas like that now. Maybe a Round 6 design...

you can get bit-paired number row on some ISO KBs. Some of the Spanish ones have the ( and ) in their proper place.

Or just use a KB from the early 1970's like I do.

gogusrl · 03 Sep 2015, 09:43

Is this a G80/81 or a 83 ?

guk · 03 Sep 2015, 09:45

G83, arrow cluster is a dead giveaway, position of cherry logo over led, basically the case.

gogusrl · 03 Sep 2015, 09:48

noooo

These as well I guess :

guk · 03 Sep 2015, 09:49

Yup, every single one of them. Sorry if that's bad news. :/

Touch_It · 03 Sep 2015, 17:56

Thinking about getting this but I have no idea what it is. This is about it for pictures. I could post a couple of pics that are closer to the keyboard but no pics of the label unfortunately. My uneducated guess says foam and foil but hopefully someone will recognize this and enlighten me

Muirium · 03 Sep 2015, 18:00

Looks like a Data General Dasher. You should grab it and investigate! I don't know the switches, but I do know a few people who are mad for those:

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/data ... 10628.html

Touch_It · 03 Sep 2015, 18:13

Muirium wrote: Looks like a Data General Dasher. You should grab it and investigate! I don't know the switches, but I do know a few people who are mad for those:

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/data ... 10628.html

Yep, it appears to be a Data General Dasher 200 keyboard. I will try to get it.

tinimi · 03 Sep 2015, 19:08

gogusrl wrote: Is this a G80/81 or a 83 ?

G83-6000 http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G83-6000
As I know, this case used only in G83.
BTW, you could add your photos to the wiki.

Muirium · 03 Sep 2015, 19:42

From the context and the watermark, I don't think they're his photos.

dyger · 04 Sep 2015, 22:08

Some time ago I bought a G81 on ebay but it turned out to be a G81 case with a G80 PCB inside. Is there a way to find the original modelnumber with just the numbers on the PCB?

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It also has a AT connector.

chzel · 04 Sep 2015, 22:11

Seems like 1000 series.

dyger · 05 Sep 2015, 14:28

So this isn't anything special right?

terrycherry · 07 Sep 2015, 16:09

I received it today. But I have no time to clean and check whether it is. It's clicly and heavy like the Cherry black.
Here's the large picture for you to determine the switch.

Maybe 1week after,I have time to clean it.

zaarqon · 11 Sep 2015, 20:00

Can anyone identify this keyboard? The only information I have is the picture and that it's a 5-pin connection. I tried buying it but was outbid.

guk · 11 Sep 2015, 20:10

Didn't miss out on anything, Commodore branded variant of this one:

guk wrote: Maybe a Silitek SK-88xx, QWERTZ Variant of this: http://www.ebay.de/itm/SILITEK-SK-8831B ... 1150260050

zaarqon · 11 Sep 2015, 20:40

@guk, thanks alot, that's nice to know

seebart · 11 Sep 2015, 21:06

@terrycherry those switches of yours look a lot like some I own. It could be clare pendar. I'm typing on glass right now and don't have the link but if you search for a thread of mine called "can anyone ID this keyboard for me" you can see my pictures.