IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

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rjohn

13 Feb 2021, 20:42

Hello

I've found this AT keyboard :
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not a great shape and missing some key caps,cant read the sticker.

thanks

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Lalaland124

13 Feb 2021, 20:47

Aren't those buckling springs?

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Lalaland124

14 Feb 2021, 15:23

Is this the IBM Model M122 or F122 :)?
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fohat
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14 Feb 2021, 15:34

M

Those numbers usually start with 138 or 139, F-122 numbers usually start with 611.

Rhododendron

14 Feb 2021, 19:17

Nixdorf keyboard with ominous switches. Does anyone have an idea what these are?
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Go-Kart

15 Feb 2021, 09:32

O.K. guys, Lion Tech. Read a bit about one model being made by Dih Shin bit I can find little else. More interested in this style of dome with slider; haven't seen one like it before. Anyone recognise it?

Adam
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Tonyv_73

15 Feb 2021, 18:17

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/98 ... ter-pieces Is this a Beamspring? (I call dibs on one if anyones interested in the other 3)

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JP!

15 Feb 2021, 18:45

Tonyv_73 wrote:
15 Feb 2021, 18:17
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/98 ... ter-pieces Is this a Beamspring? (I call dibs on one if anyones interested in the other 3)
Not a Beamspring. This is Xerox, not IBM.

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hellothere

17 Feb 2021, 19:46

Rhododendron wrote:
14 Feb 2021, 19:17
Nixdorf keyboard with ominous switches. Does anyone have an idea what these are?
wiki/Fujitsu_Siemens_KBPC_S2

Rubber dome.

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Lalaland124

18 Feb 2021, 12:57

Found this online for 6euros, is this an Alps switch?
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Findecanor

18 Feb 2021, 13:52

Lalaland124 wrote:
18 Feb 2021, 12:57
Found this online for 6euros, is this an Alps switch?
Please use the IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread when you know the keyboard but not the switch.

BTW. The Switch recognition guide is also a good resource, although I can't identify this one there.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

18 Feb 2021, 16:26

Lalaland124 wrote:
18 Feb 2021, 12:57
Found this online for 6euros, is this an Alps switch?
The pic obviously shows a typewriter, the switch seems to be a Cherry M9:
wiki/Cherry_M9

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Lalaland124

20 Feb 2021, 11:20

Thx, will post it in the right forum the next time - my apologies :)

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leetuser

22 Feb 2021, 07:13

I have a buckling spring board here. I looked up the FCC ID it seems to belong to Can Technologies. There's even an entry in the wiki about the FCC ID but this keyboard is different. No model or manufacturer listed but it lists the same patent numbers. It's clearly newer as it has windows keys.
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Findecanor

22 Feb 2021, 12:56

Branded "Syncan" or "Can". The model number is there in the FCC ID after the grantee code. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un65h8NWSAE

davkol

24 Feb 2021, 11:34

There's this ad: ACS (Alpha Computer Systeme)-branded Key Tronic E03623ELGRKTC-C (105key German layout, DIN5 connector) with "Key Tronic MPR II-KEY" on the spacebar.

It's quite clear what keyboard it is (another CIGE03600W), I'm just curious what the "Key Tronic MPR II-KEY" on the spacebar means. I found this older thread where the box reads:
MPR II
Exclusive conductive spacebar for enhanced environmental safety
Is it the grounding?

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Willy4876

02 Mar 2021, 17:18

Anyone know what this one is? It's in my local classifieds and I'm debating picking it up.
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Polecat

02 Mar 2021, 17:45

Monterey K102. White or blue Alps SKCM.

edit - right case, wrong layout, unless there was an ANSI version?

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Willy4876

02 Mar 2021, 18:56

Yeah that's what I thought too but I didn't see mention of an ANSI version on the wiki. The legend placement on the numpad 0 is pretty distinctive though. Especially when combined with the bold arrows. If I manage to get it then I'll try to post an update.

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AJM

02 Mar 2021, 22:11

Does anybody know, what kind of switches that Seequa Chameleon keyboard uses:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Vintage ... Swmyle5qqe

Rayndalf

03 Mar 2021, 00:00

AJM wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 22:11
Does anybody know, what kind of switches that Seequa Chameleon keyboard uses:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Vintage ... Swmyle5qqe
Keytronic foam and foil I think. The position of the lock lights are either that or space invaders, but the keycaps look like doubleshot DCS so it can't be space invaders.

Of course with a replacement PCB, keycaps and switches, it's be a great case (powdercoated bent metal).

Lekrafter

03 Mar 2021, 01:17

Rayndalf wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 00:00
AJM wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 22:11
Does anybody know, what kind of switches that Seequa Chameleon keyboard uses:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Vintage ... Swmyle5qqe
Keytronic foam and foil I think. The position of the lock lights are either that or space invaders, but the keycaps look like doubleshot DCS so it can't be space invaders.

Of course with a replacement PCB, keycaps and switches, it's be a great case (powdercoated bent metal).

Can confirm, f&f

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TNT

03 Mar 2021, 01:30

Are you guys sure? The caps look very similar to the ones on my Unitek K-150L. That would mean they could be some form of Cherry switch...

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TNT

03 Mar 2021, 01:32

Alright, nevermind. They look an awful lot like the caps of those Compaq XT boards. So most probably f&f.
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Polecat

03 Mar 2021, 03:27

Willy4876 wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 18:56
Yeah that's what I thought too but I didn't see mention of an ANSI version on the wiki. The legend placement on the numpad 0 is pretty distinctive though. Especially when combined with the bold arrows. If I manage to get it then I'll try to post an update.
Just checked my database, and there is a K101 listed with ANSI Enter, no filler keys on the bottom row, and "K102 style case". Switches are blue SKCM. Rebranded as "Staff". No promises, but this could be a nice find.

4_404

03 Mar 2021, 06:29

Polecat wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 03:27
Willy4876 wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 18:56
Yeah that's what I thought too but I didn't see mention of an ANSI version on the wiki. The legend placement on the numpad 0 is pretty distinctive though. Especially when combined with the bold arrows. If I manage to get it then I'll try to post an update.
Just checked my database, and there is a K101 listed with ANSI Enter, no filler keys on the bottom row, and "K102 style case". Switches are blue SKCM. Rebranded as "Staff". No promises, but this could be a nice find.
I have an ANSI "Staff-K101" with model number Staff K9AX, and SKCL greens. K101 style case, but with blockers instead of filler keys on the bottom row. Not the same, but thought it was similar enough to mention.
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AJM

03 Mar 2021, 09:19

Rayndalf wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 00:00
AJM wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 22:11
Does anybody know, what kind of switches that Seequa Chameleon keyboard uses:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Vintage ... Swmyle5qqe
Keytronic foam and foil I think. The position of the lock lights are either that or space invaders, but the keycaps look like doubleshot DCS so it can't be space invaders.

Of course with a replacement PCB, keycaps and switches, it's be a great case (powdercoated bent metal).
Thank you very much.
(I would have been more interested in the keycaps and PCB (if they would have been MX compatible), though. I find the shape of the case a bit .... "rudimentary". :mrgreen:

Thanks to Lecrafter and TNT as well.

Rayndalf

03 Mar 2021, 10:10

AJM wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 09:19
Rayndalf wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 00:00
AJM wrote:
02 Mar 2021, 22:11
Does anybody know, what kind of switches that Seequa Chameleon keyboard uses:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-Vintage ... Swmyle5qqe
Keytronic foam and foil I think. The position of the lock lights are either that or space invaders, but the keycaps look like doubleshot DCS so it can't be space invaders.

Of course with a replacement PCB, keycaps and switches, it's be a great case (powdercoated bent metal).
Thank you very much.
(I would have been more interested in the keycaps and PCB (if they would have been MX compatible), though. I find the shape of the case a bit .... "rudimentary". :mrgreen:

Thanks to Lecrafter and TNT as well.
80's industrial makes me feel something.

Oh if the caps weren't F&F I'd be all over it... well not really, I don't want to orphan a complete luggable if I can avoid it.

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AJM

03 Mar 2021, 11:27

Rayndalf wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 10:10
Oh if the caps weren't F&F I'd be all over it... well not really, I don't want to orphan a complete luggable if I can avoid it.
Me too. There is actually another seller with only the keyboard, but - cunning as I am :mrgreen: - I chose to post this offer as a reference to avoid pointing to many eyes to "my" link. Just in case it would have turned out as desirable as I hoped.

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