Alps black ... any info on these?

zts · 07 Jul 2015, 01:59

Trying to post one of the boards on DT wiki -- help me identify these ... Alps logo clearly visible, black. It seems they are linear (no bump or tactile feedback). No clicks either. Notice Alps logo not being centered. The feel mostly reminds me on the new Matias "Quiet Linear". The board was manufactured in 1992 by Datacomp as OEM.

: Datacomp DCK84 alps 1.jpeg (722.51 KiB) Viewed 1528 times

: Datacomp DCK84 alps 3.jpeg (1023.65 KiB) Viewed 1528 times

Blaise170 · 07 Jul 2015, 05:49

Looks like one of the fake Alps clones. Don't know that much about them though.

zts · 07 Jul 2015, 08:14

^ Thanks ... I'd think so too, but the cloners rarely (if ever) put Alps logo. Will go with an unknown "Alps black" for now

andrewjoy · 07 Jul 2015, 10:43

The alps rabbit hole is deep indeed!

zts · 07 Jul 2015, 10:48

here it is ... more KB pics: [wiki]Dauphin DCK-84[/wiki]

002 · 07 Jul 2015, 10:55

I've seen these before.
@rzwv has a Macway branded keyboard with them: http://kbd.rzw.jp/alps/macway_tp-997kb-j/

He has an impressive collection of keyboards and maintains a page with images of the various switches he's amassed:
http://kbd.rzw.jp/chata/slider_in_page/

zts · 07 Jul 2015, 11:16

002 wrote: ↑I've seen these before.
@rzwv has a Macway branded keyboard with them: http://kbd.rzw.jp/alps/macway_tp-997kb-j/

He has an impressive collection of keyboards and maintains a page with images of the various switches he's amassed:
http://kbd.rzw.jp/chata/slider_in_page/

That's the one!!! -- http://kbd.rzw.jp/wp-content/uploads/20 ... B-J_18.jpg It seems Datacomp like to use them in their OEM projects.