IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread

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Muirium
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29 Dec 2021, 18:28

jsheradin wrote:
29 Dec 2021, 06:45
hellothere wrote:
29 Dec 2021, 04:21
Well, maybe if I remap the Lock key ...
One of the patents listed on the label is about host configurable repeat rates. Safe to say the protocol probably doesn't send up/down codes let alone shift/ctrl states. For anything more than simple typing you'd be stuck doing a controller swap if you want to use it with a modern PC.
Muirium wrote:
29 Dec 2021, 12:25
the kind of simple typing that doesnt even include capitalisation/
hellothere wrote:
29 Dec 2021, 15:31
i can live without capital letters
shifted symbols are decadent and depraved1

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hellothere

30 Dec 2021, 19:11

the caps lock mod adds an extra 25% to the price punctuation adds an extra 30% i did buy the symbols mod<>-!@#$%

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fohat
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30 Dec 2021, 23:36

hellothere wrote:
29 Dec 2021, 15:31
i can live without capital letters
Then how do you enter passwords where capital letters are required?

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hellothere

30 Dec 2021, 23:54

copy/paste from teh intarwebz takes a little extra time but i saved a lot of money not having an or key so its completely worth it

hejj1

31 Dec 2021, 01:03

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Lalaland124

17 Jan 2022, 12:23

I know that I should know this switch but I can't seem to remember the name..
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zrrion

17 Jan 2022, 23:09

looks like datanetics DC 50

coolrainbow20

22 Jan 2022, 18:40

Does someone knows what this switch is? I've looked through the wiki, but couldn't find anything lookalike.
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This is from the "Canon Typemate 10" electrical typewriter
Typing feel is linear and in my opinion a bit less travel than of cherry mx, also feels a bit stiff.
Spacebar seems to have some sort of lubricant.

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hellothere

22 Jan 2022, 21:14

Probably a variation on wiki/SMK_Discrete_Dome. When I was looking for "Typemate," Google automagically added "Typestar" to my search.

Otherwise, my guess would be a Foam and Foil switch.

coolrainbow20

22 Jan 2022, 21:23

hellothere wrote:
22 Jan 2022, 21:14
Probably a variation on wiki/SMK_Discrete_Dome. When I was looking for "Typemate," Google automagically added "Typestar" to my search.

Otherwise, my guess would be a Foam and Foil switch.
The Typemate 10 looks even very similar like the Typestar, but also different in it's own way.

This is interesting, since the SMK Discrete Dome switch is only available in tactile and clicky version. This is a linear version, so I believe it's a different design then. Maybe I will open it up and look more deeper.

Also it can't be a Foam and Foil switch because, according to the wiki, they have no capacity for an internal return spring but there is an internal spring present.

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Polecat

12 Feb 2022, 22:32

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hellothere

12 Feb 2022, 22:36

wiki/Alps_SKFR/SKFS_series
"Alps Low Profile" SKFR/SKFS Series

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Polecat

12 Feb 2022, 22:38

hellothere wrote:
12 Feb 2022, 22:36
wiki/Alps_SKFR/SKFS_series
"Alps Low Profile" SKFR/SKFS Series
Thank you! That's my "something new" for today.

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hellothere

12 Feb 2022, 22:51

I've been slightly interested in trying them. The Wiki lists the Apple Adjustable Keyboard as having white SKFS switches. I think that's probably the most recognizable model keyboard with them.

I did own an Apple Adjustable Keyboard, back when they were first available. I remember absolutely nothing else about them.

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Polecat

12 Feb 2022, 23:28

hellothere wrote:
12 Feb 2022, 22:51
I've been slightly interested in trying them. The Wiki lists the Apple Adjustable Keyboard as having white SKFS switches. I think that's probably the most recognizable model keyboard with them.

I did own an Apple Adjustable Keyboard, back when they were first available. I remember absolutely nothing else about them.
It's also listed for the Macway TP-997KB-J ("one key", doesn't say which one and the reference link is dead). That keyboard is related to the Strongman MacOS keyboard I just bought. But the only odd key is the Mac power switch, which is an Omron on mine. I have a couple photos of the Macway, but none showing the switches with the caps removed. Guessing it's probably the power switch on the Macway. I have a couple Strongman SMK-8112SU (USB) with a Mac power switch, but I think those had something odd with a square stem. Hmmm...

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hellothere

12 Feb 2022, 23:39

Archive.org link. Really small pic, but I think you're right: the power on switch is a black SKFR with Alps mount. The rest are SKCM black, based on some other pics of the Macway I found.

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Polecat

13 Feb 2022, 00:29

Thanks again! Good reference, with another photo of the switch's internals further down the page. The Strongman 8112 doesn't have an SKFR/SKFS for the power switch, so I don't have one here.

dovenyi

21 Mar 2022, 00:58

I obtained a Hungarian TKI keyboard, part of the Orion ADP-2052 terminal. Here is a write-up with some photos.
The switch clearly states it's Rafi but it's nothing like the Rafi variants in the wiki:
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Any tips? The terminal was made in 1983.

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jsheradin

21 Mar 2022, 01:04

dovenyi wrote:
21 Mar 2022, 00:58
I obtained a Hungarian TKI keyboard, part of the Orion ADP-2052 terminal. Here is a write-up with some photos.
The switch clearly states it's Rafi but it's nothing like the Rafi variants in the wiki:
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Any tips? The terminal was made in 1983.
RAFI RC 72

Looks very similar to this board which is linked on that page.

dovenyi

21 Mar 2022, 10:08

Awesome, thanks. It looks like those are the exact same switches.

Rit

22 Mar 2022, 04:00

Anyone have an idea of what these keycaps are for? (Mainly number pad side) I have three keyboards like this that I want to sell, but not sure if anyone will buy them, unless I change them out.
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Thanks!

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kbdfr
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22 Mar 2022, 06:56

Rit wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 04:00
Anyone have an idea of what these keycaps are for? (Mainly number pad side) […]
They are obviously diacritics.

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Palatino

22 Mar 2022, 10:38

My feeling is they will sell as someone will find them useful or beautiful. If they don’t, I’d be interested in taking just the keycaps off your hands. And if anyone has some Greek IBM caps, I’d love them too.

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Palatino

22 Mar 2022, 10:41

Rit wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 04:00
Anyone have an idea of what these keycaps are for? (Mainly number pad side) I have three keyboards like this that I want to sell, but not sure if anyone will buy them, unless I change them out.

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Thanks!
Also, you must surely have set a record: you registered in Jan 2015 and this is your first post over seven years later. You win the Lurker Trophy!

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Muirium
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22 Mar 2022, 11:44

🏆 Lurker No More

Nicely done! 😄

As for the diacritically blessed keyboard: Kbdfr answered the what, not the why. (I'm sure he'll point out this was in fact the letter, if not the spirit, of the question.) Well, I can't say I know, either, but it certainly looks made for someone who writes in diacritically diverse languages like Turkish, but even more so. Maybe for working with multiple exotic scripts, like language studies at a university?

I like the Thorn þ

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thefarside

22 Mar 2022, 13:13

Stupid question. For custom layouts like that are different character codes sent or does software on the PC/terminal perform the translation? I’m curious what happens if you connect that to a windows PC and start using the numpad.

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Muirium
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22 Mar 2022, 13:32

My bet is it shows up as standard (or IBM terminal standard) layout, and the numpad registers as numbers like usual. I could be wrong, but I don’t expect so!

Rit

22 Mar 2022, 13:48

Palatino wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 10:38
My feeling is they will sell as someone will find them useful or beautiful. If they don’t, I’d be interested in taking just the keycaps off your hands. And if anyone has some Greek IBM caps, I’d love them too.
Thanks for the input! If they don't sell, You'll be the first to know!
Palatino wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 10:41
Rit wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 04:00
Anyone have an idea of what these keycaps are for? (Mainly number pad side) I have three keyboards like this that I want to sell, but not sure if anyone will buy them, unless I change them out.

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Thanks!
Also, you must surely have set a record: you registered in Jan 2015 and this is your first post over seven years later. You win the Lurker Trophy!
:lol: Yeah, a friend got me into mechanical keyboards 7 years ago but it was short-lived due to life getting in the way. I have 10 IBM-Model M' s to clean up and sell in storage and am just starting to do it.

Also, if anyone has the bandwidth, I could use help pricing out these things!

Rit

23 Mar 2022, 07:47

thefarside wrote:
22 Mar 2022, 13:13
Stupid question. For custom layouts like that are different character codes sent or does software on the PC/terminal perform the translation? I’m curious what happens if you connect that to a windows PC and start using the numpad.
I ordered a soarer's converter cable and I'll find out and let you know!

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june bug

23 Mar 2022, 23:09

anyone recognize this switch? it was from an ebay listing a few days ago

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275203116765?s ... 7675.l2557
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