NEC ergonomic keyboards mystery

[ramnes]

Source: http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/arti ... 3/ipsj.htm

I just found that picture on the interwebs, and I was wondering what all those nice ergo NEC keyboards were.

The one on the right is a PK-KB015 with yellow Alps switches. xixihaha2008 on GH has one.
The first one on the left is a PC-9801-98-S02, yellow Alps switches again. Hasu has one.

But what are the last three ones on the left?
NEC made some Topre keyboards, so maybe there's a µTron ancestor here!

Not in that picture but also known: the PC-8801-K1.
The last one on the left looks a bit like it, but has a column more on each side, and a one more row of function keys on top.

[pcaro]

OMG!

[seebart]

I have seen those before, of course I don't remember the model number now.

[andrewjoy]

Oh hell yeh! they look awesome!

[ramnes]

Are you sure seebart? If so, please scrap your browser history.

[seebart]

Are you sure seebart? If so, please scrap your browser history.

Yes I'm pretty sure but I don't remember where and when so it's not worth anything. I very much doubt I'll find out now. 002 might know.

[terrycherry]

Glad you can find this picture too.
[JP][1983]NEC M System layout keyboard[NEC oval switch(Linear)White]

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I posted it here about half year.

And the other one you don't know that but it's famous on that day in Japan.

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[JP Leaflet][1984]字遊人のパーソナルワープロ(林真理子)

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[seebart]

Oh wow nice pics terrycherry. Love the advertising, very 1980's.

[ramnes]

Nice pics terrycherry. Do you have the part number of that first picture?

That would solve the mistery for one keyboard (the second one on the left), but there are still two others to find out!

[terrycherry]

To see the switch variant, take a look on wiki thread I replied with the photos of NEC oval switches.

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