IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

hansichen

19 Dec 2018, 09:39

Keybug wrote: Mine did have the ProWorld clone switches.

Sadly, no dice on the uptake of the above keyboards. Should have phoned, I guess, to convince them to send instead of local pickup... :-(
Looks like you both were wrong, instead of MX clones this board uses wiki/KPT-like_switch and is similar to the wiki/Podworld_292

https://www.ebay.de/itm/123552469504

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Keybug

19 Dec 2018, 13:47

Gute Detektivarbeit! Hatte ich heute morgen auch schon herausgefunden... :-)

KPT on a "made in Japan" PCB - unusual?

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TheInverseKey

19 Dec 2018, 17:26

hansichen wrote:
Keybug wrote: Mine did have the ProWorld clone switches.

Sadly, no dice on the uptake of the above keyboards. Should have phoned, I guess, to convince them to send instead of local pickup... :-(
Looks like you both were wrong, instead of MX clones this board uses wiki/KPT-like_switch and is similar to the wiki/Podworld_292

https://www.ebay.de/itm/123552469504
I admit defeat, it seems like you are right based on the pcb and that there is no hole for the MX housing to poke through. Interested though to see if he drops the price because imo it's not worth the price that he is asking.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

19 Dec 2018, 17:54

hrbatik.h wrote: […] I am going to completely refurbish this keyboard. […]
Not worth doing anything on it. You should rather sell the keycaps to me :mrgreen:

hrbatik.h

19 Dec 2018, 23:31

kbdfr wrote:
hrbatik.h wrote: […] I am going to completely refurbish this keyboard. […]
Not worth doing anything on it. You should rather sell the keycaps to me :mrgreen:
yes, I have got the same idea - sell the keycaps alone on ebay. Because the caps are really nice, vintage and rounded and seem to be in perfect condition with rough surface . And the bonus, they are doubleshot and fit to cherry switches.

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Keybug

20 Dec 2018, 19:13

What's that terrible looking keyboard?!

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Icarium

20 Dec 2018, 19:21

Must be the original chiclet! ;)

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Keybug

20 Dec 2018, 19:29

Ah, that must be it. Mother of Chiclet!!

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Dingster

20 Dec 2018, 19:41

What in gods name is this? Image

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Myoth

20 Dec 2018, 19:42

an eyebeeM keyboard of course !

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Dingster

20 Dec 2018, 19:54

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Another pic

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stratokaster

20 Dec 2018, 20:20

Looks like it came from a ticket machine or something like that.

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Dingster

20 Dec 2018, 20:29

stratokaster wrote: Looks like it came from a ticket machine or something like that.
Strange thing is, that it has a PS2 plug.

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bronz

20 Dec 2018, 20:59

Do you know what kind of keycaps Cherry G81-8000 MY has ??
doubleshot or laser printed

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davkol

20 Dec 2018, 21:05

latches on f&j ~ thin PBT

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stratokaster

20 Dec 2018, 23:21

Dingster wrote: Strange thing is, that it has a PS2 plug.
Well, those things really are PCs in disguise.

Excelso

21 Dec 2018, 15:06

Dingster wrote: What in gods name is this? Image
That's an IBM vintage keyboard. The EyeBeeM logo is from the 80-90s

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Dingster

21 Dec 2018, 16:27

Excelso wrote:
Dingster wrote: What in gods name is this? Image
That's an IBM vintage keyboard. The EyeBeeM logo is from the 80-90s
Appreciate the answer. Its probably some sort of membrane?

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

21 Dec 2018, 18:37

I wonder where you guys have been the last 10 years or so...

These (and similar) built-in keyboards are still commonly in use at public terminals,
where touch screens are now slowly making them obsolete.

Excelso

22 Dec 2018, 00:42

Dingster wrote:
Excelso wrote:
Dingster wrote: What in gods name is this? Image
That's an IBM vintage keyboard. The EyeBeeM logo is from the 80-90s
Appreciate the answer. Its probably some sort of membrane?
Yes

https://patents.google.com/patent/DE9200205U1/un

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Keybug

25 Dec 2018, 19:03

Anyone know what switches a Wang WLTC laptop with rntegrated printer comes with? Thanks.

owcze

26 Dec 2018, 22:50

can someone indentify this keyboard, what switches it's using and is it worth it 10$?
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abrahamstechnology

27 Dec 2018, 00:17

owcze wrote: can someone indentify this keyboard, what switches it's using and is it worth it 10$?
It has a metal plate so I'd say it's worth the shot. With some restoration work that may be a good Alps chassis.

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Keybug

27 Dec 2018, 09:22

I have a similar board that has Fuitsu domes or Peerless. I'd wait for a better opportunity.

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Chyros

27 Dec 2018, 10:45

It's a rebranded Fujitsu keyboard (C9S). It'll be rubber domes I'm sure.

owcze

27 Dec 2018, 13:21

abrahamstechnology wrote:
owcze wrote: can someone indentify this keyboard, what switches it's using and is it worth it 10$?
It has a metal plate so I'd say it's worth the shot. With some restoration work that may be a good Alps chassis.
Keybug wrote: I have a similar board that has Fuitsu domes or Peerless. I'd wait for a better opportunity.
Chyros wrote: It's a rebranded Fujitsu keyboard (C9S). It'll be rubber domes I'm sure.
Thanks guys for the help.

Findecanor

27 Dec 2018, 13:42

bronz wrote: Do you know what kind of keycaps Cherry G81-8000 MY has ??
doubleshot or laser printed
If a grey Cherry MX or MY keyboard has windows keys, they are laser-etched and thin. But at least they are Cherry-profile PBT.
Also, on newer MY keyboards, most stabilised keys are likely to be cheaper kinds don't work with stabilisers for Cherry MX, and the 1.25u keys on the bottom row have the stem offset from the middle for some reason.
Dingster wrote: Its probably some sort of membrane?
Likely because the keys are so low. I have seen public-terminal keyboards with Cherry MX switches though.
Keybug wrote: Anyone know what switches a Wang WLTC laptop with rntegrated printer comes with? Thanks.
I googled some images to look, and in some of them the keys don't sit straight. That rules out Cherry MX and Alps anyway.
owcze wrote: can someone indentify this keyboard, what switches it's using and is it worth it 10$?
I'm pretty sure I have tried it some time and found it to be a mushy rubber dome.

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Noobmaen

29 Dec 2018, 01:02

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Does anyone know what this is? The keycaps are vaguely similar to Siemens and RAFI but have a more rectangular shape.

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Keybug

29 Dec 2018, 22:59

Beats me, Noobmaen.

Here's a bad angle photo of the keyboard of a Thomson TO16 PCM. Any ideas? Thanks.
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owcze

31 Dec 2018, 17:47

Hi, i've come again with request for identification. I know these photos are not ideal but it's all I have. Any help appreciated.
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