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Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 29 May 2021, 21:23
by Tritian
that model m clone i posted earlier has a lock light sticker that is very similar to the omnikeys...

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 29 May 2021, 21:26
by Polecat
Got it, thanks! The evolution of layouts and key functions is interesting stuff, to me at least. There's a lot of info in the old computer magazines, but unfortunately I donated most of mine to a resource center that's gone now. I lost interest when Win95 came out; I was just another user after that.

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 29 May 2021, 21:29
by Polecat
Tritian wrote: 29 May 2021, 21:23 that model m clone i posted earlier has a lock light sticker that is very similar to the omnikeys...
Actually the font looks more like Focus or Keymouse. Neat looking keyboard!

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 29 May 2021, 21:38
by Tritian
Ahh, well there seems to definitely be some lineage here. I agree it looks nice. I dont think it's worth $70 and I suspect the build quality is like wet cardboard, but it looks really tempting.

He has dirtier examples for $40 and everywhere inbetween... i still agree thats a bit high with the shipping.

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 29 May 2021, 21:47
by Polecat
Tritian wrote: 29 May 2021, 21:38 Ahh, well there seems to definitely be some lineage here. I agree it looks nice. I dont think it's worth $70 and I suspect the build quality is like wet cardboard, but it looks really tempting.

He has dirtier examples for $40 and everywhere inbetween... i still agree thats a bit high with the shipping.
Hmmm...check this one out--switch photo looks like MX, not buckling spring at all.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114654113252

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 30 May 2021, 00:22
by 4_404
Polecat wrote: 29 May 2021, 21:47 Hmmm...check this one out--switch photo looks like MX, not buckling spring at all.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114654113252
This is a Chicony 5181 I think. Can't read the FCC ID but the back label is very Chicony. Switches would then be Aristotle? Identity probably just rebranded a bunch of stuff.

Re: Buckling Spring Heresy!

Posted: 30 May 2021, 00:47
by Polecat
4_404 wrote: 30 May 2021, 00:22
This is a Chicony 5181 I think. Can't read the FCC ID but the back label is very Chicony. Switches would then be Aristotle? Identity probably just rebranded a bunch of stuff.
Now that you say that I can "see" the Chicony model number clearly in the FCC code. Good call on that. I'm sure you're right about Identity Systems rebranding multiple keyboards. And giving them all the same model number, which means we have to identify them by physical features.