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Mitsumi KPQ-EA4YA (Model-R)
Posted: 30 Mar 2015, 01:09
by zts
Don't see it listed in DT database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name. Pics:
The box falling apart, but clearly marked:
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Old box, but new inside; connector:
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Mitsumi tactile hybrid switch:
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Back label:
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Back cable guide:
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Big *Enter*; full KB pic:
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Posted: 30 Mar 2015, 10:49
by stratokaster
For some obscure reason, Mitsumi keyboards were really popular in the former Soviet Union. There are literally tons of them floating on the second-hand market.
I have a very similar model marked KPQ-EA4ZA. Different case, but the same switch. It's very meh even for a rubber dome board. In the end I used rubber sleeves from that keyboard to convert my BTC 5339R-O from linear to tactile.
Posted: 30 Mar 2015, 10:54
by seebart
zts wrote: Don't see it listed in DS database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name.
nice find zts! It look's a lot like the Commodore KPQ-E99YC.
Posted: 31 Mar 2015, 07:38
by zts
seebart wrote: zts wrote: Don't see it listed in DS database except as OEMs for Apple Keyboard II, Commodore KPQ-E99YC. But Mitsumi also marketed their own keyboards under Mitsumi name.
nice find zts! It look's a lot like the Commodore KPQ-E99YC.
yep, good eyes, seebart! .. very similar to Commodore KPQ-E99YC. Large Enter, Win, and Menu keys, but otherwise very similar. (probably should have put this post under Photos
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