Could it be the forgotten Cherry M4 switch?

ettasian · 24 Oct 2015, 09:44

So I just got that old Cherry board, I think it was B80-3766 (can't check now due to lack of tools), and this is what I found under the keycap:

Now it doesn't look like anything I've seen on wiki or anywhere else, and I read the M41 is yet to be seen.
Plus, the depiction on page 25 of this catalogue, resembles it.
And here's the board:

Seen anything like it? How do I even 'officially' confirm if it's M4?

Nuum · 24 Oct 2015, 10:15

Nah, looks way to modern I think. Looks like a closed version of Cherry M8.

ettasian · 24 Oct 2015, 10:42

Nuum wrote: Nah, looks way to modern I think. Looks like a closed version of Cherry M8.

Closed M8? Was there actually such a thing? And aren't M8 sliders supposed to have these two "wings" on the sides?

Update: Yep, propably just covered M8 as showed in here

Samir · 03 Nov 2015, 04:18

I'm not sure if you're the same person, but someone on geekhack also posted a very similar board.

What I found fascinating was the numeric keypad being like a telephone keypad vs a normal computer keyboard numeric keypad. It also has some markings indicating it might have been controlling a phone of some sort--on/off [hook], stby, flash [hook].

ettasian · 03 Nov 2015, 10:18

Samir wrote: I'm not sure if you're the same person, but someone on geekhack also posted a very similar board.

What I found fascinating was the numeric keypad being like a telephone keypad vs a normal computer keyboard numeric keypad. It also has some markings indicating it might have been controlling a phone of some sort--on/off [hook], stby, flash [hook].

Yep, it was me all along. Sadly, I don't have any information on the board. Just bought it 'cause I could.

terrycherry · 03 Nov 2015, 19:01

That's great! You found the black version with AT connector. The case seen like aluminum.
Take a look on this, you"ll know that(Chinese only)
http://www.pcwaishe.cn/thread-36933-1-1.html

gogusrl · 03 Nov 2015, 20:03

Wow, it's so small. I was expecting something like a beamspring.

edit : fixed pic

ettasian · 03 Nov 2015, 20:12

gogusrl wrote: Wow, it's so small. I was expecting something like a beamspring.

I think there were problems with this gif for some time now:
http://deskthority.net/deskthority-f17/ ... t1335.html

But maybe that's just me who can't see it.