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Alps chicklet keyboard on membrane

Posted: 29 Aug 2018, 21:02

by snuci

Thought this might be of interest. My Tomy Tutor computer (from 1983) has an Alps keyboard but not what you might expect

It is a chicklet pressure sensitive membrane keyboard.

Here are some pics.

: Tomy Tutor computer; Tomy Tutor - computer.JPG (318.41 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: Internals; Tomy Tutor - internals.JPG (664.57 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: Rubber chicklet key membrane backside; Tomy Tutor - keyboard rubber chicklet keys.JPG (300.77 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: Membrane mounted; Tomy Tutor - mounted membrane.JPG (374.5 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: Metal backplate; Tomy Tutor - keyboard backplate.JPG (461.22 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: Pressure sensitive membrane sheets; Tomy Tutor - keyboard membrane.JPG (406.57 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

: ALPS mark; Tomy Tutor - ALPS mark.JPG (597.27 KiB) Viewed 1584 times

Posted: 29 Aug 2018, 22:03

by Blaise170

Nice, I had no idea that Alps ever made any chiclet style boards like this.

Posted: 30 Aug 2018, 07:38

by mcmaxmcmc

Man, the color scheme of the board fits perfectly with the chicklet keys! What an awesome looking board! How does it feel btw?