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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
OEM customers include Data General, Hitachi, Alcatel<ref name="Azrael" /> and Canon.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/canon-keyboard-t3451.html Canon Keyboard]</ref> | OEM customers include Data General, Hitachi, Alcatel<ref name="Azrael" /> and Canon.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/canon-keyboard-t3451.html Canon Keyboard]</ref> | ||
− | Many variants of the 6310 series were produced, | + | Many variants of the 6310 series were produced, see below for some examples. |
Each keyboard is identified by a model number and extension number. The extension number covers the case style (a letter such as "T" or "K"), the presence of Windows keys ("W"), the two-letter OEM customer code, the country code, and a pair of characters that remain unidentified. The case style, Windows key and unidentified characters are in some cases given as part of the model number instead of as part of the extension number. The headings below preserve Acer's inconsistencies rather than attempting to normalise them. | Each keyboard is identified by a model number and extension number. The extension number covers the case style (a letter such as "T" or "K"), the presence of Windows keys ("W"), the two-letter OEM customer code, the country code, and a pair of characters that remain unidentified. The case style, Windows key and unidentified characters are in some cases given as part of the model number instead of as part of the extension number. The headings below preserve Acer's inconsistencies rather than attempting to normalise them. | ||
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*PS/2 connector | *PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Acer 6311-AW 4C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311-AW 4C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311-AW 4C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311-AW 4C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*PS/2 connector | *PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Acer 6311 (Hitachi) -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311 (Hitachi) -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311 (Hitachi) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311 (Hitachi) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*PS/2 connector | *PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Acer 6311-C4C -- top.jpg | Front/top view | File:Acer 6311-C4C -- top.jpg | Front/top view | ||
File:Acer 6311-C4C -- bottom.jpg | KB back label | File:Acer 6311-C4C -- bottom.jpg | KB back label | ||
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*Black switches | *Black switches | ||
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File:jvp6311 front.jpg | Front/top view | File:jvp6311 front.jpg | Front/top view | ||
File:jvp6311 back.jpg | KB back label | File:jvp6311 back.jpg | KB back label | ||
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The extension number is not entirely readable, but the middle is assumed to say "DG" for "Data General". | The extension number is not entirely readable, but the middle is assumed to say "DG" for "Data General". | ||
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File:Data General 6311 K71 -- top.jpg | Top | File:Data General 6311 K71 -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Data General 6311 K71 -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Data General 6311 K71 -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*Black switches | *Black switches | ||
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File:Acer 6311 K7C-CH (3C) -- top (what's left of it).jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311 K7C-CH (3C) -- top (what's left of it).jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311 K7C-CH (3C) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311 K7C-CH (3C) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*Made in Malaysia | *Made in Malaysia | ||
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File:Acer 6311 K8C-CH (3C) -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311 K8C-CH (3C) -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311 K8C-CH (3C) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311 K8C-CH (3C) -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*PS/2 connector | *PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Acer 6311 K9C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311 K9C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311 K9C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311 K9C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN | *FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN | ||
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File:Acer 6311-KW 4C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311-KW 4C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311-KW 4C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311-KW 4C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*PS/2 connector | *PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Lemel 6311-KW 1C-LM-CH -- top.jpg | Top | File:Lemel 6311-KW 1C-LM-CH -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Lemel 6311-KW 1C-LM-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Lemel 6311-KW 1C-LM-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*Made in Malaysia | *Made in Malaysia | ||
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File:Acer 6311 T2C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311 T2C-CH -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311 T2C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311 T2C-CH -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys are located at the top; consequently the Print Screen row is moved down to the Insert row, and the Insert to Page Down cluster is moved down a row to compensate. | This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys are located at the top; consequently the Print Screen row is moved down to the Insert row, and the Insert to Page Down cluster is moved down a row to compensate. | ||
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File:Acer 6311-TA 4C -- top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311-TA 4C -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311-TA 4C -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311-TA 4C -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys layout is the same as the 6311-TA 4C above. | This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys layout is the same as the 6311-TA 4C above. | ||
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File:BenQ 6311-TA and Acer T200-P -- top.jpg | Top | File:BenQ 6311-TA and Acer T200-P -- top.jpg | Top | ||
File:BenQ 6311-TA and Acer T200-P -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:BenQ 6311-TA and Acer T200-P -- bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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*PC 97 PS/2 connector | *PC 97 PS/2 connector | ||
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File:Acer 6311-TW4C top.jpg | Top | File:Acer 6311-TW4C top.jpg | Top | ||
File:Acer 6311-TW4C bottom.jpg | Bottom | File:Acer 6311-TW4C bottom.jpg | Bottom | ||
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+ | ===6312-HW=== | ||
+ | *Swedish layout | ||
+ | *Manufacture date 1995-12-15 | ||
+ | *Made in Malaysia | ||
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+ | <gallery widths=250px heights=117> | ||
+ | File:Acer 6312-HW -- top.jpg | Top view | ||
+ | File:Acer 6312-HW -- bottom.jpg | KB back label | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 23 January 2018
Model no. | 6311*, 6312* |
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FCC ID |
GQ86311-K JVP6311 (101/102-key) JVPKBS-WIN (104/105-key) |
Branding | Acer and numerous OEM customers |
Manufacturer | Acer |
Features | Power keys (some models) |
Layouts | ANSI, JIS, ISO, Asian 101 |
Keyswitches | Acer switch |
Interface | AT, PS/2 |
Acer 6310 series is an informal name that covers Acer models 6311 and 6312 semi-mechanical Acer switch keyboards.
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Variants
- 2.1 6311-AW 4C/CH
- 2.2 6311 (Hitachi)
- 2.3 6311-C4C
- 2.4 6311 I11/US
- 2.5 6311 K71/DG/US (Data General)
- 2.6 6311 K7C-CH (3C)
- 2.7 6311 K8C-CH (3C)
- 2.8 6311 K9C/CH
- 2.9 6311-KW 4C/CH
- 2.10 6311-KW 11/UPC
- 2.11 6311-KW 1C/LM/CH (Lemel)
- 2.12 6311 T2C/CH
- 2.13 6311-TA 4C
- 2.14 6311-TA 4C/7 (BenQ)
- 2.15 6311-TW4C
- 2.16 6312-HW
- 2.17 6312 T1U/VI/UK (Viglen)
- 2.18 6312 T4U/UK
- 2.19 6312-TW 4U
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Description
6310 series keyboards use Acer's patented clicky spring-over-membrane design. The keycaps are well-known for sharp, precise legends created using an unidentified method, previously misidentified as being dye sublimated. Some examples however have laser charred keycaps instead.
FCC grantees are GQ8 (Acer America Corporation of California) and JVP (now listed as Benq Corporation of Taiwan). The Acer switch patent was filed in 1988, but the earliest example listed here is from 1991. The oldest example listed is 2006, giving this series a surprisingly long lifetime.
Curiously for an Asian product, the manufacture dates are typically given in American month/day/year format with a two-digit year, instead of year/month/day.
It appears that, in some instances, Acer glued the membrane to the keyboard controller PCB. Once the membrane has been peeled away, nothing remains to keep it in contact afterwards and the keyboard will no longer function correctly.
Variants
OEM customers include Data General, Hitachi, Alcatel[1] and Canon.[2] Many variants of the 6310 series were produced, see below for some examples.
Each keyboard is identified by a model number and extension number. The extension number covers the case style (a letter such as "T" or "K"), the presence of Windows keys ("W"), the two-letter OEM customer code, the country code, and a pair of characters that remain unidentified. The case style, Windows key and unidentified characters are in some cases given as part of the model number instead of as part of the extension number. The headings below preserve Acer's inconsistencies rather than attempting to normalise them.
The two model numbers are divided up as follows:
- 6311: United States, China, Japan (variously ANSI, Asian 101 and JIS layouts)
- 6312: Europe (ISO)
Model 6311 region and physical layout are mixed, giving rise to combinations such as Asian 101 US, ANSI Chinese and JIS Chinese.
Case styles include:
Letter | Moniker | Cable gutter | |
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A | 3- or 5-position (uncertain) | ||
C | None | ||
H | 3-position | ||
I | 3-position | ||
K | 5-position (uncertain) | ||
K | 2- or 3-position (uncertain) | ||
T | "Reverse-curve" | None |
Two separate case styles share the letter "K" in model and extension numbers.
Known variants include the following:
6311-AW 4C/CH
- Chinese Asian 101 layout with Windows keys
- No manufacture date
- FCC ID JVPBPS-WIN
- Made in Malaysia
- PS/2 connector
6311 (Hitachi)
- Hitachi-branded
- Chinese JIS layout with Windows keys
- Manufacture date 1995-08-10
- No FCC ID
- Made in Malaysia
- PS/2 connector
6311-C4C
- Chinese Asian 101 layout
- Manufacture date 1998-05-29
- No FCC ID
- PS/2 connector
6311 I11/US
- Asian 101 layout; US layout assumed
- Manufacture date 1994-10-15
- FCC ID JVP6311
- Made in Malaysia
- Black switches
6311 K71/DG/US (Data General)
- US ANSI layout
- Manufacture date 1995-10-13
- FCC ID GQ86311-K
- Made in Malaysia
- White switches
The extension number is not entirely readable, but the middle is assumed to say "DG" for "Data General".
6311 K7C-CH (3C)
- Chinese layout assumed
- Manufacture date unreadable
- FCC ID missing or unreadable
- Black switches
6311 K8C-CH (3C)
- Chinese ANSI layout
- Manufacture date 1991-11-18
- FCC ID GQ86311-K
- Made in Malaysia
6311 K9C/CH
- Chinese Asian 101 layout
- Manufacture date 1995-03-24
- FCC ID GQ86311-K
- Made in Malaysia
- PS/2 connector
6311-KW 4C/CH
- Chinese Asian 101 layout with Windows keys
- Manufacture date 1996-03-08 (DOM uncertain)
- FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN
6311-KW 11/UPC
- US Asian 101 layout
- No manufacture date
- FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN
- Made in China
- Black switches
6311-KW 1C/LM/CH (Lemel)
- Lemel-branded
- Chinese Asian 101 layout
- Manufacture date 1996-07-16
- FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN
- PS/2 connector
6311 T2C/CH
- Chinese Asian 101 layout
- Manufacture date 1995-03-25
- FCC ID JVP6311
- Made in Malaysia
6311-TA 4C
- Chinese Asian 101 layout with Windows keys and bright green secondary keycap colour
- Manufacture date 1998-11-27
- No FCC ID
This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys are located at the top; consequently the Print Screen row is moved down to the Insert row, and the Insert to Page Down cluster is moved down a row to compensate.
6311-TA 4C/7 (BenQ)
- BenQ-branded
- Chinese Asian 101 layout with Windows keys; keycaps are laser charred
- Manufacture date 2006
- No FCC ID
- Power keys
This model lacks the expected "W" in the model or extension number. The power keys layout is the same as the 6311-TA 4C above.
6311-TW4C
- Chinese Asian 101 layout with Windows keys
- Manufacture date 2003-07-16
- No FCC ID
- PC 97 PS/2 connector
6312-HW
- Swedish layout
- Manufacture date 1995-12-15
- Made in Malaysia
6312 T1U/VI/UK (Viglen)
- Viglen-branded
- UK ISO layout
- Manufacture date 1994-11-22
- FCC ID JVP6311
- Made in Malaysia
- Black switches
- AT connector
6312 T4U/UK
- UK layout (ISO assumed)
- FCC ID JVP6311
- Manufacture date 1994-09-28
- Made in Malaysia
- Black switches
6312-TW 4U
- UK ISO layout with Windows keys
- No manufacture date
- FCC ID JVPKBS-WIN
- Made in China
- White switches
- PS/2 connector
The manufacture date was omitted from the label, but the controller PCB is marked 1997-03-05. This particular example had the membrane sheets seemingly glued to the controller PCB.
References
- ↑ Deskthority — Ortek MCK-142Pro(Alps), Alcatel MFII(Acers), Chicony KB-5582
- ↑ Deskthority — Canon Keyboard
External links
- KBTalking — ■鍵盤史的異數Acer-6311世界獨一無二的半機械模組薄膜鍵盤■ — extensive gallery of 6311 variants, reproduced above