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| years = ca. 1996-2000
 
| price = unknown.
 
| price = unknown.
 
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The SkiData keyboards are manufactured by [[GMK]], Germany, for an Austrian software firm.
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The SkiData keyboard PCBs are manufactured by [[GMK]], Germany, for the Austrian software firm SkiData. The shells where designed by [[KID]] (Kiska Industrial Design) and made by an Austrian manufacturer.
  
It is yet unclear if GMK manufacured the key caps themselves or if they had been produced by [[Cherry]] directly.
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Key caps are double shots and pad-printed keys from [[Cherry]].
  
 
==Known Variants==
 
==Known Variants==

Revision as of 20:23, 13 December 2012

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SkiData keyboard
Manufacturer Cherry
Features 160 keys, optional trackball, n-key rollover, programmable.
Layouts Cherry 1800 plus extra function keys.
Switches Cherry MX
Interface PS/2
Price unknown.

The SkiData keyboard PCBs are manufactured by GMK, Germany, for the Austrian software firm SkiData. The shells where designed by KID (Kiska Industrial Design) and made by an Austrian manufacturer.

Key caps are double shots and pad-printed keys from Cherry.

Known Variants

  • DE and NO layout with or without trackball.
  • All known variants come with MX Clears and n-key rollover.

No other keyboards with this case have been discovered yet.

Features

At least the function keys are programmable by using a proprietery software.


Pictures

German layout with trackball.
Norwegian layout without trackball.


How to Disassemble

Turn it upside down. Make sure it is on a smooth surface, so nothing gets scratched!

Undo all screws turn it up again and lift up the cover.

See also