Honeywell Micro Switch keyboard

[snuci]

Here’s an interesting keyboard with a ghostly white colour scheme. I’m not exactly sure what terminal this goes with but it is a Honeywell keyboard. The original owner modified it to work with a more recent computer so you can see some additions.

Internally, it is a Micro Switch keyboard mechanism with SD series hall-effect key switches and the usually thick key caps.

Here are some pics:

Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard top

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard with dark background

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard back

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard mechanism top

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard mechanism bottom

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard mechanism markings

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Honeywell Micro Switch - key switches

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Honeywell Micro Switch - key tops

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Honeywell Micro Switch - key caps

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Honeywell Micro Switch - keyboard markings

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[XMIT]

Ooh, a white XMIT key!

This is a Honeywell BRG terminal keyboard. I think the TI marking is not Texas Instruments but perhaps "terminal identifier".

XMIT136 looks quite a lot like this board. It also has Micro Switch Hall Effect switches and non-profiled double shot spherical key caps.

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[snuci]

Well, I think yours is the same line minus the function keys, numeric keypad and the white XMIT key . I think you may be right. I checked my Honeywell VIP terminal and the bottom of the keyboard has a similar "ti" label.

Honeywell VIP terminal keyboard bottom labels

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Time to change he name.

[seebart]

Nice, XMIT got the "TKL" version.

[Slom]

Nice one

Can you give us more details about the modifications? Was the original controller IC removed?

[zslane]

Hey snuci, which VIP terminal(s) do you have?

[snuci]

Nice one

Can you give us more details about the modifications? Was the original controller IC removed?

Sorry, camera battery is toast. I'll try to take pics but the controller, if I recall, is still there.

Hey snuci, which VIP terminal(s) do you have?

Honeywell VIP 7201. Looks almost identical to my LSI ADM22 so I never took pics.

[ideus]

What language does this support?

[XMIT]

Now, if you want to see a real TI Micro Switch Keyboard, that would be XMIT232, a board that I cleaned up some for ohaimark. I think this one was from a TI 914.

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Or, perhaps XMIT101, from a TI 911 terminal.

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[seebart]

I know your TI 911 terminal, I had not seen that TI 914. Most impressive, thanks for sharing.

[zslane]

I'd love to see a photo of a VIP 7800/7801. Can't seem to find one on the interwebs anywhere.

[Harshmallow]

All your hall effect are belong to me now.

Snuci, I love that white board, with those beautiful orange/white doubleshot F keys! It looks very symmetrical. They should have made a small case for XMIT's version, but I guess that would have cost more money (or would it actually be less in the long run? Bahh).