Not common. Only the very early ones had that. And the On/Off switch, which (presumably) swaps the Ctrl and Caps Lock positions like a Focus FK-555. The stabs/guides on the spacebar are odd also, which I hadn't seen before. I've seen exactly two like this in the last thirty years, and this particular one was posted here previously, but it's been messed with since then. The original caps have gone missing, and of course the price has gone up.
Not common. Only the very early ones had that. And the On/Off switch, which (presumably) swaps the Ctrl and Caps Lock positions like a Focus FK-555. The stabs/guides on the spacebar are odd also, which I hadn't seen before. I've seen exactly two like this in the last thirty years, and this particular one was posted here previously, but it's been messed with since then. The original caps have gone missing, and of course the price has gone up.
My best bet would be SMK Discrete Dome or Alps Integrated Dome.
Not a good price in such case.
6-pin DIN screams Fujitsu Leaf Springs 3rd Gen to me. It's a pretty KB.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 06:06
by Polecat
goomba_ wrote: 07 Jun 2021, 07:56
cool thanks for the info I love my omnikey but why anyone would want one with a single unit backspace is beyond me lol
I agree, but apparently that doesn't bother some people.
I found a photo of a Focus FK-555 with the same odd stabilizer method on the spacebar:
Other FK-555s have the normal Omnikey stabilizers, so this must have been a running change on both models. Always something new...
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 07:31
by John Doe
hellothere wrote: 07 Jun 2021, 20:59
6-pin DIN screams Fujitsu Leaf Springs 3rd Gen to me. It's a pretty KB.
It's gone. Hope buyer could bring it here to confirm something.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 09:39
by Bjerrk
hellothere wrote: 07 Jun 2021, 20:59
6-pin DIN screams Fujitsu Leaf Springs 3rd Gen to me. It's a pretty KB.
You may be right, but the consensus on this one was Alps Integrate Dome, it seems.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 18:27
by hellothere
I'd definitely say that I could be wrong.
Again, to me, it's such a nice looking keyboard that I'd hope it has nice switches to go with it. I think that FLS are OK as a switch type, so I wouldn't have minded picking it up if the KB had those switches. IIRC, Alps Integrated Dome was one of Chyrosran's top worst switches.
hellothere wrote: 08 Jun 2021, 18:27
I'd definitely say that I could be wrong.
Again, to me, it's such a nice looking keyboard that I'd hope it has nice switches to go with it. I think that FLS are OK as a switch type, so I wouldn't have minded picking it up if the KB had those switches. IIRC, Alps Integrated Dome was one of Chyrosran's top worst switches.
Those are definitely alps caps, so odds on it is indeed SKEU/W
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 10 Jun 2021, 06:24
by John Doe
Vintage TOSHIBA Personal Computer T100 with OG box, ALPS skcc green switches if you care the kb part.
Did you know if you buy someone else's product and dip it in paint you've just made your own brand?!!
I recently bought some blue and white alps from him and was happy with the quality of the switches. He mentions the switches are lubricated with “Max-Pro”. I’m curious to try this on some dirty Alps I have. He also included a bunch of alps documents!
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Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 11 Jun 2021, 10:10
by schwi
Anyone know how often these pop up? They use what is as far as I know a pretty unique switch (or at least slider), although I've heard of them being found in typewriters by one guy. I only know of 2, one posted to reddit and another in the deskthority discord.
small note - stabs are known to disintegrate, which seemed to happen to both the one posted to the discord and the one on reddit.
Did you know if you buy someone else's product and dip it in paint you've just made your own brand?!!
I recently bought some blue and white alps from him and was happy with the quality of the switches. He mentions the switches are lubricated with “Max-Pro”. I’m curious to try this on some dirty Alps I have. He also included a bunch of alps documents!
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I'll repost my warning: I bought a lot of switches from him. IIRC, I wanted Alps cream damped. He ended up sending me a handful of random Alps cream and white switches. I complained and his response was along the lines of, "I'm an old guy and can't tell colors apart anymore." I also know that there's one poster that bought a case/PCB/mounting plate set and they said that the PCB was a jumble of lifted pads.
Looks like both have pad printed keys that are wearing down and a couple caps are missing. However, that's not a big deal: I recently bought a new set of caps from Tai-Hao that'd fit the Dell for all of $35. For the Suntouch, you could always try to find a Chicony, NTC, or Adesso that has Alps mount switches. Or you could sand the keys down and you'll get blank caps. Or both.
Anyone know how often these pop up? They use what is as far as I know a pretty unique switch (or at least slider), although I've heard of them being found in typewriters by one guy. I only know of 2, one posted to reddit and another in the deskthority discord.
small note - stabs are known to disintegrate, which seemed to happen to both the one posted to the discord and the one on reddit.
