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Hi all I was introduced to the world of mechanical keyboards recently by Chyrosan22 . Because of him I was inspired to search through my local ad listings for vintage keyboards. The Alps branded keyboard on top caught my attention however I can't seem to find out what model it is. Would anyone happen to know anything about the other keyboards as well? Thanks!

Hi, help me what is keyboard on top?

roselios wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 04:33 Hi, help me what is keyboard on top?

The odd top row layout and chunky arrow keys make me think maybe Datacomp?
(not this one, but similar perhaps? wiki/Datacomp_DFK515)

Can't you ask the seller for a photo of the back label at least? Or to pop a cap?

Jan Pospisil wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 11:46

roselios wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 04:33 Hi, help me what is keyboard on top?

The odd top row layout and chunky arrow keys make me think maybe Datacomp?
(not this one, but similar perhaps? wiki/Datacomp_DFK515)

Can't you ask the seller for a photo of the back label at least? Or to pop a cap?

okey bro, and this seller so slow lol

Jan Pospisil wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 11:46

roselios wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 04:33 Hi, help me what is keyboard on top?

The odd top row layout and chunky arrow keys make me think maybe Datacomp?
(not this one, but similar perhaps? wiki/Datacomp_DFK515)

Can't you ask the seller for a photo of the back label at least? Or to pop a cap?

i have one more photo

roselios wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 14:38
i have one more photo

Looks like a DEC LK201 (terminal keyboard)

wiki/DEC_LK201

Okay, I think I wasted like a solid hour trying to find any info about this but FCC and Model searches have left me completely empty-handed ._ . My gut is telling me it's probably going to end up being a rubber dome but there is a tiny lingering hope that says it might have Alps under the caps.

Yurnero wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 20:42 Okay, I think I wasted like a solid hour trying to find any info about this but FCC and Model searches have left me completely empty-handed ._ . My gut is telling me it's probably going to end up being a rubber dome but there is a tiny lingering hope that says it might have Alps under the caps.

Slider over something, not Alps

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133351874286

Nice caps tho.

Polecat wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 20:07

roselios wrote: 22 Nov 2020, 14:38
i have one more photo

Looks like a DEC LK201 (terminal keyboard)

wiki/DEC_LK201

yep, and top panel look down no top in dec lk201 lmao

roselios wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 03:01

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184204288684

Same layout exactly, could be a different version or for a DEC terminal clone?

Polecat wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 03:11

roselios wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 03:01

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184204288684

Same layout exactly, could be a different version or for a DEC terminal clone?

maybe

Anybody knows this keyboard equipped with 2U arrow keys?



(Found on https://www.nj.com/sports/2020/05/remem ... -ever.html)

gichtl wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 11:58 Anybody knows this keyboard equipped with 2U arrow keys?



(Found on https://www.nj.com/sports/2020/05/remem ... -ever.html)

I saw this one on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143856701229
It's not the same but daaaaaamn those arrow keys are gorgeous!

Razerban wrote: 24 Nov 2020, 17:11 daaaaaamn those arrow keys are gorgeous!

They almost have a religious quality to them don't they?

Hi help me

Aropa KT-1002 - Anyone know anything about this? Literally can not find a single thing about it with a google search. Looks like vintage blacks, can anyone confirm? EDIT: Opened the board up and the PCB says Chicony KT-1002/ KT-1003

leetuser wrote: 27 Nov 2020, 06:34 Aropa KT-1002 - Anyone know anything about this? Literally can not find a single thing about it with a google search. Looks like vintage blacks, can anyone confirm?
aropa.jpg
aropa label.jpg
s-l1600.jpg

Looks like a Wyse clone.

Looks like a Wyse clone.

Oh yeah cool. Thanks!

Can anyone help me out with information about this board? Nothing more than the sticker sadly. Has an 8-pin DIN plug. What switches are those?

TNT wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 20:21 Can anyone help me out with information about this board? Nothing more than the sticker sadly. Has an 8-pin DIN plug. What switches are those?

Data General terminal board. Probably Fujitsu leaf spring.

Thanks a lot for the quick answer!

roselios wrote: 25 Nov 2020, 01:15Hi help me

The manufacturer is Oriental Tech. Probably an OK-100, because of the Cyrllic. Some have "Beltron" labeled on them. They have Alps-mount membrane switches. A post I looked at said something like, "Stay far, far away."

The wiki articles say that these have double-shot keycaps. I suppose if you just need some pretty nice looking keys, there ya go.

Does anyone have any info on an FC600 from Telex Computer Products?

TNT wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 20:21 Can anyone help me out with information about this board? Nothing more than the sticker sadly. Has an 8-pin DIN plug. What switches are those?

I recently converted one of these Data General 6348 boards and wrote a blog post about it: https://kuritakey.zone/data-general-d63 ... -keyboard/

They're real nice.

shallot wrote: 02 Dec 2020, 12:12

TNT wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 20:21 Can anyone help me out with information about this board? Nothing more than the sticker sadly. Has an 8-pin DIN plug. What switches are those?

I recently converted one of these Data General 6348 boards and wrote a blog post about it: https://kuritakey.zone/data-general-d63 ... -keyboard/

They're real nice.

Thanks! Those keycaps are enormously thick wth

TNT wrote: 02 Dec 2020, 16:10

shallot wrote: 02 Dec 2020, 12:12

TNT wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 20:21 Can anyone help me out with information about this board? Nothing more than the sticker sadly. Has an 8-pin DIN plug. What switches are those?

I recently converted one of these Data General 6348 boards and wrote a blog post about it: https://kuritakey.zone/data-general-d63 ... -keyboard/

They're real nice.

Thanks! Those keycaps are enormously thick wth

Hmm. Another keyboard that I must possess.

shallot wrote: 02 Dec 2020, 12:12
I recently converted one of these Data General 6348 boards and wrote a blog post about it: https://kuritakey.zone/data-general-d63 ... -keyboard/

They're real nice.

Wow, thanks for sharing that! Decades ago I had one of the "other" DG boards - the 6246, and it had a truly lovely sound and feel. There were no Teensys or other converters back then, of course, but I got the bright idea of hand wiring its switches to match an existing keyboard's matrix and using that keyboard's controller. I never got that far, but I still have a faint glimmer of hope that I'll fiind the DG keyboard packed away in my storage, even though I know in my heart that it's not there.

I found this old Bosch keyboard at my school, looks like a mechanical but I don't really know much about it. Is it rare or just trash? No tactile clicks and quite hard to press
http://imgur.com/gallery/UyH6PmS
http://imgur.com/gallery/WvXqN8O
http://imgur.com/gallery/sJjFSXX

Bleks wrote: 03 Dec 2020, 21:19 I found this old Bosch keyboard at my school, looks like a mechanical but I don't really know much about it. Is it rare or just trash? No tactile clicks and quite hard to press
http://imgur.com/gallery/UyH6PmS
http://imgur.com/gallery/WvXqN8O
http://imgur.com/gallery/sJjFSXX

Cherry MY 1800. Shit switches and this one doesn't even have doubleshot caps. Pretty bad board.