deskthority

To commemorate the 2015 DTA I'll be posting a bunch of new additions to my vast keyboard collection.

To start off, an illuminated Tektronix "Program Function Keyboard".

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Yep, those are lamps
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Some relation to General Electric it seems.
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Handwired...with lamps
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Switches are heavy, a bit tactile (frictiony). Not really that nice to use.

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At least show us what it looks like when lit up! Maybe play a game of snake on it?

I'll see if I can turn it on when I get back. Unfortunately I know absolutely nothing about the keyboard and the interface...

What a good found.
See you how to disassemble this strange switch monster.