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The switches are dusty and do not all work.
They will need to be cleaned.
Missing 1 keycap from the right arrow.
Blue Alps switches from 1988.
The case and keycaps are yellowed.
The ESC and F buttons are single shot while the rest are doubleshot and have printed Greek secondary.
I tested the ...

I have some from Greek/UK keyboards.

Vintage original German Cherry MX blue switch keyboard made in Taiwan by DYTCOM DAH YANG
Sold for parts or rebuild.All keys work.Space bar is missing stabilizer.
I added a new 5 pin din cable to test and it is included.
You will need a set of keycaps and space bar stabilizer to get a working ...

Here is what must be a very early Hi-Tek Santa Ana keyboard pcb with linear modular switches.
The part number is 373-70100 The keys are slightly different to the stackpole as the one side is solid and the other side of the brass hands is slotted.

Here is an Alps without a numeric keypad

It strikes the pcb with quite a bit of force.There is no way to control the pressure as it builds up and snaps down .
Here is a video of the snap action https://youtu.be/o7blSSOU9Y0

Here is a link to a YouTube video of the switch.It is larger and quite different from the early Alps plate switch.It is a very simple switch that works unbelievably well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXmMrqt4-O4

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Neat, I've never seen these before.

It's a sort of dome switch. And I've never seen this before :D
Are there any numbers on the pcb to identify it? Usually Alps has at least one or two.

I have tried searching all the numbers but could not find any reference
TA655 TA030 P001 264077A-S-BO on ...

Here is a video of the switch https://youtu.be/gXmMrqt4-O4

Photo of how switches are placed from back

Muirium wrote: Click Clack? I'd like to see Clack Factory branch out a bit, but beamsprings first, please!

It is not a beamspring switch.It sounds and works more like a click clack toy Here is a link to a youtube video of the click clack toys I was referring to https://youtu.be/7hs2qioZUco

Here are photos of the keys

The keyboard circuit board is marked as ALPs with script logo.I really like the feel of the keys and have been searching online for reference but could not find another set.The keys are only held on by the metal bracket directly above the circuit board which appears to have gold plated terminals ...