Northern Telecom TOPS keyboard
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- Location: US
- Main keyboard: Focus FK-6000
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Trackpad
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
Does anyone recognize the type of switch used in this keyboard? The switch is linear. The keyboard is from a Nortel TOPS computer which is commonly used by phone companies.
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- jsheradin
- Location: USA
$10 says they're made by Honeywell/Microswitch but it's a weird cross between SD and SC series; not entirely sure what they are.
If they are SD series I believe they're a new variant. https://telcontar.net/KBK/Micro_Switch/SD#plunger_types
If they are SD series I believe they're a new variant. https://telcontar.net/KBK/Micro_Switch/SD#plunger_types
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- Location: US
- Main keyboard: Focus FK-6000
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Trackpad
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
I think you are right. It likely is using Honeywell/Microswitch SD series Hall effect switches. The picture of the switch very closely resemble that of the Sun Microsystems 32-key keypad: http://mousefan.telcontar.net/image/micro.htm