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Offline 1391406

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Can anyone ID the switch in this?
« on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 12:33:20 »
I like this, but I can't find any info. on the switch it uses:

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Re: Can anyone ID the switch in this?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 12:35:49 »
Is there any possible way this is a rebranded Unicomp?? I'm guessing dome but if this was a buckling spring that would be sick, especially in ansi. But who knows, people really abuse the word clicky.

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Re: Can anyone ID the switch in this?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 12:37:12 »
Is there any possible way this is a rebranded Unicomp?? I'm guessing dome but if this was a buckling spring that would be sick, especially in ansi.

Looks an awful lot like a 122-key Unicomp, but as you said that could be either BS or domes.
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Re: Can anyone ID the switch in this?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 12:39:43 »
Based on the words on their web page, some of them at least are buckling spring.  They say the 'T' models are the "heavy duty clicky type like IBM".

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Re: Can anyone ID the switch in this?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 30 April 2014, 13:15:56 »
Based on the words on their web page, some of them at least are buckling spring.  They say the 'T' models are the "heavy duty clicky type like IBM".

Also from their page: All of the keyboards below with a "T" in the part number (except the CLIKB122TX) are the heavy duty "clickey" Tactile Feedback models you are familiar with, like those on IBM InfoWindow Twinax and Coax Terminals.

And the only model listed on the page with the black keyed keyboard with a T is CLIKB122TX.
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