I was wondering about that one; it’s obvious from the keycaps that it’s not an Alps switch board. Good work tracking down the Sandy link.
There are some other Futaba boards with different keycaps which also have a similar “tombstone” like shape, so that was also my guess, but I wasn’t very sure about it.
Google Translate has a fun time with Sandy’s page:
You can not not good enough understanding about the switch structure but at the bottom against the brink of very small "cookie" flashy at the time of the return and the sound of a "Tchan!" Sound that a major feature at the time of the push, round trip together to borrow a certain site owners words It will be "Kakkun" = "Kakkun switch". This feeling is Will probably have pushed the rotation plate spring is occurring from at once bounce (back) place. I issued a a rather clicking sound of or "click" or "chip" in pushing, return minor sound, is better that I prefer. Feel of the key by the seasoning of the return is made for better or for worse, for example, I think, such as spring of reverberation of IBM 5576-C01 is that it fails example. However, the switch of the return sound of this keyboard is the feeling "I Futaba's" in this sound itself rather not 's something unnecessary reverberation is self-assertion with. Metal plate fitted with a switch foundation has as a bottom plate, but, but for you I think not to return come also changed the sound if dump the plate, in the present circumstances to the elegance and self-assertion is too strong What a place called sparingly there. [...]
The AT 84 fairly highlighted time difference aggressive "Kakkun" feel of FUTABA switch in the clone is I think the feel quite alien to the ears and fingers were accustomed to buckling of ALPS and IBM. Incidentally it is coupled with fairly retro sound and appearance. I think it is to become better and personally I'll hold down a little more return sound.
Any Japanese speakers want to try making a clearer translation?
