Got this yesterday at a local computer repair/parts shop. Thrown among all the old keyboard there it was. I didn't even know what it was, but the clicking of its keys was a telltale sign for sure. Got it for $1.99. Not bad at all. Took it home, gave it a really good cleanup (it was disgustingly dirty), assembled it back together, and it wasn't working properly! Dadgummit...After much thinking, I thought that maybe it's not 100% compatible with the blue cube I have connected to my laptop, so I took it to the office to see if it would work with my PC there, using a real PS/2 connector.
Well, it works, and I'm typing on it now!
I'm pretty happy with it, makes it a nice alternative for the office, where my trusty IBM Model M was starting to distract people. This keyboard is big, robust, and pretty much silent, but the keys have a very satisfying soft clicking action. There's something about it that begs typing on it. I've been coding with it all morning and I think it just won its place in the office...That'll give me time to order a new cable for my Model M and get it up to shape. I do have to get used a bit to the softer action on the keys and avoid slamming them, but I've been getting better at that as the day progreses. The whole device has a low profile, even the keys are kinda "sunken" into the case a bit, helps for good hand positioning.
Apparently there's not much info about these keyboards...Seem to be rare birds. Here's some pics:
Most keys are shiny!