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Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: Xuan on Tue, 15 June 2010, 13:54:13

Hi, I found this publication in my country: http://www.masoportunidades.com.ar/aviso/3765072-teclado-wang-disponible-en-buenos-aires


Is that the same wang as this?: http://cgi.ebay.com/Keyboard-Wang-PC-Vintage-Clicky-w-Yellow-Omron-Sliders-/350364573669?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item51935b1fe5


Can you identify it from the ****ty picture?

Also, what about those yellow alps?

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: aegrotatio on Tue, 15 June 2010, 17:51:04

(http://www.marriedtothesea.com/052810/wang-terminals-ruled.gif)

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 15 June 2010, 20:26:19

strange looking yellow alps.  They have a deeper yellow than the zenith ones.

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: Xuan on Tue, 15 June 2010, 21:54:07

yeah, but what do the Wang experts think of the first link?
Will it have clicky alps, or can it be a rubber dome board?

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: sandy55 on Wed, 16 June 2010, 10:04:25

First link doesn't work for me.

Yellow Omrons (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/omron/omron_ylw_6151er.jpg) on NanTan FMA-44HKB6151ER ( ALPS version is available )
Omron Yellow are basically same with Omron Blues (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/fk555_om.html). Both clicky

Another Omron Yellows (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/leo_6251.html#leo_kb6251)

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: Xuan on Wed, 16 June 2010, 11:49:17

Thanks sandy and ripster.
In the first link there is a bad picture of what I think is a keyboard exactly like the one in the second link with yellow switches.
So I guess I'm gonna place a bid for it and see what happens.

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: spolia optima on Wed, 16 June 2010, 23:37:19

Are any of the Omron internals ALPS compatible?

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: lehua768 on Thu, 17 June 2010, 01:52:07

In the first link there is a bad picture of what I think is a keyboard exactly like the one in the second link with yellow switches.So I guess I'm gonna place a bid for it and see what happends. yeah, but what do the Wang experts think of the first link?Will it have clicky alps, or can it be a rubber dome board? But to answer your question I can't tell much from the CrappyCam photo. Chloe didn't put Yellow Omrons in the Switch wiki so try scouring those asian web sites. They tend to have the best ALPS info.

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: DryDry on Thu, 17 June 2010, 03:04:20

Xuan today there is a game between Argentina and South Korea.
Argentina gasolineras!
support Argentina 4ever!

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: sandy55 on Thu, 17 June 2010, 08:51:37

Quote from: spolia optima;193887

Are any of the Omron internals ALPS compatible?

Coils springs; Diameter of Omron's are bit shorter but can be used in ALPS.
Stems; not compatible.
Click leaves; Omrons' leaves are bit wider. not compatible.  Haven't tried ALPS leaves in Omrons.
switching assy; basically same mechanism but not compatible. Clicky Omron has 3 pins. ( Later version has 2 pins but anyway incompatible )

Cases; completely incompatible.
ALPS ( and Monterey ) key caps can be used on Omrons. haven"t tried vv. but maybe OK.

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: Xuan on Thu, 17 June 2010, 22:10:22

Quote from: lehua768;193919

In the first link there is a bad picture of what I think is a keyboard exactly like the one in the second link with yellow switches.So I guess I'm gonna place a bid for it and see what happends. yeah, but what do the Wang experts think of the first link?Will it have clicky alps, or can it be a rubber dome board? But to answer your question I can't tell much from the CrappyCam photo. Chloe didn't put Yellow Omrons in the Switch wiki so try scouring those asian web sites. They tend to have the best ALPS info.

I think you tried to correct me for mistaking Alps and Omrons. You're right I thought they were yet another clone, but it seems they are different as sandy just said.

Quote from: DryDry;193939

Xuan today there is a game between Argentina and South Korea.
Argentina gasolineras!
support Argentina 4ever!

I'm not a football fan as most people in here and I missed it. :s

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 18 June 2010, 04:48:02

An Argentine who doesn't like football? What is this madness?!

Title: [Keyboard Id] Wang?
Post by: Xuan on Fri, 18 June 2010, 18:43:33

It's less estrange if you're a computer dork :p