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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Phaedrus2129 on Sat, 21 August 2010, 15:37:28

Title: Chicony date
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sat, 21 August 2010, 15:37:28

So yeah, I opened up my KB-5181 to clean it. It was pretty dirty, lot of dirt and some dead ants, but not the worst I'd seen. That housing is a ***** to take apart and put back together btw.

But the upper and lower housings both say "Finished in 81 6 30".

This keyboard was made in 1981!? Is that right?

Title: Chicony date
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 21 August 2010, 16:52:18

Nope. That layout didn't exist back then, neither did the switches that the Chicony uses.

Dates dont always mean dates... Model F/M internals usually have "Shop Dates" which are a meaningless assortment of numbers.

Title: Chicony date
Post by: sandy55 on Sun, 22 August 2010, 08:46:11

Quote from: Phaedrus2129;215445

"Finished in 81 6 30".

Most likely Minguo (Taiwan  R.O.C ）calender (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minguo_calendar) .
Plus 11 to the year and you'll get 1992.

Title: Chicony date
Post by: didjamatic on Sun, 22 August 2010, 09:10:22

(http://www.greenberg-art.com/.Illustrations/.Serious/qq1sgChineseCalendar.jpg)