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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: problemxyz on Fri, 02 February 2024, 12:08:56

Title: [SOLVED] About to pickup free vintage board but what is it I wonder
Post by: problemxyz on Fri, 02 February 2024, 12:08:56

Doesn't look like any IBM at all. But wondering what it is instead.

(https://i.imgur.com/we1H6Pc.png)

Title: Re: About to pickup an old keyboard for free but wondering what it is actually
Post by: Rhienfo on Fri, 02 February 2024, 15:49:41

I believe it's an NEC APC-H4120

I believe it has NEC oval switches, probably the blue ones.

https://deskthority.net/wiki/NEC_APC-H412 (apparently dt is back up, for now)

Title: Re: About to pickup an old keyboard for free but wondering what it is actually
Post by: terrpn on Fri, 02 February 2024, 18:00:12

Decent keyboard, I have 2 of them. Depending on condition some of the keys could be scratchy. It bings a tad sometimes, but I like old boards


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Title: Re: [SOLVED] About to pickup free vintage board but what is it I wonder
Post by: problemxyz on Fri, 02 February 2024, 20:31:41

I asked the donor and they replied it's a NEC indeed!

Will be my first vintage board and pretty excited. Do wonder if there would any chance at all to get the PS/2 working on my mac though via an adapter of some sort.
If the board works at all.