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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 15:56:04

Title: Old filco.
Post by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 15:56:04

Hey, I came across a FKB-107J-AI keyboard for sale and can't find much info on it, anyone know anything about it?



edit:

I found this but can't read Japanese.

http://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=10

Title: Old filco.
Post by: Uninstall on Sat, 06 November 2010, 15:59:46

lol from rfd?

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=12454

Title: Old filco.
Post by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:04:15

Quote from: Uninstall;243497

lol from rfd?

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=12454

Correct.



Thanks for the info Ripster, so this keyboard does not support ps2?

edit: Would it be possible to get a adapter so it can be used with a ps2 connection?

Title: Old filco.
Post by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:34:18

Quote from: ripster;243504

Hahaha - I had forgotten this thread.  Answer to the switch type is here. (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=217549&postcount=16)  I guess this is called the Filco Tsubasa.

Nice, Thanks again for the info.



So what do you guy's think this keyboard is worth?

Title: Old filco.
Post by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:40:10

Turns out the keyboard is indeed ps2. but the seller refuses to take a key off to reveal the switch type.

Title: Old filco.
Post by: Brian8bit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:52:38

God damn that is one ugly ass keyboard.

Title: Old filco.
Post by: woody on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:54:34

Quote from: brian8bit;243522

God damn that is one ugly ass keyboard.

The shape somehow reminds me of some old Apple keyboard. I could never remember their naming.
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Title: Old filco.
Post by: erricrice on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:57:32

Quote from: deltaspirit;243521

Turns out the keyboard is indeed ps2. but the seller refuses to take a key off to reveal the switch type.

They're definitely Simplified White ALPS, meaning clicky and tactile:

Quote from: mindrider;217548

I have a similar keyboard like that and here are the pics for the keyboard where I replaced some of the keys from another donor keyboard.

Here is the keyboard

[img=http://a.imageshack.us/img710/3954/28082010029.th.jpg] (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/28082010029.jpg/)


Here are pics of the switch used.

[img=http://a.imageshack.us/img717/5859/28082010031.th.jpg] (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/28082010031.jpg/)

[img=http://a.imageshack.us/img202/2203/28082010030.th.jpg] (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/28082010030.jpg/)

Title: Old filco.
Post by: Brian8bit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 16:59:24

Quote from: woody;243523

The shape somehow reminds me of some old Apple keyboard. I could never remember their naming.

Apple Keyboard II.

Title: Old filco.
Post by: deltaspirit on Sat, 06 November 2010, 17:01:00

Quote from: erricrice;243524

They're definitely Simplified White ALPS, meaning clicky and tactile:

I'm currently using a majestouch with MX black switches but would like something that's better for typing, what cherry MX switch is most similar to that of the keyboard in question?

Thanks for all the answers guys.

Title: Old filco.
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 06 November 2010, 17:16:31

I would think blue cherry would be most similar to tactile clicky alps.