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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hak Foo on Sun, 20 February 2011, 17:43:38

Title: "K108S" unknown switches
Post by: Hak Foo on Sun, 20 February 2011, 17:43:38

So it clicks, so I drop four dollars on it at the Goodwill.

It reminds me somewhat of the PDC-101 board on keyboardporn, in that it's got noisy switches with vaguely ALPS-like interfaces, on a plastic backplate and a circuit board which barely covers the switches.

However, all other factors differ:

* dye-sub look keys
* big-enter 101 layout, with small backspace, quite conventional
* tiny, surprisingly attractive case.
* Switches are different not-alps-- rounded edges and a light blue colour.

The controller is datecoded late 1991, and there's an XT-AT switch.  The only external label is a serial number-- i see evidence of a removed label.  However, the PCB is labelled K108S.

Pics to follow

Title: "K108S" unknown switches
Post by: keyb_gr on Mon, 21 February 2011, 09:46:39

Monterey/M-tek.
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15569&stc=1&d=1298303132) (http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15570&stc=1&d=1298303132) (http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15571&stc=1&d=1298303132)

Title: "K108S" unknown switches
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:04:03

Monetereys and dye sub for $4? Very nice.

Title: "K108S" unknown switches
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 21 February 2011, 13:44:19

You lucky basterd! The Monterey is the type of switch that I am the most interested in trying out.