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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: compu_85 on Fri, 15 April 2011, 22:31:32

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: compu_85 on Fri, 15 April 2011, 22:31:32

bhtooefr has referred me here a couple times... figured I'd finally sign up.

Years ago I nabbed a sad looking keyboard out of the trash bin at the MSU Salvage Store. After soldering on a new cable it works great. It's got Alps keyswitches, and is the only Alps board I've liked (I dislike the OmniKey, for example)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_mde4sT8dH0s/TakGwEZ3fZI/AAAAAAAABX0/6rKAvhtAPbQ/s576/2011-04-15%2023.00.05.jpg)

Letters worn off from years of use :cool:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_mde4sT8dH0s/TakGsx2ILRI/AAAAAAAABXw/OGQpKtHVsUg/s576/2011-04-15%2023.00.18.jpg)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_mde4sT8dH0s/TakGp8xdxFI/AAAAAAAABYI/Y0rOsHZ4M6c/s576/2011-04-15%2023.00.57.jpg)
AT/XT switch on the bottom. As I recall there were no identifying marks inside.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_mde4sT8dH0s/TakHxc6kEWI/AAAAAAAABYg/tNf3QZb6s6A/s576/2011-04-15%2023.06.02.jpg)

Ever seen one of these before? I'd love to know more about it.

Thanks!

-Jason

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: manfaux on Fri, 15 April 2011, 23:37:45

hey those look like blue ALPS
!

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: Queue on Sat, 16 April 2011, 00:43:23

Oh sure -- that's an MK-727 with blue Alps.

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: Brummell on Sat, 16 April 2011, 08:16:48

Wait...

Quote from: compu_85;331934

(I dislike the OmniKey, for example)

What?

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: aegrotatio on Sun, 17 April 2011, 21:18:43

Where I'm from, a blue-hue ALPS is a big money Monterey rare keyboard.

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Mon, 18 April 2011, 01:21:44

I think either that guy or someone else keeps saying that.

Title: Mystery Board, anyone seen this before?
Post by: aegrotatio on Mon, 16 May 2011, 22:19:00

So, is it just some blue-tinted ALPS clone?