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Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Thu, 18 August 2011, 03:17:37

ages and ages ago, i once had a fullsize keyboard. it was very clicky, and instead of a numpad, it had a nice, big ol trackball. i had it with an old 486 ages ago. it was heavy as hell and connected using a fullsize AT connector. ring any bells for anyone?

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: mbc on Thu, 18 August 2011, 03:37:43

seen one like that on ebay.de but dont remember the name :(

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: Ascaii on Thu, 18 August 2011, 10:17:52

this one? http://cgi.ebay.de/200616005511

its mine now ;)

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: mbc on Thu, 18 August 2011, 10:20:48

yes. What kind of switch does it use?

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Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Thu, 18 August 2011, 13:14:08

no i dont think it was that. it had a standard set of arrow keys and no numpad whatsoever.

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: REVENGE on Thu, 18 August 2011, 15:25:10

Quote from: simon_C;401069

no i dont think it was that. it had a standard set of arrow keys and no numpad whatsoever.

More boards like that exist than you would think, care to provide some more details? Did the trackball come with mouse buttons?

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Thu, 18 August 2011, 18:41:54

trackball had button around it. it was a tank of a keyboard.

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Thu, 18 August 2011, 23:13:52

yes... exactly. it was nearly 10 years ago i had it too.... it had a full size AT connector for the keyboard, and a ps/2 din connector for the mouse. it was beige and had two tone keys

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: TexasFlood on Thu, 18 August 2011, 23:39:53

Look anything like this?
(http://www.worksafetech.net/catalog/images/ErgoGeek_COM-ACC-KB-SC-35PU-front-3x3.jpg)

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 18 August 2011, 23:40:13

I think beige and two tone keys just described pretty much every board of the era.

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: TexasFlood on Thu, 18 August 2011, 23:48:14

Look anything like this?
(http://www.worksafetech.net/catalog/images/ErgoGeek_COM-ACC-KB-SC-35PU-front-3x3.jpg)
Or this?
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Key-Tronic-TRAK101-Vintage-Keyboard-Trackball-/00/$(KGrHqZ,!hgE2fW7BKsYBNysgMCwwQ~~0_3.JPG)

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Fri, 19 August 2011, 00:12:55

no i dont think so unfortunately.  trackball did have little rectangular buttons like that 2nd one though. but nothing else on it rings a bell. first one isnt even close.

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Fri, 19 August 2011, 00:30:46

I think you should try to specify what style of enter key it had, that might help.

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: TexasFlood on Sat, 20 August 2011, 07:58:08

Quote from: simon_C;401428

no i dont think so unfortunately.  trackball did have little rectangular buttons like that 2nd one though. but nothing else on it rings a bell. first one isnt even close.

Was the trackall in the same location as the second 2nd example?  I had forgotten you said it had a standard set of arrow keys and no numpad but was just looking for comparison examples. When googling for example, I found one I'd love to have if the trackball weren't serial, and probably also very low resolution, shown below.
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/3/6/4/0/4/4/webimg/433547955_o.jpg)

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: TexasFlood on Sat, 20 August 2011, 08:20:02

Quote from: simon_C;401428

no i dont think so unfortunately.  trackball did have little rectangular buttons like that 2nd one though. but nothing else on it rings a bell. first one isnt even close.

Was the trackall in the same location as the second 2nd example?  I had forgotten you said it had a standard set of arrow keys and no numpad but was just looking for comparison examples. When googling for example, I found one I'd love to have if the trackball weren't serial, and probably also very low resolution, shown below.
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/3/6/4/0/4/4/webimg/433547955_o.jpg)

Cherry made some to, not sure how far back they go though.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Cherry-MY-1800-Keyboard-w-Trackball-G81-1800LPAUS-0-01-/00/$(KGrHqR,!iYE3dK4GflJBOHGqBkZ1g~~0_3.JPG)

Title: Help me identify a keyboard i once had
Post by: simon_C on Sat, 20 August 2011, 10:14:04

you know the more i look at it, the more familiar that Trak101 board seems to me...  that may have actually been it.

EDIT: NO! thats not it...i just remembered something else about it, it had thin rectangular buttons below the spacebar for the mouse buttons.