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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Blob on Mon, 06 February 2012, 15:07:25

Title: IBM SK-8809 19K1910
Post by: Blob on Mon, 06 February 2012, 15:07:25

Hey There,
I have been looking around and have thus far failed to find any information about this IBM keyboard, given it's age I would be inclined to believe that it is rubber dome however I can find no such mention, and in fact some people seem to think it is mechanical.

Can anyone here shed some light on what kind of key switches these things use?

(http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200509/20/39/b0024739_10172043.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yohEF.jpg)


Cheers.

Title: IBM SK-8809 19K1910
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 06 February 2012, 22:03:49

Rubber dome. Pretty much guaranteed. It's a fairly recent Silitek (Silitek made a few mechs in the 90s but they pretty much only make rubber domes and scissors these days)

Title: IBM SK-8809 19K1910
Post by: Blob on Mon, 06 February 2012, 22:07:52

Quote from: Pylon;507827

Rubber dome. Pretty much guaranteed. It's a fairly recent Silitek (Silitek made a few mechs in the 90s but they pretty much only make rubber domes and scissors these days)

Thanks, I figured as much.