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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: bazemk1979 on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:24:29

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: bazemk1979 on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:24:29

This Compaq with trackball same as the Compaq G80-1180, does this one also have the cherry mx browns?oh yes and one more thing,whats the difference between the spanish vs QWERTY US layout? cant see from the picture...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMPAQ-158649-007-KIT-OPT-KEYBOARD-W-TRACKBALL-SPANISH-ESPANOL-/370560386017?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item56471ec3e1

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:32:45

Hi, I'm not ripster, but no it is also a domes board, same as last time you asked... the ONLY compaq that is MX is the 11800 model.
(http://www.mcbia.com/auction/randy/nick/Compaq-MX11800.gif)
If it dose not look EXACTLY 100% same as this, it's not what you are looking for.

Here's what you are looking for. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Compaq-PS-2-Keyboard-with-Trackball-MX-11800-185152-001-Rackmount-/190637346763?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2c62df0fcb)

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: bazemk1979 on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:42:06

good I double checked, someone told me that it has cherry browns same as the 11800 model...

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:50:30

I don't know everything, but as far as I know, the 11800 is the only one. Definitely not that one, keycaps are not even full size, no way that's MX or you wouldn't be able to press the key down without it smashing into the switch housing before it even registered.

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: bazemk1979 on Sat, 11 February 2012, 18:51:49

some of the keys are smaller size I noticed,also seems like spanish layout has the big enter key

Title: Hey Ripster,got question for ya
Post by: bazemk1979 on Sat, 11 February 2012, 20:24:15

hey Ripster, someone already pitched in,thanks. BTW sorry for bothering you but after all I voted for you being the best knowlegable keyboard person....deal with it lol