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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: aricube on Mon, 05 March 2012, 00:07:00
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...and I'm wondering if there's anyway to get this up and running. After 'typing' on it, without it even attached, I don't want to touch my old keyboard again. It has a connector I'm not familiar with, looks just like a phone line. There's a 25 pin adapter attached to it, if it would be easier to set up a daisy connection. Not sure I really want to bite the bullet just yet, and buy a newer keyboard(although, I did look around, and the SS 6gv2 seems to have the same switches, and it's 80 + free shipping at amazon.
pics here(not so good quality): http://bit.ly/z9qK0T
What the identifying marks on the tag are, because I don't think you'll be able to read the pic(things in parents are symbols):
D-8572 Auerbach/Opf.
Made in Germany
(RU) E75282 (SA)LR 63292
FCCID: GDDG80-3300
Article No.: G80-3300HAU / 01
Serial No.: 000991 G06
+12V 270mA max
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It is a "H" model, so do it had doubleshot keycaps?
If so then better sell the keyboard/keycaps and fund a new keyboard.
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Weird layout. Huge spacebar and what's that key next to it?
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I swear I seen someone selling one of those giant spacebars in the classifieds section. Thing is hideous haha
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Picture of full board seems to be a Wyse / Link / Reynolds /etc. terminal board. The legends on the keycaps are absolutely not Cherry and also match those of a Wyse / Link / Reynolds / random terminal brand board. Key left of space says Compose Character.
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http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1991/42/1142387/
Computerwoche (Old German mag) archives from 1991, Oct 18th
"G80-3300, a keyboard for DEC-VT-220/230-Terminals and compatibles"
Translation by Ripster