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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Greg Dron on Thu, 21 November 2013, 08:55:37
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I found a white switch Compaq keyboard in one of our data centers and I was wondering if somoeone can tell me more about this keyboard. If someone can put a price tag on this keyboard that would be cool.
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show what's below keycap then price tag will pop up :thumb:
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I think that is just a rubber dome with plungers.
Compaq keyboards of that era are nice to use and well-made, but nothing to get excited about.
Pull a key and take a photo so we can be sure.
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http://www.360tech.com/catalog/compaq-ps2-keyboard-refurbished-p-29612.html (http://www.360tech.com/catalog/compaq-ps2-keyboard-refurbished-p-29612.html)
$25?
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Looks like a Chicony built rubber dome over membrane board.
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I'm almost certain it's a membrane with those weird white plastics on top of rubber dome. I found one in a closet at work.
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Seems like you guys are right
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Made by NMB. (I realised that from the FCC ID before I even got the pictures at the bottom showing the characteristic sliders.)
Interestingly, that's in NMB's 6600 (low footprint) series — some NMB OEM boards have weird model numbers that don't fit their RTnnnn pattern (e.g. Dell RT7D50, Logitech Y-RJ20 (RT7R04)) — maybe one day I'll figure out the meaning behind these.
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Good one Daniel.
It's a NMB Right Touch 6000 series. Low value$ but high end Rubberdome. New they can endure 5 years of intensive typist work.
The first key to go wrong on these is the backspace with a very distinctive problem. Press on a corner and the key stops before it actuate. You need to release and press again.
Made by NMB. (I realised that from the FCC ID before I even got the pictures at the bottom showing the characteristic sliders.)
Interestingly, that's in NMB's 6600 (low footprint) series — some NMB OEM boards have weird model numbers that don't fit their RTnnnn pattern (e.g. Dell RT7D50, Logitech Y-RJ20 (RT7R04)) — maybe one day I'll figure out the meaning behind these.
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Some of the Dell Quietkeys have these type sliders on them, they are actually decent keyboards. I found some about a year ago NIB for really cheap so I bought a few...