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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 23 November 2013, 14:29:14
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Cherry Kina-6256 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-Cherry-Kina-6256-Keyboard-110s87082-REV-B-Xerox-Untested-Computer-/261335023874?pt=US_Vintage_Computing_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cd8c80102). Since it was made at Waukeegan, it is a specialty keyboard and not sold as a regular product. Looks like these were a special order from Xerox. It probably has MX judging from the keycaps (which look a lot more like SP and are not fine Cherry type) but I don't know for sure since it's the first time I'm seeing this thing. It could have some other M* switch. Has kind of a HHKBesque layout with more funkiness. RJ11 type connection, likely it speaks some terminal protocol. Nevertheless a pretty cool one for Cherry collector.
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Wasn't the MX switch introduced in 1984 ? The green sticker on that thing says 12/73...
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Oh, I saw this. It's been re-listed at least once. The crazy stagger of the bottom row is wacky as well.
Also, I think it might be KXNA.
I see the 12/73 on the xerox logo, but I'd be more willing to believe the 8919 on the cherry logo. Last I checked cherry didn't have many KB's in 1973, nor xerox computers (1973 did see the xerox alto, but it didn't use this KB. I think it may have used honeywell hall effect.)
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I don't think that has anything to do with a date in any way. If it was that old it would be at least twice as thick and would have spherical keycap for certain.
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My bet is M8.