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Title: Triad Keyboard
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:09:33: Does anyone know anything about this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Triad-Keyboard-1013482-01-/161361659485?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276/) Triad Keyboard? I'm not crazy about the layout, but it looks pretty cool, in my opinion. Looks like an RJ45 connector, but not sure.

EDIT: Fixed the link
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:11:45: ~~Link just points to www.ebay.com. Need more information. :p~~

Edit: Looks nice, I agree!
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:28:10: Did some research on them after stumbling across a pair on eBay. It should be MX or MX compatible, but don't take that as gospel truth(see this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39233.0)). The caps look Tai Hao to me.
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: tinlong117 on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:24:08: Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:28:10
Did some research on them after stumbling across a pair on eBay. It should be MX or MX compatible, but don't take that as gospel truth(see this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39233.0)). The caps look Tai Hao to me.

I think it's SP.
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: bazh on Thu, 10 July 2014, 01:51:41: Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:28:10
Did some research on them after stumbling across a pair on eBay. It should be MX or MX compatible, but don't take that as gospel truth(see this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39233.0)). The caps look Tai Hao to me.

the legend font looks much like SP's
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 10 July 2014, 09:38:04: Quote from: tinlong117 on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:24:08
Quote from: nubbinator on Wed, 09 July 2014, 21:28:10
Did some research on them after stumbling across a pair on eBay. It should be MX or MX compatible, but don't take that as gospel truth(see this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39233.0)). The caps look Tai Hao to me.

I think it's SP.

agreed. It looks a lot like the WY-85 / gate array terminals, which had keycaps produced by comptec. SP got their moulds from them.

anyway, someone got the first one. I bought the re-listed one ($3 less). I expect the seller has more. Be on the lookout.
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: metalliqaz on Thu, 10 July 2014, 09:40:30: Looks a lot lime Wyse
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 10 July 2014, 13:27:21: Some are identical keyboards to the wyse 85 gate array with different colors and MX... but others look identical in EVERY way including replicating SP font in pad print but are really low grade rubberdomes. It's VERY difficult to tell in photos so be careful!
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: 1391406 on Thu, 10 July 2014, 18:52:58: Is that an RJ45 in the pics for the Triad, though? Can it be brought to life?
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 10 July 2014, 18:55:34: So who bought this, and what is it after all? Keycaps definitely look WYSE-ish.
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 11 July 2014, 02:50:43: Quote from: 1391406 on Thu, 10 July 2014, 18:52:58
Is that an RJ45 in the pics for the Triad, though? Can it be brought to life?
I suspect it'll work with a soarer.
Quote from: jacobolus on Thu, 10 July 2014, 18:55:34
So who bought this, and what is it after all? Keycaps definitely look WYSE-ish.
I did; we'll see; I agree, that's why I got it. looks like wyse/link/etc.

I'm hoping for no domes, but as I said, we'll see.

No idea who got the first one. mine was cheaper and on sale.

edit: WYSE-branded chip on the PCB; domes.

There was also a cherry-made one with a beige colourway
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54454.0
Title: Re: Triad Keyboard
Post by: P3TC0CK on Sun, 20 July 2014, 07:48:29: For smaller keyboards you could use Shapeways to get a ceramic keyboard. I'm not sure if you could do so with a full 104 keyboard as you need to fit the case in their bounding box for ceramic of:

340 × 240 × 170 mm and X + Y + Z ≤ 400 mm

Wrong thread, sorry.