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Title: old dell id help?
Post by: Jixr on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:36:32

Can anyone help ID this?

i'm not sure if its an old BS or an Alps board.

Could be a tosser dome though.

Anything helps.
(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w553/ClaytonGFinley/unnamed_zps06ry6758.jpg) (http://s1329.photobucket.com/user/ClaytonGFinley/media/unnamed_zps06ry6758.jpg.html)

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: smknjoe on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:38:49

Probably a dome. I don't think there were any BS "clones" other than some off-brand Chinese boards. Do you have any more pics?

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: Jixr on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:41:21

that's all I got.

old guy on CL is giving it away, but its a 40 min drive to get it and wanted to verify before I took the trip.

just this pic and "its old and heavy"

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: smknjoe on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:44:10

Some guys really like the old RDs. I don't know if it's RD or not though.

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:05:32

Very likely a “quietkey” rubber dome. Here’s what the black Alps version looks like:
(http://i.imgur.com/dRLPn1c.jpg)

The earliest Dell rubber domes looked the same as the Alps switch keyboards, e.g.:
(http://i.imgur.com/uxAQZz9.jpg)

Later ones that are the same shape as yours had Windows keys. So I’m guessing your keyboard is from the 1994–1995 timeframe.

Edit: I think yours might be model SK-1000RS http://www.recycledgoods.com/dell-sk-1000rs-ps-2-keyboard-104-key-quiet-key-gyur10sk.html
(http://i.imgur.com/2Oq9SbJ.jpg)

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:12:52

Silitek made Alps keyboards in that form factor, but I'm only aware of it being in Japanese layout:

http://ayuchin.blog11.fc2.com/blog-entry-147.html

Alternatively, a Dell QuietKey with "QuietKey" missing. I had a QuietKey (SK-1000REW I'm guessing) that didn't say "QuietKey" on it.

Simple thing: get a photo of the switches and/or rear label (if he isn't willing to prise off a keycap).

SK-1000RE (QuietKey with no Windows keys) looks the same as the OP's photo — not the curvy shape of the AT101R that jacobolus posted.

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: Jixr on Thu, 19 March 2015, 19:07:05

ah, thanks guys. I know there are old dell alps boards out there, this one being winkeyless and old made me wonder what it was.

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: RandolphCarter on Fri, 04 November 2016, 08:12:20

Show Image

Quote from: Jixr on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:36:32

Can anyone help ID this?

i'm not sure if its an old BS or an Alps board.

Could be a tosser dome though.

Anything helps.
(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w553/ClaytonGFinley/unnamed_zps06ry6758.jpg) (http://s1329.photobucket.com/user/ClaytonGFinley/media/unnamed_zps06ry6758.jpg.html)

I realize I'm resurrecting an old thread here, but I'm
pretty sure this is a Lexmark made, Dell branded
Model M.

I have one, part number 1397651. I'll post pics once Photobucket
Is back online.

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: keykaiser on Fri, 04 November 2016, 09:33:38

Image won't load

Title: Re: old dell id help?
Post by: RandolphCarter on Sat, 05 November 2016, 12:21:39

Ok, now that the image in the original post loads, and I'm looking at it on my desktop (instead of my phone), I don't think it is the keyboard I thought it was.  Sorry!

By way of comparison, here's mine:

(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff493/randolphcarter2112/Mobile%20Uploads/20161104_085852_zps2f7rl69g.jpg) (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/randolphcarter2112/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20161104_085852_zps2f7rl69g.jpg.html)

(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff493/randolphcarter2112/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-11-04%2009.01.01_zpseb3dq9fq.jpg) (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/randolphcarter2112/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-11-04%2009.01.01_zpseb3dq9fq.jpg.html)

(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff493/randolphcarter2112/Mobile%20Uploads/f18f2b59-2b58-4aff-bb46-8ec6a46cf8b9_zpsxyecossq.jpg) (http://s1238.photobucket.com/user/randolphcarter2112/media/Mobile%20Uploads/f18f2b59-2b58-4aff-bb46-8ec6a46cf8b9_zpsxyecossq.jpg.html)

Guess I need new eyeballs...