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Title: vintage find
Post by: PRISONER 24601 on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:09:27

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Clicky-Keyboard-Air-force-Made-in-japan-Fairchild-Pretty-good-shape-/271863011740?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:20:53

Pretty sure that's a Dasher

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: XMIT on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:39:20

Data General terminal keyboard, Fujitsu third generation clicky leaf switches. That seller has been trying to sell it since February and has raised and lowered the price. They have thick double shot ABS caps. What you see in this photo is both the key cap and the under-cap, sort of like a Model M with two piece caps. This is a heavy, metal frame keyboard that cleans up nicely. I have two of them. I don't know what protocol it uses.

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: PRISONER 24601 on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:55:30

how about this guy? Never seen this switch-- buckling rubber sleeves?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231511455181?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: PRISONER 24601 on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:55:53

oh, and thanks guys

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: chyros on Thu, 07 May 2015, 17:23:27

Quote from: PRISONER 24601 on Thu, 07 May 2015, 16:55:30

how about this guy? Never seen this switch-- buckling rubber sleeves?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231511455181?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Yup. ITW magnetic valve. A very old design, apparently.

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 07 May 2015, 17:30:41

Low profile version of the ITW switch: http://deskthority.net/wiki/ITW_magnetic_valve

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: XMIT on Tue, 09 June 2015, 16:21:43

Ah yes, the buckling rubber sleeve ITW switches. These are surprisingly Topre-like.

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: chyros on Tue, 09 June 2015, 18:51:28

They have rubber sleeves? Oo

Are they shown in the OP?

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: XMIT on Tue, 09 June 2015, 22:18:11

We're talking about two different keyboards here. The first, the Data General board, has Fujitsu metal leaf switches. The second, the ITW/Cortron board, is bucking rubber sleeve. See again: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231511455181. The eBay listing photos show the sleeve.

Title: Re: vintage find
Post by: chyros on Wed, 10 June 2015, 02:54:53

Ah I see :) . Cheers mate!