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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Dr.Toiletface on Sat, 13 June 2015, 10:53:02

Title: Help identify an old keyboard
Post by: Dr.Toiletface on Sat, 13 June 2015, 10:53:02

So I recently got a bunch of old electronic stuff and in that stuff I found a really old keyboard with the old din5 connector and everything, but I can't find a smidge of information about it on the internet.  It's called a tymshare model 470 and I just wanna know about it.  Pictures attached of the keyboard if anyone could shed some knowledge on the thing.

Title: Re: Help identify an old keyboard
Post by: E TwentyNine on Sat, 13 June 2015, 11:14:39

Looks to be the same as http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_55000-0147

See also:  http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_3700_keyboard

Title: Re: Help identify an old keyboard
Post by: Dr.Toiletface on Sat, 13 June 2015, 11:37:53

Quote from: E TwentyNine on Sat, 13 June 2015, 11:14:39

Looks to be the same as http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_55000-0147

See also:  http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_3700_keyboard

It looks like that but without the numpad arrows

Title: Re: Help identify an old keyboard
Post by: chyros on Sat, 13 June 2015, 14:14:30

Switches definitely look like old Hi-Teks.

Title: Re: Help identify an old keyboard
Post by: hwood34 on Sat, 13 June 2015, 14:58:33

Quote from: chyros on Sat, 13 June 2015, 14:14:30

Switches definitely look like old Hi-Teks.

Yeah, stackpole grid. Feels pretty awful frankly