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Title: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: masaleiro on Sun, 15 November 2015, 19:30:20

Hi guys! I'm a electronics/informatics student from Portugal and an overtime maker. I came here some times before to learn some stuff about mechanical keyboards and to get some ideas. Now I finally decided to register and share with you the project I've been slowly doing for the past 2 years (in it's own appropriate topic).

Regarding keyboards, I've been collecting them for quite some time but the one that sparked the interest was an IBM Model M2. Meanwhile I added many more to the collection:
(http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/F0U/NDVC/IGY22REH/F0UNDVCIGY22REH.jpg)
In this photo there are:
From Top to Bottom, Left to Right:
- IBM Model M
- Monterey K108
- Monterey K104
- Siemens PC16/32
- Siemens PC16-20
- Some old typewriter keyboard?
- Old Monterey K108 case that I tried to convert to tenkeyless and painted black
- Another IBM Model M
- Amstrad PC2086
- Chiicony KB-5192
- PO(EURO) (the only thing that says in the back sticker besides the serial number and some warnings)
- Apple M0110A
- Topis International (unknown model)
- POSiFlex KB2100
- IBM Model M2
- unknown brand/model
- BTC-53
- Onleader Technology MKB-101
- unknown brand/model (not mechanical, just Alps compatible keycaps)
- Ortek Technology MCK-84 SX
- Laptop keyboard from vintage Maxar NPC II laptop
- Cash registering machine keyboards

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: Snowdog993 on Mon, 16 November 2015, 11:58:52

The "unknown" keyboard below your M2, what type of switches does it have?

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: masaleiro on Tue, 17 November 2015, 05:57:40

This one:
(http://s3.postimg.org/7lfmdh24h/DSC06268.jpg)

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: Snowdog993 on Tue, 17 November 2015, 09:15:46

Hmm.  It looks like some sort of slider type key.  I'm certainly not an expert on switches, but I am sure someone here would know what keyboard it is.

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 18 November 2015, 04:09:21

Welcome to Geekhack!

Whoa!  Fantastic collection!

You'd have quite a lot of different switches there too.

The pic you posted looks a lot like slider over rubber dome, but I could be wrong.  I haven't seen that type of stem before (not that I've seen a lot of keyboards, but I've seen a lot of pictures around here)!

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: masaleiro on Wed, 18 November 2015, 09:34:27

Thanks for the welcome! In a few day I hop to get time to put photos of each individual keyboard with a removed keycap and then everyone can play a game of "name the switch" eheh  :thumb:

Title: Re: Mechanical keyboard addict from Portugal
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 19 November 2015, 04:05:03

Quote from: masaleiro on Wed, 18 November 2015, 09:34:27

Thanks for the welcome! In a few day I hop to get time to put photos of each individual keyboard with a removed keycap and then everyone can play a game of "name the switch" eheh  :thumb:

We like that game :D

At least some of us do.  Others, like me, just gaze in bewilderment at the multitude of switches and keyboards ...