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Title: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: Vizir on Mon, 23 November 2015, 09:33:05

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Keytronic-KB101-Plus-5-Pin-IBM-PC-XT-AT-NEW-IN-BOX-Key-Tronic-KB-101-/151892732241

couldn't find much info, but seems to be capacitive switch of some sort with rubber domes (and that you could order rubber domes of varying actuation force to modify it to your liking).

Title: Re: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: SamirD on Fri, 27 November 2015, 12:57:05

I have two Keytronics and I believe one is a kb101+, but with a different layout.  Keytronic is still around (and sell brand new boards for less than this auction), so you could probably even call them and ask what this particular board is.

Title: Re: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: ander on Sat, 28 November 2015, 23:21:08

As far as I know, Key Tronic (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Key_Tronic) never made anything besides rubber domes and foam-and-foil.

Nonetheless, these listed for $149 (https://books.google.ca/books?id=yYDbUAjvDu4C&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22key+tronic+kb101+plus%22+-ebay&source=bl&ots=CFdhVJ3Exx&sig=p2vRUWAmyEbnFcMStnQ9bauAOng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim2feZ77TJAhXGRSYKHV_FCsIQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=%22key%20tronic%20kb101%20plus%22%20-ebay&f=false). In 1995 dollars. PC stuff was amazingly pricey back then, wasn't it?

Ctrl and Caps Lock in the same key? What's up with that?:


(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jEUAAOSw5VFWLlvw/s-l1600.jpg)

Title: Re: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 30 November 2015, 12:36:26

Yeah that is interesting.  I found another picture of the same keyboard with the same combo key:
http://www.recycledgoods.com/keytronic-cig8ave03417-keyboard-kb101.html

Title: Re: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: chyros on Mon, 30 November 2015, 13:23:02

Quote from: ander on Sat, 28 November 2015, 23:21:08

As far as I know, Key Tronic (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Key_Tronic) never made anything besides rubber domes and foam-and-foil.

They used to make magnetic reed switches back in the 70s. Unless it's positively ancient it will be foam and foil or rubber dome though.

Title: Re: Keytronic KB101 Plus
Post by: Vizir on Mon, 30 November 2015, 15:17:44

Foam and foil seems likely, since they mention "capacitive" in some literature.