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Offline Phaedrus2129

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Chicony date
« on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 15:37:28 »
So yeah, I opened up my KB-5181 to clean it. It was pretty dirty, lot of dirt and some dead ants, but not the worst I'd seen. That housing is a ***** to take apart and put back together btw.

But the upper and lower housings both say "Finished in 81 6 30".

This keyboard was made in 1981!? Is that right?
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Previously owned: Ricercar SPOS, IBM M13 92G7461 1994, XArmor U9BL, XArmor U9W prototype, Cherry G80-8200LPDUS, Cherry G84-4100, Compaq MX-11800, Chicony KB-5181 (SMK Monterey), Reveal KB-7061, Cirque Wave Keyboard (ergonomic rubber domes), NMB RT101 (rubber dome), Dell AT101W

Offline ch_123

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Chicony date
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 21 August 2010, 16:52:18 »
Nope. That layout didn't exist back then, neither did the switches that the Chicony uses.

Dates dont always mean dates... Model F/M internals usually have "Shop Dates" which are a meaningless assortment of numbers.
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Offline sandy55

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Chicony date
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 22 August 2010, 08:46:11 »
Quote from: Phaedrus2129;215445
"Finished in 81 6 30".


Most likely Minguo (Taiwan  R.O.C ）calender .
Plus 11 to the year and you'll get 1992.
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 22 August 2010, 09:10:22 »
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