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Offline blakespot

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SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« on: Mon, 19 November 2012, 00:47:35 »
Anyone have an SGI RT6856T? I have one that came with my SGI O2. Here's a vid (not of my making):


It's a rubber dome but feels excellent -- better than the HHK2 Light.

http://www.recycledgoods.com/zoom_s_p_20638_1.jpg.ashx




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Offline blakespot

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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 19 November 2012, 00:59:07 »
Feels great, just pulled it back out. But it lacks a Win or whatever extra key at bottom --- so can't use on a Mac -- no "option" key possibility. :-(


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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 19 November 2012, 01:10:49 »
Looks nice. Seems expensive, rare or likely to not work if got it used.
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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 19 November 2012, 04:25:35 »
I have a SGI one, with Swedish layout. It is pretty nice for a rubber dome.
The NMB RT6856T.and variants have also been made for other OEMs, such as DEC, Compaq, Micron and Olivetti.
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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 21 November 2012, 12:54:49 »
I think I ended up giving mine away.  The wife was all about clearing out the office room closet and I had 2 Indy's and a Challenge L in there along with at least one SGI keyboard.  I think it all went to an electronics recycling center.

The were pretty decent keyboards for rubber dome.  I supported a couple hundred SGI's for a while with a mix of workstations (including my desktop at work) and servers so I got used to typing on them.  I still kinda miss Irix.  It was a good operating system.
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Offline BucklingSpring

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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 21 November 2012, 19:12:19 »
Are you sure it's pure SGI?

NMB were making RT6xxxx boards for many brands. RT as in Right Touch. One of the best Rubber Domes made.

From the sound of it... It really souds like a NMB board. An you CAN'T go wrong with NMB RT6xxxxx. If I recall they are also good for 20-30M cycles.

I just googled SGI and NMB... I think you have a NMB board... KEEPER
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Re: SGI RT6856T - any fans? (Rubber dome)
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 08 October 2016, 13:29:26 »
Quote from: blakespot on Mon, 19 November 2012, 00:47:35
Anyone have an SGI RT6856T?

It's NMB OEM keyboard, the same were made with many famous names of that time (but SGI version has the prettiest color scheme). We use in office one, Compaq branded version, RT-101 model, same as there: http://mirohi55hiromi.blogspot.com/2010/08/compaq-rt101.html
Typing feels better, then any other rubber dome keyboard I met before. Little (comparing to Mitsumi hybrid switches), but apparent, tactility in the end of key travel. Monumentally built, most keyboards looks as toys near it. Good ergonomics. PS/2 connector. Thick and durable plastic.
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