Author Topic: Can someone help me identify thiskeyboard? Alps White and Alps Green combo  (Read 1834 times)

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Offline Mark|MD5

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This keyboard also came with a server rack thing for a blade system, slide out.
There are absolutely no brand markings anywhere on this keyboard inside and out.
Numbers on the back, probably serial
(040914057) followed by a CE certificate sticker.
Purchased for a cool 6$.

The Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and Num Lock keys are light up, and Alps Green, all others are Alps White.

Two ps2 connectors, one for touchpad, and one for keyboard. Touchpad has Synaptics on the circuit board.

Some impressions on this keyboard.
Feels very nice, ergonomic.
Extremely tactile and has a nice loudness to it.
Very Heavy.
Everything is functioning and is in almost perfect condition, little signs of use except for wear on touchpad.

Thanks in advance!

Thread i found
http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/an-interesting-alps-keyboard-i-found-t3074.html

« Last Edit: Tue, 14 August 2012, 23:08:54 by Mark|MD5 »

Offline Mark|MD5

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Offline 486

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Do the alps switches have ALPS written on the top of them?
I've seen this keyboard on ebay once or twice, I forget which brand it is though.

Offline Mark|MD5

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Do the alps switches have ALPS written on the top of them?
I've seen this keyboard on ebay once or twice, I forget which brand it is though.
Yes they do!

The green ones and the white ones.

This thing has nothing i can identify the keyboard with..

I dont even know where or who made it.


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Do the alps switches have ALPS written on the top of them?
I've seen this keyboard on ebay once or twice, I forget which brand it is though.
Yes they do!

The green ones and the white ones.

This thing has nothing i can identify the keyboard with..

I dont even know where or who made it.


Can you take it apart? Oftentimes the OEM is on the PCB. At the very least, you should be able to harvest a date code off one of the IC's to find out how old it is.