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Offline Narcix

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What is this?
« on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 13:50:38 »
Found a couple of compaq kbs somewhere at home.....
what is this? *noob question*?


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Offline GLaDOS

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 14:17:50 »
Looks to be a rubber dome with sliders. Take the board fully apart and you'll be able to know.
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Offline Jack Karneval

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 14:18:08 »
Looks like a higher end rubber dome keyboard much like my old Dell Quietkey!
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Offline Narcix

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 14:30:20 »
It feels kinda better than my 5€ trust illuinated rd :)
but my ps/2 port is not working :(
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Offline Neo.X

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 15:00:36 »
I have one with the same switch. It does feel better than other rubber dome keyboard. This is the only rubber dome keyboard I keep.  :)
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Offline Narcix

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 19 July 2013, 15:55:49 »
Quote from: Neo.X on Fri, 19 July 2013, 15:00:36
I have one with the same switch. It does feel better than other rubber dome keyboard. This is the only rubber dome keyboard I keep.  :)
Got it to work and i must say that it feels gooood :)
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Offline nappi11

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 20 July 2013, 06:50:37 »
It is an NMB dome with slider, much better than normal rubber dome.
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 20 July 2013, 07:04:51 »
The "RT" at the beginning of the model number is a tell that it was made by NMB.
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Offline fohat.digs

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 20 July 2013, 08:55:58 »
I love those.

I used the updated US ANSI version, the SK-2800 and SK-2800C for several years. I got one new with a Compaq system in the early-2000s and used them almost exclusively until I went back to mechanicals about 2009. I bought several at thrift stores and yard sales as backups and giveaways.

It is not easy to find the driver to make the media keys work, but they were my favorite part. They are small and rubbery and feel good. I like rubbery key tops and always buy calculators with them, although they would probably not last long-term on a real keyboard.

Pretty sure I still have at least 1 for old times' sake.
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