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Offline Jixr

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old dell id help?
« on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:36:32 »
Can anyone help ID this?

i'm not sure if its an old BS or an Alps board.

Could be a tosser dome though.

Anything helps.
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Offline smknjoe

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:38:49 »
Probably a dome. I don't think there were any BS "clones" other than some off-brand Chinese boards. Do you have any more pics?
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Offline Jixr

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:41:21 »
that's all I got.

old guy on CL is giving it away, but its a 40 min drive to get it and wanted to verify before I took the trip.

just this pic and "its old and heavy"
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Offline smknjoe

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:44:10 »
Some guys really like the old RDs. I don't know if it's RD or not though.
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Offline jacobolus

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:05:32 »
Very likely a “quietkey” rubber dome. Here’s what the black Alps version looks like:


The earliest Dell rubber domes looked the same as the Alps switch keyboards, e.g.:


Later ones that are the same shape as yours had Windows keys. So I’m guessing your keyboard is from the 1994–1995 timeframe.

Edit: I think yours might be model SK-1000RS http://www.recycledgoods.com/dell-sk-1000rs-ps-2-keyboard-104-key-quiet-key-gyur10sk.html
« Last Edit: Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:18:57 by jacobolus »
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Offline Daniel Beardsmore

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:12:52 »
Silitek made Alps keyboards in that form factor, but I'm only aware of it being in Japanese layout:

http://ayuchin.blog11.fc2.com/blog-entry-147.html

Alternatively, a Dell QuietKey with "QuietKey" missing. I had a QuietKey (SK-1000REW I'm guessing) that didn't say "QuietKey" on it.

Simple thing: get a photo of the switches and/or rear label (if he isn't willing to prise off a keycap).

SK-1000RE (QuietKey with no Windows keys) looks the same as the OP's photo — not the curvy shape of the AT101R that jacobolus posted.
« Last Edit: Thu, 19 March 2015, 18:15:51 by Daniel Beardsmore »
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Offline Jixr

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 19 March 2015, 19:07:05 »
ah, thanks guys. I know there are old dell alps boards out there, this one being winkeyless and old made me wonder what it was.
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Offline RandolphCarter

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 04 November 2016, 08:12:20 »
Quote from: Jixr on Thu, 19 March 2015, 17:36:32
Can anyone help ID this?

i'm not sure if its an old BS or an Alps board.

Could be a tosser dome though.

Anything helps.
Show Image


I realize I'm resurrecting an old thread here, but I'm
pretty sure this is a Lexmark made, Dell branded
Model M.

I have one, part number 1397651. I'll post pics once Photobucket
Is back online.
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Offline keykaiser

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 04 November 2016, 09:33:38 »
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Offline RandolphCarter

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Re: old dell id help?
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 05 November 2016, 12:21:39 »
Ok, now that the image in the original post loads, and I'm looking at it on my desktop (instead of my phone), I don't think it is the keyboard I thought it was.  Sorry!

By way of comparison, here's mine:







Guess I need new eyeballs...
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