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==Type A vs Type B Keyboard == | ==Type A vs Type B Keyboard == | ||
[[File:Keyboards - Radio Electronics, Nov. 1983, page 21.png]] | On early machines (at least below #20,000) There exists two types of Keyboards. In an early article they are defined as Type A and B. It turns out that this is a key indicator of who manufactured the keyboard and if it is a tactile switch or foam and foil keyboard. SMK appears to have only made the type A keyboards with tactile switches in the early days. Keytronics made the Type B keyboards with a foam and foil keyboard that degrades over time.<br> | ||
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[[File:Keyboards - Radio Electronics, Nov. 1983, page 21.png]]From the November 1983 Issue of Radio Electronics | |||
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| External View || | | External View || | ||
[[File:Type a ext closeup.jpg]] | [[File:Type a ext closeup.jpg]]SMK | ||
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[[File:Type b ext.jpg]] | [[File:Type b ext.jpg]]Keytronics | ||
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| Internal Key View || | | Internal Key View || | ||
[[File:Type A key internal.jpg]] | [[File:Type A key internal.jpg]]SMK | ||
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[[File:Type b int key.jpg]] | [[File:Type b int key.jpg]]Keytronic<br> | ||
[[File:Type b smk int.jpg]]SMK | |||
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| Board Appearance || | | Board Appearance || | ||
[[File:Type a board.jpg]] | [[File:Type a board.jpg]]SMK | ||
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[[File:Type b board.jpg]] | [[File:Type b board.jpg]]Keytronic<br> | ||
[[File:Type b smk board.jpg]]SMK | |||
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| Parts || [[File:Type a parts.jpg]] || Single piece | | Parts || [[File:Type a parts.jpg]] || Single piece | ||
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Revision as of 04:32, 27 October 2024
Note KSN means Keyboard Serial Number
SMK
| SMK Keyboard Z (Tactile) | Found in #2775 - KSN 028401404 | |
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| SMK Keyboard E (Tactile) | Found in #288536 - KSN 068406464 | |
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| SMK Keyboard C (Tactile) | Found in #8409 - KSN 10820673, #12275 - 11821370, #12654 - 12822711, #43168 - KSN 12824823 (Kaycomp Keyboard) | |
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Keytronic
| Keytronics Keyboard A65-02207-2O1D (Capacitive) |
Found in #3590 - KSN 05420, #4207 - KSN 50845, (8/82), #4222 - 50996 (8/82), #4223 - KSN 55080 (8/82), #7954 - KSN 44011 (10/82) | |
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Type A vs Type B Keyboard
On early machines (at least below #20,000) There exists two types of Keyboards. In an early article they are defined as Type A and B. It turns out that this is a key indicator of who manufactured the keyboard and if it is a tactile switch or foam and foil keyboard. SMK appears to have only made the type A keyboards with tactile switches in the early days. Keytronics made the Type B keyboards with a foam and foil keyboard that degrades over time.
From the November 1983 Issue of Radio Electronics
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