Category: Keyboard
Cherry B70 “Pro” keyboard with Cherry housing
Below is a Cherry B70 Pro keyboard. The keyboard mechanism model number is B70-05AB. According to the 1979 Cherry Catalog, the clear anodized aluminum and walnut keyboard housing is model number B99-18AF. The description...
Commodore C64x Extreme
After looking for quite awhile, I finally managed to acquire a 2011 Commodore USA C64x Extreme computer. While it looks like a Commodore 64 from 1983 at first glance, it’s actually a 2011 era...
IBM PC Model F keyboard – Type 1 vs Type 2
Here are some pictures of an early IBM PC 83 key keyboard known as the Model F. This was the keyboard used with the IBM 5150 PC and the IBM 5160 PC XT computers. ...
Cherry Solid-state Capacitive keyboard – T mount
Pictured here is a Cherry based terminal keyboard from Control Data Corporation that was part of the CDC 721 Terminal also known as the CDC 721 Viking terminal. It is one an example of a pre-PC...
Netronics Professional ASCII keyboard with a surprise inside
This is a Netronics Research and Development Limited Professional ASCII keyboard. It was originally found in a Times Sinclair lot on eBay and it had a cutout of a ZX81 keyboard advertisement taped to...
Honeywell Micro Switch keyboard
Here’s an interesting keyboard with a ghostly white colour scheme. I’m not exactly sure what terminal this goes with but it is a Honeywell keyboard. The original owner modified it to work with a...
IBM 3277 Terminal
Here are some pictures of my IBM 3277 terminal. I got it recently and cleaned it up including disassembling and cleaning up the keyboard. This is the 3277 Model 2 that has an 80...
Bendix Keyboard/Control Panel from NASA
This is a Bendix keyboard/control panel that was originally purchased from from a surplus auction at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It looks like it’s from NASA and it is!...
ITT ETL18 Key Switch
Here are some pics of the ITT ETL18 key switch. I am actually very impressed by the key feel. Because of the nature of the spring, it collapses and snaps back much like an...