Chicony KB - 5181 Vintage Mechanical Keyboad W/ Blue SMK Alps Switches
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:27168895 | Vintage: Yes |
| Brand: Chicony |
The Chicony KB-5181 is an XT/AT switchable keyboard from Chicony. It features a big-ass Enter key and single-unit backspace.
SMK Alps mount switch is a provisional name for the Alps mount variant of the SMK second generation family. The most common variety is the clicky variant with the blue slider, widely referred to as a Monterey switch; the popular moniker "Monterey" owes its origin to the switch being discovered in a Monterey K104 keyboard, and the choice of name is attributed t...o Japanese keyboard collector MouseFan.[1] The tactile variety was used in the Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard, suggesting an introduction date of 1986 or earlier.
SMK Alps mount switch is a provisional name for the Alps mount variant of the SMK second generation family. The most common variety is the clicky variant with the blue slider, widely referred to as a Monterey switch; the popular moniker "Monterey" owes its origin to the switch being discovered in a Monterey K104 keyboard, and the choice of name is attributed t...o Japanese keyboard collector MouseFan.[1] The tactile variety was used in the Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard, suggesting an introduction date of 1986 or earlier.
