[GreenKeys] Mystery Navy Keyboard

[John Spigel]

The backside has a 12 point Cinch-Jones male connector to which the 
microswitches, indicator and power switch are tied. Nothing smart inside 
other than the mechanicals! I could visualize tying this into a TD and 
disabling the tape reader!!
73, John W1AN

On 29-Dec-23 01:48, John Spigel wrote:
> Duncan, yes the key caps are the same as on M15/M19. The unit has 5 
> micro "bit" switches and one for KB action, start pulse presumably, 
> seen at the far right on the bottom photo. Some electronics or 
> mechanism must do the timing similar to a TD.
>
> 73, John W1AN
>
> On 29-Dec-23 01:27, Duncan Brown wrote:
>> I've never seen one like it.  Looks to be parallel output (not serial).
>>
>> All the MITE keyboards I've seen slide into the base.  This seems to 
>> be a stand-alone keyboard.
>>
>> You said "It has a nice set of M19 key caps."  are they the springy 
>> Teletype Corp. key caps?  If so, probably a Teletype Corp. special?
>>
>> have fun,
>>
>> Duncan
>> K2OEQ
>>
>> On 28-Dec-23 20:13, John Spigel wrote:
>>> I picked up a keyboard from a surplus company. It didn't come with 
>>> much of a description or any Navy part number, but appeared to be 
>>> for a MITE type piece of gear. It has a nice set of M19 key caps. I 
>>> thought it might be usable as stand alone transmit keyboard, but no 
>>> dice. Does anyone recognize it and know its history? It's nicely 
>>> made, but might just be pricey set of key caps....
>>> Pics at:
>>> https://w1an.com/photos/equipment
>>>
>>> 73. John W1AN
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