27 Jul
2019
27 Jul
'19
1:18 a.m.
After a little more research on the net tonight: it looks like the keyboard in the 4006
was pretty much one of Cherry's standard "B70 ASR" models. The key mechs
are known as M7 T-mount, and the caps look like the standard double shot ones supplied by
Cherry in their mid to late 70's catalogs.
A lot of the Tek terminals I've seen for sale seem to be missing a few teeth; I guess
these caps didn't hold on well enough to weather the decades without a few from most
keyboards getting lost along the way. It's probably worth working up some 3D models
for these caps.
Also, keyboard research turns up some sad, sad, things... Brrrr... :-(
--FritzM.