Keyboard–switch database Futaba First Generation
Details
| Manufacturer | Futaba |
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Created by Daniel on 2015-11-03
Timeline
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| 1G Tall Angled: | ![]() |
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| 1G Tall Angled Lock: | ![]() |
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| Year: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Please note that the timeline must not be trusted until a statistically significant number of data points are present.
Switches
| Switch | Variants | Part number | Type | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Generation low profile | — | — | 2 | |
| First Generation simplified | — | — | 4 | |
| First Generation Tall Angled | yellow base | — | 2 | |
| First Generation Tall Angled Lock | yellow base | — | 1 |
Keyboards
| Model | Year(s) | Switches | Serial | PCB codes | Reference | ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn BBC Microcomputer keyboard | 1982 (IC) | Futaba 1G simplified | — | 83901700 | wouter.bbcmicro.net | |
| LSI ADM-3A keyboard | 1982 (IC) | Futaba 1G Tall Angled (yellow base) | — | — | vintagecomputer.ca | |
| Acorn Electron keyboard (Electron keyboard) | 1983 (product) | Futaba 1G low profile | — | — | — | |
| Acorn BBC Microcomputer keyboard | 1983 (IC) | Futaba 1G simplified | — | 203,001 ISSUE 1, 70135001-02 | telcontar.net | |
| Acorn BBC Microcomputer keyboard | 1983 (IC) | Futaba 1G simplified | — | 203,001 ISSUE 1, 70135001-02 | telcontar.net | |
| STM Pied Piper keyboard | 1983 (IC) | Futaba 1G Tall Angled (yellow base) Futaba 1G Tall Angled Lock (yellow base) (lock) |
— | — | vintagecomputer.ca | |
| Acorn BBC Microcomputer keyboard | 1984 (IC) | Futaba 1G simplified | — | 203,001 ISSUE 1, 70135001-02 | telcontar.net | |
| Acorn BBC Master Series keyboard (Master 128 keyboard) | 1986 (product) | Futaba 1G low profile | — | — | — |

