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Adapted Cherry UB80-01AA

The images below depict a Cherry UB80-01AA Cherry-made Hi-Tek High Profile keyboard; they were archived in 2018 from the now-deleted eBay listing 122203538782 “Cherry Computer Keyboard UB80-01AA Digital 249945 & More Rare” from seller toy_collector72. The Cherry serial number is 59067 and the Digital serial number is 249945. From the IC dates, the unit was manufactured around 1979. This example uses an SMC KR3600-902 encoder.

This particular unit has been connected to some kind of adapter board featuring a TR1402A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART).

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Front
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Back
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Lid
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Opened, showing internal adapter board
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Adapter board
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Cherry serial number label
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Digital serial number label
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SMC KR3600-902 encoder
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Internal connection to the adapter board
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Left side detail
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Internal wiring to the external connector