Oak

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Oak Switch Systems Inc.

Oak refers to a number of companies starting with Oak Industries.

History

Oak Switch Systems appear to have merged with Standard Grigsby to become OakGrigsby.<ref name="OakGrigsby" /><ref name="Electroswitch" />

OakGrigsby were then acquired by Electroswitch in 2003.<ref name="Electroswitch" />

Oak-Mitsui was created as a joint venture between Oak Industries, Mitsui Mining and Smelting of Japan, and Anaconda. The presence of the Oak logo on a PCB only indicates that the PCB substrate came from Oak; it does not indicate that Oak Switch Systems were involved with the manufacture of the keyboard or its switches.

Products

• Oak switches
• Oak keyboards
• Printed circuit boards

Oak Industries Series 225 pushbutton switches share the same logo as that found on many keyboard PCBs.

Gallery

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  Oak PCB in the Acorn BBC Microcomputer
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  Oak PCB in a Lear Siegler ADM 11 keyboard

External links

• Oak-Mitsui — Company: Mission and History
• FundingUniverse — History of Oak Industries Inc.
• Electronic Surplus — OAK INDUSTRIES - SERIES225/YELLOW LED - Switch, pushbutton. Package of 20. - Pushbutton Switch - Switches

References

<references> <ref name="OakGrigsby">OakGrigsby — OakGrigsby Acquired by Electroswitch.</ref> <ref name="Electroswitch">Electroswitch — Oak Grigsby Cross Reference to Electroswitch Switches formerly Standard Grigsby and Oak Switch Systems</ref> </references>