Accodata Keycat

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Accodata Keycat Mouse Keyboard

Part number	65840
FCC ID	HMN2YZKEYCAT
Branding	Accodata, Amtac
Manufacturer	Powersource Computer Systems
Layouts	Asian 101, US ISO
Keyswitches	Alps SKCM Blue Four-tab clone Futaba MA series Dome with slider
Interface	DIN, Serial
Weight	Unknown
Years of production	~1988
Price	$99 (1989)<ref name="PCMag-19891212-OBK" />

The Keycat Mouse Keyboard is a keyboard with integrated trackball. It was manufactured by, or for, Powersource Computer Systems, Inc. It features double-shot keycaps and can use several different keyswitches.

Amtac (Long Island City, NY) sold this keyboard under their own brand, as the Amtac Keycat.<ref name="PCMag-19891212-OBK" />

The keycaps can be UKF DS03 or another double-shot family.<ref name="ebay-image" />

Variants

The keyboard was supplied with a variety of switches over time. Additionally, several different labels were used on the area around the trackball. It has been sighted with the following switches:

• Alps SKCM Blue
• Four-tab clone<ref name="ebay-listing" />
• Futaba MA series (Cherry MX mount)<ref name="red" /><ref name="red-imgur" />
• Dome with slider<ref name ="gh-dome" />

Pictures

US ISO version

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  Front view with keyboard cover
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  Front view
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  Angled front view
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  Blue Alps and double-shot keycaps
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  Back view
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  Back view and label

Without Trackball version

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  Front View
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  Back View
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  Angle View
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  Four Tab Clone Switch
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  Keycaps
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  Label

External links

• Deskthority — Accodata Keycat Mouse Keyboard (Blue Alps)

References

<references> <ref name="PCMag-19891212-OBK">Google Books — PC Magazine, December 12, 1989 (Oddball Keyboards, pp. 260–270)</ref> <ref name="ebay-listing">eBay - Accodata Keycat II Vintage Mechanical Trackball Keyboard Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name="ebay-image">eBay - Full resolution image of the four-tab clone switch from the eBay listing Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name ="gh-dome">Geekhack forums - SOLD Accodata Keycat (Alps SKCM Blues) $69.99 + shipping Archived 2019-01-16. (The board in question turned out to have a dome with slider.)</ref> <ref name="red">Reddit - picked up an Accodata Keycat II, need help identifying switches? Dated 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name="red-imgur">Imgur - Image of the Futaba MA version from the Reddit post Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> </references>