Editing Compaq Enhanced Keyboard

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{{infobox dkeyboard
| image name   = Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- top.jpg
| pn           = 
| fcc          = CNT8AV106288 (1986)
| branding     = [[Compaq]]
| manufacturer = [[Key Tronic]], [[Matsushita]], [[NMB]]
| switch       = Tactile [[Key Tronic foam and foil]], [[Rubber dome]], [[Key Tronic dome with slider]]
| layouts      = US ANSI, ISO
| features     =
| interface    = [[AT keyboard interface|AT]]<ref name="recycledgoods" />, [[PS/2]]
| weight       = 
| years        = 
| price        = 
}}

'''Compaq Enhanced Keyboard''' is a keyboard produced in at least three generations for [[Compaq]]. [[Key Tronic]] was the original manufacturer, and additional versions were also made by Matsushita and NMB.<ref name="geekhack-enhancediii" /> The FCC ID was presumably registered to Compaq back in 1986; grantee "CNT" is now listed as [[Hewlett-Packard]].

<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- top.jpg               | Top
File:Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- rear.jpg              | Rear
File:Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- rear label.jpg        | Rear label
File:Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- switch and keycap.jpg | Switch and keycap
File:Compaq Enhanced Keyboard -- connector.jpg         | Right-angled DIN-5 connector
</gallery>

==Enhanced Keyboard International==
This is an Ireland-made version of the Compaq Enhanced keyboard. The key surround is grey instead of black, and there is no FCC ID.<ref name="DT-Ireland" /> The two keyboards appear to be otherwise identical, although presumably there are also ISO versions of the Ireland-made version.

==Enhanced II Keyboard==
This is a redesigned version with a smaller case. The keycap design remains the same. It appears to have usually been supplied with a PS/2 connector. Both ANSI and ISO versions exist.<ref name ="ebay-enhancedii-iso" /> The Key Tronic-made version still uses foam and foil,<ref name="geekhack-enhancedii-versions" /> and a version manufactured by Matsushita comes with rubber dome keyswitches.<ref name="imgur-enhancedii-rubber" />

==Enhanced III Keyboard==
This appears to be a cost-saving update of the Enhanced II Keyboard. The removable SDL cable is replaced with a fixed cable and the lock lights are no longer located on the keys, instead being located below the logo.<ref name="ebay-enhancediii" /> Observed examples feature [[Key Tronic dome with slider]] switches.

==References==
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<ref name="recycledgoods">RecycledGoods.com — [http://www.recycledgoods.com/product/18906-compaq-enhanced-101-key-keyboard-with-at-connection Compaq 101 Key Keyboard with AT Connection (Enhanced)]</ref>
<ref name="DT-Ireland">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/compaq-enhanced-keyboard-international-t3862.html Compaq Enhanced Keyboard International]</ref>
<ref name ="ebay-enhancedii-iso">eBay — [https://web.archive.org/web/20190205220704/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-COMPAQ-QWERTY-KEYBOARD-ENHANCED-II-MODEL-WITH-CABLE-2171146IA887/173773069717?hash=item2875ae9d95:g:BEoAAOSw0i9cVucz:rk:24:pf:0 VINTAGE COMPAQ QWERTY KEYBOARD - ENHANCED II MODEL - WITH CABLE. 2171146IA887]</ref>
<ref name="imgur-enhancedii-rubber">Imgur — [https://imgur.com/a/M0747 Compaq Enhanced II Keyboard]</ref>
<ref name="ebay-enhancediii">eBay — [https://web.archive.org/web/20190205224704/https://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-Enhanced-III-PS-2-Keyboard-RARE-ships-worldwide-/152778298831 Compaq Enhanced III PS/2 Keyboard *RARE* - ships worldwide!]</ref>
<ref name="geekhack-enhancediii">GeekHack — [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=6267.0 Compaq 386 keyboard, is it anything interesting?]</ref>
<ref name="geekhack-enhancedii-versions">GeekHack — [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=4672 Old Compaq Enhanced II and III keyboard?]</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Compaq keyboards]]
[[Category:Key Tronic OEM keyboards]]
[[Category:Matsushita OEM keyboards]]
[[Category:NMB OEM keyboards]]
[[Category:Keyboards with Key Tronic foam and foil switches]]
[[Category:Office keyboards]]
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]