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{{stub}} {{infobox dkeyboard | name = Accodata Keycat Mouse Keyboard | pn = 65840 | fcc = HMN2YZKEYCAT | branding = [[Accodata]], [[Amtac]] | manufacturer = [[Powersource Computer Systems]] | switch = [[Alps SKCM Blue]]<br>[[Four-tab clone]]<br>[[Futaba MA series]]<br>[[Dome with slider]] | layouts = [[Asian 101]], US [[ISO]] | interface = DIN, Serial | weight = Unknown | years = ~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 molding|double-shot]] [[keycap]]s 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=== <gallery widths=250 heights=187> File:keycat1.jpg|Front view with keyboard cover File:keycat2.jpg|Front view File:keycat3.jpg|Angled front view File:keycat4.jpg|Blue Alps and double-shot keycaps File:keycat5.jpg|Back view File:keycat6.jpg|Back view and label </gallery> ===Without Trackball version=== <gallery widths=250 heights=187> File:Accodata Keycat 1.jpg|Front View File:Accodata Keycat 2.jpg|Back View File:Accodata Keycat 3.jpg|Angle View File:Accodata Keycat 4.jpg|Four Tab Clone Switch File:Accodata Keycat 5.jpg|Keycaps File:Accodata Keycat 6.jpg|Label </gallery> ==External links== *Deskthority β [http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/accodata-keycat-mouse-keyboard-blue-alps-t1030.html Accodata Keycat Mouse Keyboard (Blue Alps)] ==References== <references> <ref name="PCMag-19891212-OBK">Google Books β [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5CmkZ3THZtwC&pg=PT259 PC Magazine, December 12, 1989] (Oddball Keyboards, pp. 260β270)</ref> <ref name="ebay-listing">eBay - [https://web.archive.org/web/20190116212635/https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accodata-Keycat-II-Vintage-Mechanical-Trackball-Keyboard-/122104773734?nma=true&si=izztMHFHod2Z2fR0fxOhtD60YkA%25253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Accodata Keycat II Vintage Mechanical Trackball Keyboard] Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name="ebay-image">eBay - [https://web.archive.org/web/20190116212939/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LZ0AAOSwZ1BXeHLB/s-l1600.jpg Full resolution image of the four-tab clone switch from the eBay listing] Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name ="gh-dome">Geekhack forums - [https://web.archive.org/web/20190116211828/https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97595.0 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 - [https://old.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8j499w/picked_up_an_accodata_keycat_ii_need_help/ picked up an Accodata Keycat II, need help identifying switches?] Dated 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2019-01-16.</ref> <ref name="red-imgur">Imgur - [https://web.archive.org/web/20190116213848/https://i.imgur.com/N7UY7h9.jpg Image of the Futaba MA version from the Reddit post] Archived 2019-01-16.</ref> </references> [[Category:Keyboards with Alps SKCL/SKCM switches]] [[Category:Accodata keyboards]] [[Category:Keyboards with integrated pointing device]] [[Category:Office keyboards]] [[Category:List of all keyboards]] [[Category:Keyboards with Alps clone switches]] [[Category:Keyboards with rubber domes]] [[Category:Keyboards with Futaba switches]]
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