Editing Philips P2812

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| name         = Philips P2812
| image name   = Philips P2812-top view.jpg 
| model        =
| pn           = 
| fcc          = 
| branding     = [[Philips]]
| family       =
| manufacturer = [[Hi-Tek]]
| switch       = [[Hi-Tek Series 725]]
| layouts      = [[F XT]]
| features     =
| keycaps      = [[Dye sublimation|Dye-sublimated]] [[PBT]]
| interface    = DIN (5 connectors in a 180 degree arc), probably [[XT keyboard interface|XT]]
| rollover     =
| weight       =
| years        = Around 1985 (see case mould date)
| introduced   =
| discontinued = Yes
| precedes     =
| supersedes   = 
| price        =
}}

The '''Philips P2812''' is a keyboard that was sold with Philips' XT clone computers, e.g. the Philips P3105 or P3120.<ref>Kees's Computer Home — [http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/garage.html Garage] — includes a picture with the keyboard plugged to what looks like a P3105.</ref> The layout is an exact copy of IBM's model F XT ([[IBM Personal Computer keyboard|IBM PC 5150 keyboard]]). Judging from the lack of yellowing, the keycaps - including the space bar - are made from [[Keycap_construction#PBT|PBT]] and the legends are [[Keycap_printing#Dye_sublimation|dye-sublimated]]. Both the [[Num lock|Num Lock]] and the [[Caps Lock]] keys have a red LED window.

The keyboard was built by the [[Hi-Tek|Hi-Tek Corporation]], and the company's logo is found on the inside of the case and on the PCB. White, linear [[Hi-Tek Series 725]] switches (''Space Invaders'') are used; the only stabilized key is the 9.75 [[unit]] [[space bar]].

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Philips P2812-top view.jpg                    | Top view
File:Philips P2812-without-caps-dirty.jpg          | Keycaps removed, still dirty
File:Philips_P2812-label.jpg                       | Label on the back side of the case
File:Philips P2812-case.jpg                        | Both halves of the case
File:Philips P2812-case moulding date.jpg          | Date on the case mould
File:Philips P2812-pcb bottom.jpg                  | Bottom side of the PCB
File:Philips P2812-keycaps top view.jpg            | Top view of the Caps Lock and the F keycaps
File:Philips P2812-keycaps bottom view.jpg         | Bottom view of the Caps Lock and the F keycaps
File:Philips P2812-NMB-Hi-Tek switch detail.jpg    | NMB Hi-Tek switch with white slider
File:Philips P2812-NMB-Hi-Tek switch internals.jpg | Internals of the NMB Hi-Tek switch under the Caps Lock key
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/philips-p2812-t4798.html Philips P2812 photos]
* Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/price-check-how-much-is-my-worth-t16-900.html#p89822 New in box P2812]

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[[Category:Keyboards with Hi-Tek Series 725 switches]]