Podworld 292

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Podworld 292

FCC ID	HEU 292
Branding	None or OEM
Manufacturer	Podworld
Keyswitches	KPT-like switch (various)

Podworld 292 refers to two or more types of keyboard manufactured with FCC ID "HEU 292". On some boards this is apparently misspelt as "HEW 292". FCC grantee "HEU" is Podworld, and this provides the only manufacturer identification for these keyboards. In one instance, the PCB used was "made in Japan", in another, a model number of PT-605D was given by the manual;<ref name="292-3" /> in all other cases, the keyboard can only be identified by its FCC ID.

Podworld 292 keyboards all appear to have different varieties of KPT-like switches.

Examples

• Alps Bigfoot-like case, black switches with amber sliders<ref name="292-1" />
• Alps Bigfoot-like case, black switches with blue sliders
• KPT KPT-102-like case, brown switches with white sliders<ref name="292-2" />
• KPT KPT-102-like case, with yellow "O"-series KPT-like switches
• Unknown case, brown switches with pink sliders<ref name="292-3" />

Variants

KPT KPT-102-like case

Pad-printed Cyrillic legends, and yellow "O"-series switches with a mixture of wide and regular fonts used for the mould numbering. The case is almost identical to that of the KPT KPT-102, with a few minor differences.

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  Front view
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  Back plate
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  Rear label; as is typical, it lists only FCC ID HEU 292, with no make or model
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  "O"-series switch with keys
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  Aged keys quality
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  Mount
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  Switches close up
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  PCB, marked simply "PDC-101-5A"
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  Intel-based keyboard controller, dated 9031 (week 31, 1990)
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  Connector

Alps Bigfoot-like case

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  Front
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  Back
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  Switch
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  User manual

References

<references> <ref name="292-1">geekhack — What keyboard is this?</ref> <ref name="292-2">geekhack — Brown/White KPT switch</ref> <ref name="292-3">geekhack — New toy arrived today.</ref> </references>