Editing Chicony KB-5581

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{{infobox dkeyboard
| name              = Chicony KB-5581<br>Chicony KB-5582
| image name        = Chicony KB-5581.jpeg
| pn                = 
| fcc               = E8H51KKB-5581
| branding          = 
| manufacturer      = [[Chicony]]
| switch            = [[Cherry MX Blue]]
[[Aristotle Cherry MX clone]]
| layouts           = 
| features          =
| interface         = [[AT keyboard interface|AT]] (keyboard)<br>[[Serial interface|Serial]] (mouse)
| weight            = 
| years             = 
| price             = $79.95 (1992)<ref name="PCMag-19920225" />
| precedes          = [[Chicony KB-5591]]
}}

The '''Chicony KB-5581''' is an [[AT keyboard interface|AT]] keyboard from Chicony with an integrated [[trackball]]. The [[ISO]] version is numbered '''KB-5582'''.

The single cable splits out to AT and serial connectors for the keyboard and trackball respectively.<ref name="Azrael" />

The base layout resembles a vintage XT keyboard, with the [[numeric keypad]] directly adjacent to the alphanumeric area. To its right is the trackball. The [[cursor keys]] are placed above the numeric keypad, and the remaining navigation keys are above the main alphanumeric area, with the [[function keys]] grouped into two rows to make room. There are three [[mouse button]]s at the front-left of the case.

==Switches==
Chicony are infamous for having routinely changed the switches in their mechanical boards. So far, this board has only been seen with [[Cherry MX Blue]] switches.

==References==
<references>
<ref name="Azrael">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ortek-mck-142pro-ibm-model-m-alcatel-mfii-chicony-kb-5582-t4799.html Ortek MCK-142Pro(Alps), Alcatel MFII(Acers), Chicony KB-5582]</ref>
<ref name="PCMag-19920225">Google Books — [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iYmIeqES1fYC&pg=PT280 PC Magazine, February 25, 1992] (The Write Stuff, pp. 303–329)</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Chicony keyboards]]
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]
[[Category:Keyboards with integrated pointing device]]
[[Category:Protocol switchable keyboards]]
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]