Editing Alps Working Timeline

This document represents a working timeline for Alps key switches.  The dates gathered here are representative of those members of Deskthority who have provided this information with appropriate subject references.  It is not meant to be exhaustive or comprehensive but a community effort to establish a timeline for the purposes of collaboration and discussion.   


{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"
! !!Switch!!Approx. Years found!!Earliest Date!!Earliest Subject!!Latest Date!!Latest Subject
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|[[File:Alps magnetic reed top view.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps Magnetic Reed]]
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|[[File:SSCH_White_Metal.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SSCH series]]
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|1975
|Monroe 1405 calculator
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCC Grey]]
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|1979
|Monroe 2805 calculator
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|[[File:Alps SKCCAF -- angled.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCC Tall Cream]]
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|[[File:Alps tee green top.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCC Green]]
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|[[File:Alps_tee_lock_top_side.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCC Lock]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCL Green -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Green]]
|1983–1989
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|[[File:Alps SKCL Yellow -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Yellow]]
|1988–1998
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Cream]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Amber -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Amber]]<br>"Taxi yellow"
|1986–1988
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|[[File:Alps SKCL Grey -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Grey]]
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|[[File:Alps_SKCL_Heavy_Grey.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Heavy Grey]]
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|[[File:Alps_SKCL_Brown.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Brown]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Brown -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Brown]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Blue -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Blue]]
|1985–1988
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Cream]]
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|[[ File:Alps SKCM Orange -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Orange]]
|1987–1991
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|[[File:Alps lock infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Lock]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCM White -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM White]]
|1988–1996
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Salmon -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Salmon]]
|1988–1992
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Black]]
|1988–1996
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|[[File:Alps SKCM Cream Damped -- variants table.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Cream Damped]]
|1988–1994
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM Green]]
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Double Action]]
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|[[File:IBM 5140 091.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCL Compact]]
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|[[File:Alps SKCM White Damped -- top.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKCM White Damped]]
|ca. 1995
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKBL Yellow]]
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|[[File:Alps SKBM Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKBM Black]]
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|[[File:Alps SKBM Grey -- top.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKBM Grey]]
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|[[File:Alps white clicky 001.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKBM White]]
|1996—2012
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|[[File:Alps buckling spring -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps buckling spring]]
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|[[File:Alps common mount low profile -- top.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps common mount low profile]]
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|[[File:Alps SKFL -- angled view.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFL]]
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|[[File:Alps SKFL LED -- angled view.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFL LED]]
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFL Compact]]
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|[[File:Alps SKFL Lock -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFL Lock]]
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|[[File:Alps low-profile black 2.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFR/SKFS]]
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|[[File:Alps low profile -- white -- top.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps SKFR/SKFS]]
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|[[File:Alps integrated membrane black.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps integrated dome]]
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|[[File:Alps integrated membrane white.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps integrated dome]]
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|[[File:Alps integrated dome -- Alps mount -- branding.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps integrated dome]]
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|[[File:Alps integrated dome -- Alps mount square -- detail.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps integrated dome]]
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|[[File:Wang 725-7952--sliders.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps integrated dome]]
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps spring over membrane]]
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|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]
|[[Alps moulded spring over membrane]]
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|[[File:Alps plate spring -- infobox.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps plate spring]]
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|[[File:Alps semi integrated dome slider plate topview.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps semi-integrated dome]]
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|[[File:Alps ultra low profile.jpg|125px]]
|[[Alps ultra low profile]]
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