Maxi-Switch ME 101

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Maxi-Switch ME 101

Model no.	218603*
FCC ID	D7J47K218603XCOOO (1987)
Manufacturer	Maxi Switch
Features	Caps lock/control swap
Layouts	102-key ISO
Keyswitches	Maxi Switch dome with slider
Keycaps	Double-shot cylindrical
Interface	XT/AT switchable
Price	$55-65 (1989)<ref name="PCMag-19891212" />

Maxi-Switch ME 101 is an XT/AT switchable rubber dome keyboard.

Description

The keyboard is unusual for its age in that it features a second DIP switch to swap caps lock and control.

The keyboard uses Cherry MX mount sliders over rubber domes, with thin double-shot keycaps.<ref name="DT" />

Variants

• Model 218603XC (part no. 2186035E), branded on "Maxi" on rear, ANSI with 1 unit backspace and big-ass enter<ref name="gh" />
• Tandon ME 101 (model 218603XXX), German ISO
• East Coast Micro Systems Inc^{[Citation needed]}

Gallery

Tandon ME 101

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  Front view
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  Rear View
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  Switches
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  Rear of PCB
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  Rear label, showing branding of Maxi's former parent company EECO

References

<references> <ref name="gh">Geekhack — Vintage Maxi 218603XC AT-XT Clicky Keyboard</ref> <ref name="DT">Deskthority — Tandon ME101 Maxi-Switch?</ref> <ref name="PCMag-19891212">Google Books — PC Magazine, December 12, 1989 (Wanted: More Than Just a Replacement, pp. 225–260)</ref> </references>