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{{stub}}{{TODO photo|more=true|reason=photos of other variants, showing keycaps in detail, etc.}} {{infobox dkeyboard | image name = Tandon ME101 Front.jpg | model = 218603* | pn = | fcc = D7J47K218603XCOOO (1987) | branding = | manufacturer = [[Maxi Switch]] | switch = [[Maxi Switch dome with slider]] | layouts = 102-key [[ISO]] | features = [[Caps lock]]/[[control key|control]] swap | interface = [[XT/AT switchable]] | keycaps = [[Double-shot molding|Double-shot]] cylindrical | weight = | years = | 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 key|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=== <gallery widths=250 heights=157> File:Tandon ME101 Front.jpg | Front view File:Tandon ME101 Back.jpg | Rear View File:tandon me101 openfront.jpg | Switches File:Tandon me101 openback.jpg | Rear of PCB File:Tandon ME101 Label.jpg | Rear label, showing branding of Maxi's former parent company EECO </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="gh">Geekhack β [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=12179.0 Vintage Maxi 218603XC AT-XT Clicky Keyboard]</ref> <ref name="DT">Deskthority β [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/tandon-me101-maxi-switch-t3384.html Tandon ME101 Maxi-Switch?]</ref> <ref name="PCMag-19891212">Google Books β [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5CmkZ3THZtwC&pg=PT226 PC Magazine, December 12, 1989] (Wanted: More Than Just a Replacement, pp. 225β260)</ref> </references> [[Category:Maxi Switch keyboards]] [[Category:Office keyboards]] [[Category:Protocol switchable keyboards]] [[Category:List of all keyboards]]
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