Keyboard Builders' Digest / Keyboard Spotting
Focus FK-5001
Focus FK-5001 with built-in calculator and other curiosities acquired by DrHERO1.
Published July 11, 2021
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According to the Deskthority wiki entry, the Focus FK-5001, introduced in 1990, was the flagship of the Focus keyboards family. It featured a computer-independent built-in desktop calculator and programmable function (PF) keys.
Plus:
- Alps SKCM White switches
- Function keys arranged into groups of three instead of four
- extra F1–F12 keys along the left
- Cursor keys for all eight directions with a Turbo button in the middle (to set the key repeat rate)
- DIP switch underneath the logo
Published on Sun 11th Jul 2021. Featured in KBD #34 (source).
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