Focus FK-5001 Focus FK-5001 with built-in calculator and other curiosities acquired by DrHERO1 .
KBD.news Published July 11, 2021
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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