Alps KF71CM0050

The Alps KF71CM0050 is an AT-layout keyboard with Alps switches. This keyboard is known to have been procured for at least one OEM, Ardent Computer.

Two versions of this keyboard were produced, presumably one before, and one after, the merger of Ardent Computer and Stellar Computer. Both models possess the same model number and are incredibly similar. Universal across both keyboards are the red-legend doubleshot ABS keycaps, and the lack of a lock light sticker. Earlier models provide the name “Ardent Computer” where the lock light sticker would be, while later models are simply labeled as “Stardent”.

This keyboard seems to have been procured for the 1987 Ardent Titan Graphics Supercomputer. The system, including peripherals such as the keyboard, were sold at a base price of $79,000.¹⁾