Great/Interesting Finds

Nuum · 23 Jul 2014, 22:37

xwhatsit wrote: ↑[...]
Don't be fooled!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980-03 ... 6016.l4276

I just realized that this keyboard has the same keycaps as this one, which was linked here earlier. I hope someone around here got it, so that we can see some photos of the Microweb keyboard.

xwhatsit · 25 Jul 2014, 04:04

How many of you bastards were bidding against me?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-327 ... true&rt=nc

Now I have to get it down to NZ...

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 04:11

Nice one! The little symmetric models are making me jealous now.

I don't recognise any of the other bidders: which is to say they don't appear in my list, but you do now! One day I'll be able to tell precisely who's outgunning me at every turn.

xwhatsit · 25 Jul 2014, 04:14

Hehe I did take a look at the other bidder's bid history... they sure sound like Deskthority losers

Bought in last 30 days, keyboards, vintage PCs, blah blah...

I don't know how `little' this will be. If it turns out to be a nice board I may sell my 5251 on, which could use a bit of TLC that I don't have time to give it.

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 04:18

Every little helps…

The fact I'm typing this on a Siig Minitouch just shows how deluded I am, of course.

xwhatsit · 25 Jul 2014, 04:24

That makes a Kishsaver a Type 95 Ha-Go then I suppose...

I see the seller has straight away listed another of the same thing (with a higher start price this time—I wonder if he was surprised by how much idiots like us will pay for them): http://www.ebay.com/itm/251598005009 . Also a 24 hour auction, so don't wait too long.

He's got the same pictures and description which is a bit of a worry; hopefully I get what was in the pictures!

xwhatsit · 25 Jul 2014, 04:39

There's also this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Ibm-3278-Ke ... 1416593839

Very similar to the one I just bought but without the fascinating/bizarre split-spacebar/numpad zero key (that will be some layer fun).

seebart · 25 Jul 2014, 10:42

How many of you bastards were bidding against me?

they sure sound like Deskthority losers Bought in last 30 days, keyboards, vintage PCs, blah blah...

I wonder if he was surprised by how much idiots like us will pay for them

...

you two are much deeper in keyboard mania than I will ever be...hopefully

skrsh3r · 25 Jul 2014, 16:04

ansi doubleshots

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tastiera-AT-Che ... 1e8ef3fc74

chzel · 25 Jul 2014, 16:19

Dell AT101W at a very nice price (claims NIB)
Got to try Alps, so I got one, will report when I get it!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141347828864

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 16:22

Been looking at these NIBs for a while (probably the same seller, as they came up on this thread a month or two ago). I'll make up my mind when I see your review!

Especially interested in where the controller lies inside, with an eye to hacking up an Alps TKL…

scottc · 25 Jul 2014, 17:49

The controller is just above the numpad, integrated on to the PCB. You can hack it off and make it work as a TKL, though, but you'll have some soldering to do too.

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 17:53

Ah, fair enough. Is the matrix NKRO?

chzel · 25 Jul 2014, 18:01

Muirium check this http://imgur.com/a/Rp8yF
Controller seems to be under F11-PrintScreen but there are some components (and the cable connection) over the numpad.
In a week to 10 days I will hopefully have it on hand to answer any questions!

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 18:39

Indeed:

Pictures of the traces on the underside of the PCB would be most informative. And pay close attention to the caps. Ripster's were lasered, but hopefully yours are better.

pasph · 25 Jul 2014, 19:36

Dell caps are lasered and not the most beautiful kind

mr_a500 · 25 Jul 2014, 19:46

xwhatsit wrote: ↑How many of you bastards were bidding against me?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-327 ... true&rt=nc

Now I have to get it down to NZ...

I never even saw that one. I only check the Vintage Computing section and this one was in the regular Keyboards & Keypads section. Damn it.

Now that I have a spare controller, I must warn people that I'm on the lookout for another beam spring. I'll be like a silent shark, waiting to pounce. (Sharks don't really "pounce", but you get the idea.)

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

shark.gif

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 20:17

Come on, you've got plenty already! Lots of us are still get our first.

mr_a500 · 25 Jul 2014, 20:19

Plenty? I've only got one. I've got two controllers. Simple math should tell you that I need one more.

Math problem in children's textbook:

"Billy has 2 keyboard controllers. He has 1 keyboard. How many more keyboards does Billy need to use all his controllers?"

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 20:22

The beam spring you've already got is pretty damn fancy. Can't quite put my finger on any reason for you to choke down any others… besides greed, of course!

mr_a500 · 25 Jul 2014, 20:46

"You're gonna need a bigger keyboard."

beamjaws.jpg

seebart · 25 Jul 2014, 22:25

besides greed, of course!

oh boy...KEY GREED, a new kind of greed.

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crunch · 25 Jul 2014, 23:12

KVM switch keyboard.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/19-Industrietast ... 2a40c27ed6

photekq · 25 Jul 2014, 23:23

crunch wrote: ↑KVM switch keyboard.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/19-Industrietast ... 2a40c27ed6

Dang. That's a very rare bottom row!

Muirium · 25 Jul 2014, 23:26

I like the slimline look when it's still obscured by the drawer:

raatmarien · 25 Jul 2014, 23:34

Home Computer Schneider (Amstrad) CPC 464
€ 80,00
http://link.marktplaats.nl/818510970
Those keycaps look amazing.

Daniel Beardsmore · 26 Jul 2014, 01:24

Two versions of the CPC 464:

http://bilgisayarlarim.com/Amstrad/CPC464/index.html
http://bilgisayarlarim.com/Amstrad/CPC_ ... index.html

Neither keyboard is anything to write home about.

I prefer the RGBK scheme though.

webwit · 26 Jul 2014, 02:33

Never was an Amstrad fan. Alan Sugar is a brilliant but cynical business man and his cheap hardware had no soul or inherent qualities. I liked Sinclair much more. A brilliant inventor and nerd, but not much of a business man. The visual design of those mediocre soulless Amstrad machines wasn't bad though. But wtf is that silly over-complex diagram of a computer with a tape drive connected to a monitor? Why is that printed on the case? And the Enter's ass is too fat.

dyger · 26 Jul 2014, 03:33

Not sure if this one got posted before.

IBM 3104
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ibm-Keyboard-310 ... 19f10c2bb3

kbdfr · 26 Jul 2014, 07:24

crunch wrote: ↑KVM switch keyboard.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/19-Industrietast ... 2a40c27ed6

photekq wrote: ↑
crunch wrote: ↑KVM switch keyboard.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/19-Industrietast ... 2a40c27ed6
Dang. That's a very rare bottom row!

Muirium wrote: ↑I like the slimline look when it's still obscured by the drawer:

It is simply a Cherry G80-1800 mounted in a rack drawer, similar to the Cherry G80-0778 shown in the wiki:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-0778