Great/Interesting Finds

HzFaq · 19 Dec 2014, 10:32

I've always wanted to try linear clears, not enough to have a typewriter shipped over from Germany though.

vsev · 19 Dec 2014, 11:12

Maybe a very kind proxy to unsolder the switches and send them you, we're cloth to christmas after all !

7bit · 19 Dec 2014, 11:16

Are you talking about these:

You can actually buy them from me, for 0.10 EUR per switch!

Even better, I plan to create some PCBs and mount plates where they can be mounted on.

vsev · 19 Dec 2014, 11:22

I think he refers more to this
http://deskthority.net/resources/image/13701

HzFaq · 19 Dec 2014, 11:23

Not those, I think I got one of them with the last batch of switches I got from you. The ones in Ascaii's op are the ones I wanted to try.

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/vinta ... pia#p87414

skrsh3r · 19 Dec 2014, 15:42

HzFaq wrote: ↑Not those, I think I got one of them with the last batch of switches I got from you. The ones in Ascaii's op are the ones I wanted to try.

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/vinta ... pia#p87414

yeah i'm talking about those, they are are smoother then blacks and reds made these days at last mine are, bad thing is that i need to find myself another typewriter since you don't get enough switches for a full board.

elecplus · 19 Dec 2014, 16:48

Wow! This Russian guy went to great lengths to find all the different ergo keyboards he could, and they are amazing!

http://bashny.net/t/en/267558

Hypersphere · 19 Dec 2014, 16:57

elecplus wrote: ↑Wow! This Russian guy went to great lengths to find all the different ergo keyboards he could, and they are amazing!

http://bashny.net/t/en/267558

Boards with split personalities! Interesting. I had no idea there were so many of them.

Muirium · 19 Dec 2014, 16:58

Boards which resemble the hands we use to work them!

Nice little virtual collection. Of course, a lot of them were made by people on this very forum! Would be nice if he made each image a link to its original source, as they're not high resolution anyway.

Ah, that's just a translation. Here's the guy's original (which includes his name, that one doesn't…) and a good looking comments thread:

http://habrahabr.ru/post/221209/

ramnes · 19 Dec 2014, 21:01

IBM XT:
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Vintage-IBM-PC-X ... 566e2d8e82

photekq · 19 Dec 2014, 23:37

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-e ... usPage=VIP

Cherry G80-1000HxU

mr_a500 · 21 Dec 2014, 20:24

Now I know why German shipping is so cheap. They've got their own Imperial Starport.

seebart · 21 Dec 2014, 20:38

Oops someone found out.[emoji12]
The "light speed" delivery option is quite expensive though.[emoji41]

mr_a500 · 21 Dec 2014, 21:12

seebart wrote: ↑The "light speed" delivery option is quite expensive though.[emoji41]

Well that's because engaging the hyperdrive takes a lot of fuel.

Here in Canada, all our shipping is handled by the Jawas.

Muirium · 21 Dec 2014, 22:21

Wheels? Fancy!

I'm half a week behind Suka and Matteo on 7bit's HyperMicro action and counting…

seebart · 22 Dec 2014, 09:34

mr_a500 wrote: ↑
seebart wrote: ↑The "light speed" delivery option is quite expensive though.[emoji41]

Well that's because engaging the hyperdrive takes a lot of fuel.

Here in Canada, all our shipping is handled by the Jawas.

Hypersphere · 22 Dec 2014, 17:51

They have lowered the price on that IBM Displaywriter beam spring to $150.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Displaywrit ... 3399b5dd33

elecplus · 22 Dec 2014, 17:55

Model F 122 keys $105...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-F-122 ... 1327968223

dzhoou · 22 Dec 2014, 19:39

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-PC- ... 566e2d8e82

At 9.99 bid price, less than 2 hrs left, great for keycaps.

beltet · 22 Dec 2014, 20:01

seebart wrote: ↑ Commodore CBM Keyboard for CBM PET 8032 SK

http://www.ebay.de/itm/vintage-Commodor ... 23470ffa31

Thanks! Will follow that and maybe get it for my PET 700, always good with spare parts. Seems like the same keyboard just different caps.

EDIT: was a little different when I checked, but hope it's the same switches.

elecplus wrote: ↑Model F 122 keys $105...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-F-122 ... 1327968223

Anyone know if that is NKRO? Think I saw that Muirium posted that F's are NKRO but M's are 2KRO?

Muirium · 22 Dec 2014, 20:09

F-122 is NKRO. Significantly better board than the Terminal Ms.

dzhoou · 22 Dec 2014, 21:00

Ghosting is caused by the key matrix circuit not detecting current flow properly. All capacitive switch boards are innate NKRO since it doesn't use current flow to detect key press.

USB Realforce boards are 6KRO only because Topre is too lazy to work on their USB HID.

mr_a500 · 22 Dec 2014, 22:36

dzhoou wrote: ↑Ghosting is caused by the key matrix circuit not detecting current flow properly.

There's a pretty good example of ghosting in this photo:

Spoiler:

Hypersphere · 22 Dec 2014, 22:44

[quote="mr_a500" post_id=200365]Now I know why German shipping is so cheap. They've got their own Imperial Starport.

<snip>
Frankfurt has changed quite a lot since my last time through there!

Touch_It · 23 Dec 2014, 01:21

Hypersphere wrote:They have lowered the price on that IBM Displaywriter beam spring to $150.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Displaywrit ... 3399b5dd33

Now it's starting to get tempting. Damnit.

crunch · 23 Dec 2014, 20:56

Don't know what it is. Weigh-Tronix WI-130
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Input-Technol ... 5416d78129

7bit · 23 Dec 2014, 21:04

Looks a bit like a KeyTronic foam and foil keyboard, but not sure if it really is.

ramnes · 24 Dec 2014, 11:44

dzhoou wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-PC- ... 566e2d8e82

At 9.99 bid price, less than 2 hrs left, great for keycaps.

Who took it?

And why do you say "great for keycaps"?

andrewjoy · 24 Dec 2014, 12:20

as XT caps are awesome ? 1 part baby

but the case does look a bit ratty however it should clean up well the bar between the F keys looks intact too ( a common failure point)

dzhoou · 24 Dec 2014, 17:45

ramnes wrote: ↑
dzhoou wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-PC- ... 566e2d8e82

At 9.99 bid price, less than 2 hrs left, great for keycaps.
Who took it?

And why do you say "great for keycaps"?

Not me. The shipping stated on eBay are usually way too much and there's no way to get these sellers to ship as gift and at FedEx quotes ($25-ish to Canada).

By the looks of it, eBay rips off sellers in the selling price, and buyers in the shipping price; both around 10% or so.