Interest Check: WYSE Terminal 102 Keyboards
- sixty
- Gasbag Guru
- Main keyboard: DKSaver
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Black
- DT Pro Member: 0060
Going through a bunch of old contacts and sources, got a chance for these:
They would be all 102 ISO layout UK or German layout. Varying conditions from "good" to "absolutely disgusting".
Luck of the draw would decide these I guess.
As far as I know, no PCE versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.
About 10 to 15 available. They would be 15 Euro + Shipping each.
Anyone interested?
They would be all 102 ISO layout UK or German layout. Varying conditions from "good" to "absolutely disgusting".
Luck of the draw would decide these I guess.
As far as I know, no PCE versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.
About 10 to 15 available. They would be 15 Euro + Shipping each.
Anyone interested?
- sixty
- Gasbag Guru
- Main keyboard: DKSaver
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Black
- DT Pro Member: 0060
I should clarify. I don't know how many UK or German ones we would be getting. I just know that both layouts are a possibility. I would be able to cherry-pick (harhar) the first few for people who wanted a specific layout, but I don't know if there will be enough of a specific layout. That's why it would more likely be random.
- scottc
- ☃
- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
- DT Pro Member: -
I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.
Edit: If these have vintage MX black switches then I would be interested regardless of the keycap layout!
Edit: If these have vintage MX black switches then I would be interested regardless of the keycap layout!
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- Laser
- emacs -nw
- Location: Romania
- Main keyboard: Plum TKL \w Topre domes (work) / Novatouch (home)
- DT Pro Member: 0180
Similar situation applies for me.scottc wrote:I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.
- 7bit
- Location: Berlin, DE
- Main keyboard: Tipro / IBM 3270 emulator
- Main mouse: Logitech granite for SGI
- Favorite switch: MX Lock
- DT Pro Member: 0001
OK, then I take one in DE if there are no UK version left or they are not good enough for me.
Thank you sixty, for organising this -- like in the old days!
Thank you sixty, for organising this -- like in the old days!
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- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- DT Pro Member: 0011
FTFY. "PCE" stands for the layout, not protocol. That is a PCE keyboard.sixty wrote:As far as I know, no PS/2 versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.
BTW, I have heard that the terminal case should be better quality somehow and that the PS/2-compatible innards would fit inside it.
- scottc
- ☃
- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
- DT Pro Member: -
Forgot to add: I'd like one that's not filthy, if possible. It doesn't need to be working, but I have a weak preference for boards that do work.
- rindorbrot
- Location: Bavaria, Germany
- Main keyboard: Phantom, GON NerD 2.0 TKL
- Main mouse: Zowie ZA11
- Favorite switch: MX Ergo-Clear, Nixdorf Soft-Touch
- DT Pro Member: 0029
I'd take one too. German preferred.
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- Location: u1h2fm
- Main keyboard: Traditional Thinkpad/Ergodox
- Main mouse: Trackpoint/Vertical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F
- DT Pro Member: -
I already have one. Beautiful keyboards, beautiful caps. I'd take another one, too, for that price. I'd prefer german layout. From where are you shipping?
- rindorbrot
- Location: Bavaria, Germany
- Main keyboard: Phantom, GON NerD 2.0 TKL
- Main mouse: Zowie ZA11
- Favorite switch: MX Ergo-Clear, Nixdorf Soft-Touch
- DT Pro Member: 0029
If there are enough left, I might take a second one.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
You guys will probably want to build this: the Wyse version of Soarer's converter.
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/wyse ... t7424.html
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/wyse ... t7424.html
- plasticchair
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: 65g linear mx
- DT Pro Member: -
Would take a DE one if there's one left. UK would do as well.
- sixty
- Gasbag Guru
- Main keyboard: DKSaver
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Black
- DT Pro Member: 0060
Got the boards. Bad news is that over 10 of them were the rubber dome variant, which looks almost exactly like the MX one. I got 9 or 10 Cherry MX ones. Majority is German layout. I saw one or two UK layouts.
Some of the boards have very uneven discoloration going on, how odd. But some are also very good condition. I think we really have to use random.org to decide who gets what, because otherwise I end up sitting on the banana colored ones with no buyers
Some of the boards have very uneven discoloration going on, how odd. But some are also very good condition. I think we really have to use random.org to decide who gets what, because otherwise I end up sitting on the banana colored ones with no buyers
- 7bit
- Location: Berlin, DE
- Main keyboard: Tipro / IBM 3270 emulator
- Main mouse: Logitech granite for SGI
- Favorite switch: MX Lock
- DT Pro Member: 0001
Just do it the 7bit way:
Divide the costs by the number of good ones and sell the best for the highest prices and the bad for cheap. Finally, ebay the trash.
Divide the costs by the number of good ones and sell the best for the highest prices and the bad for cheap. Finally, ebay the trash.
- Laser
- emacs -nw
- Location: Romania
- Main keyboard: Plum TKL \w Topre domes (work) / Novatouch (home)
- DT Pro Member: 0180
Hm, perhaps the good ones at 20 Euros, and bad ones (no rubber) at 10 Euros? From those, at least/most the board/switches/case can be harvested.
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Just tested my randomization service, works perfectly :
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- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
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