deskthority

That Bigfoot in the OP is pretty interesting - it's not the standard 5291 layout (which is basically the same as that 5251 beam board) but has the same layout as the IBM System/23 Datamaster. I've seen external keyboards with that same layout before, I'm not entirely sure what they were used for ...

As far as the ZKB-2's go, they're all Yellow Alps which I understand are less valuable. I've sold two on E-bay, and I just kinda picked the middle of the two old Ebay ad's I could find. One went for $90 and one went for $70. Am I gouging people? or am I getting gouged?

TLDR: What are yellow alp ...

Q-quite a few 5251 keyboards? On the off-chance that any is damaged beyond repair, I'd really like a couple switches to repair my Displaywriter. Otherwise, as long as you don't end up asking far over $200 I may be interested in a whole board.

I'll have to double check in the morning, I believe ...

I think a few hundred dollars is a big exaggeration. Probably $150 ish for the beam spring, maybe $40-50 for the Bigfoots. The ZKB-2s depend on whether they use green or yellow Alps switches. I may be interested in a green Alps ZKB-2 as long as you're not planning on selling them at a very high ...

Oh I am seebart! I've got the itch now..but felt like I should ask what they're worth rather than just sit on the ones I'm not going to use. Thanks everyone!

Thanks Scottc. I came across a few of each, and a couple ZKB-2's. Going to keep one of each to mess with.

I guess my next question is what they're worth? I have more of them than I can use/mod. I just came across these today so I haven't had much time to go through them, but I don't believe any ...

Could someone confirm my assumptions here? I'm new to this, but I've spent a few weeks creeping around the forums just learning stuff. I've come across a lot of older tech equipment, and I've found quite a few of the following, I just want to confirm what I've researched:


I believe this is a IBM ...