deskthority

MCK-91DOS/V - White Alps
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h409901142

I hope this becomes a reality!
https://paradigm.parts/guidance/ask55/faq/

I have sort of an Alps project in mind, a cross pollination of two varieties of Apples. First I have this keyboard module from a late 80's Macintosh Portable with Alps SKCM Cream Damped switches in mint condition. IMG_4973.JPG IMG_4974.JPG Next I have this MO116J that I won from Yahoo! Auctions. I d...

Muirium wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 20:32

The Kishsaver of the east!

I hadn't heard that one before.

Well zrrion converted his but I don't know the details and my board looks a bit different so I'll have to dig into things.

Finally an ALPSaver of my very own. I was very lucky to find it randomly on the Yahoo! Japan Auctions site. It has buttery smooth Alps SKCC cream switches. 1.JPG Flickr Album This one is fairly unique with it's industrial gray case and extra circuitry designed for use with a radio transceiver. The k...

I got a couple boards in today The Yaesu has SKCC cream switches while the Sharp is just rubber dome but thought it looked really cool.

Yaesu teardown

Wazrach wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 17:05

I'd like to find another AT, but they seem to be even less common than F122s right now - you don't see ATs on Ebay that often.

I have a harem of AT's that I am hoarding / going to restore.

Nice. would love to see some more pics when you are up to it. I'm expecting a couple boards myself.

yuchipashe wrote: ↑

20 Jul 2019, 03:17

My package has been held hostage by the Philippines government until I pay around 8000JPY

Guess I'm not going to buy anything from yahuoku for a while haha

subcat wrote: ↑

19 Jul 2019, 04:06

Raumfahrer wrote: ↑

19 Jul 2019, 01:13

this is the link for the one with the cover
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r336402482

the one above is a duplicate of the first link

thanks my clipboard failed me

That X68000 cover is neat but seems a but expensive for a starting bid.

Oh, that's a shame. Those waffle frame switches are never any good. They spoil what is otherwise a decidedly elegant looking board. The case design is very flash, and the caps are stellar. User afan invented a solution for the broken stems last year: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2031...

I recently picked up this looker of a keyboard. The case design and quality are superb, unfortunately this one is impossible to type on. :roll: The switches are Hi-Tek High Profile which are notorious for cracked sliders. 1.jpg 1a.JPG Teardown: 1b.JPG 1c.JPG 1d.jpg 1e.JPG 1f.JPG 2.JPG 2a.jpg 2b.JPG ...

Wow that looks nice. Someone please call dibs on it here or else I will bid on it.

Damn I also missed that listing, really unique and nice board! How heavy is it? The shine of the chassis makes it look like it's made of metal. That's exactly the type of keyboard I would use, but I'm pretty sure that if I found the listing, you still would've outbid me :lol: (Also how much did you...

yoooooo!!! An industrial ALPSaver!! Nice!!! edit: woah woah woah - is that a 5-pin DIN plug!? Can you use that thing on modern PCs!? Not quite...7 pin cable. This ALPSaver is different in that it was used with an amateur radio system so a converter would need to be made. http://www.foxtango.org/ft-...

I forgot to share this and didn't realize was actually posted here before I bid on it. There were two unique JEC keyboards that sold, an older style board likely with SKCC and this newer style. Although the older one was way cool it went for a lot of money and this was the one I wanted most. This bo...

DMA wrote: ↑

16 Jul 2019, 18:45

@PancakeMSTR what part of picture is unclear?

@JP! - yes, ExpHdr pins are for that. ExpHdr_0 and ExpHdr_2 will be solenoid driver active pins if you select "solenoid" in hardware setup.

Does CommonSense support a solenoid / solenoid driver like the Xwhatsit's?

yuchipashe wrote: ↑

15 Jul 2019, 03:17

Total of 41 kilos hahaha

That's a lot of drugs
Also do you know what switches your Sord keyboard has?

TheInverseKey wrote: ↑

15 Jul 2019, 17:28

EDIT:

Also a lot of terminal boards are weird how they sync with the terminal that they were built for.

And that's when either documentation or a working terminal comes in handy otherwise you need someone with expertise in reverse engineering.

Thanks subcat. I think I'd like to go after one of the M0116J's an maybe the IBM 5576. I don't have anything IBM Japan yet. I would like to have just 1 IBM Japan board with Alps plate springs some day. [Edit] Huh it looks like that 5576-A01 is buckling spring. I am definitely out of my element when ...

Whoa, I read about this is a manual as I have the 4978 terminal for the Series/1. Very cool. You could try an figure out how the protocol works or desolder the existing controller and replace with a Model F Xwhatsit. If you do that at least preserve the irreplaceable controller.

cli wrote: ↑

11 Jul 2019, 11:03

Very nice restored and modernized IBM Model F 4704 from a DT member.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-Model-F- ... 3772469180

It's not my cup of tea, don't like huge battleship keyboards....

I love this! A potent piece of modern weaponry for sure.

That is quite the labor of love. Can't wait to see this fully brought back to life.

Ortek MCK-142
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ortek- ... 6204!US!-1

Neat Keytronic Medical / EEG keyboard https://www.ebay.com/itm/Telefactor-EEG-Keyboard-Mdl-KB3270-PLUS/282793081671?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Neat little keypad https://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-Leica-Microscopy-Systems-Keyboard-722009-301-360-131/163076328091?ssPageName...

Total unit
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accom-Axial-Co ... 1438.l2649

LurkerMcNoPost wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2019, 16:23

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j577482820

Compare to same model from 2 weeks ago: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h403034878

Big oof. Someone really wanted that x1z, hopefully prices calm down a bit after this

Whoa...

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2019, 03:34

Perhaps, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the duubt.

Yeah and he seems to be selling them off rather than acquiring more. I think maybe he hit endgame and lost interest perhaps.