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I am glad you bought it to give it a try. $30 USD is a great deal for such a high quality keyboard. The tactility is kind of rough but it is definitely there. The sharpness of the tactile bump can vary depending on the amount of use. I think the wiki needs to be updated as the models listed contain ...

Broken Realforce

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184351623908

NMB space invaders keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254445576662

Sanyo MBC-885 with FLS 3rd gen switches: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303613783321 This is around when everyone was standardizing on IBM compatibility, so maybe it's XT protocol, unlike the earlier 550, which was just serial ASCII. This is not XT Soarers compatible. If you want one, get this one. But i...

I just rebuilt an Acer 6011 with a set of them but I wouldn't go as far as to say that they're modern blue Alps though. Neither would I. That KB Paradise board HAS blue Alps :D. Legit? That sounds awesome. That KB Paradise board uses DATACOMP Blue switches. They are not real Alps. https://old.reddi...

Does anyone know the switch that might come with this Monterey K2AX branded STAFF? I've just bought it hoping the switch turns out to be blue alps. This is probably the most gambling purchase that I've ever made :roll: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143645106397 Looks like you didn't end up buying it. Di...

forter4 wrote: ↑

28 Jun 2020, 22:28

//gainsborough wrote: ↑

28 Jun 2020, 19:22

Noooooooo don’t advertise them! Haha

LMAO...yea, I don't really post the boards that I'm trying to get hahaha

I am posting them here because others may want them. However, I don't really want these because I either have one of them or I cannot buy them.

Tandy 3000 with FLS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153985877086


Leading Edge with no cord

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Leading-edge-dc- ... 3607731489

Clicky NMB

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124238152630

The yellow stuff on the badge might be some adhesive from the protective plastic layer that was present when the keyboard was new. Maybe try some Goo Gone to remove it?

5150 clone https://www.ebay.com/itm/192996137497 KB-5150 label with bad kerning very much like the Chicony in another thread from a couple weeks ago. Except the LED windows aren't the same. Has APL legends on the front, but they look like decals. It's likely to be Cherry MX black. It has been liste...

PMed

Weezer wrote: ↑

18 Jun 2020, 07:08

What do you mean by bleached?

I think what he means is that the dyesub legends fades so the edges of the lettering is no longer sharp.

I believe there was some discussion about how some NOS IBM keyboards have faded legends due to being stored in a warmer environment.

I don't understand the appeal of putting your diodes on display. Is this some sort of fashion statement? What's the point? Why is did this trend take off? My butt hurts every time a new design comes out with this as a feature. And these days my butt is hurting quite frequently. It's space saving an...

Nicolet Instrument Spectrometer Keyboard https://www.ebay.com/itm/184073109259 Looks like Oak full-travel with blue double shots. And high-end rotary encoder on the side. Missing key probably a deal breaker. Here is another one with way more dials. Same switches though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/333...

The foam might have disintegrated and you are bottoming out on the plastic sliders.

//gainsborough wrote: ↑

15 May 2020, 03:39

not much to gamble. Should be blue alps. Great price too.

Blue Alps models, don't have STAFF in the model name.

Anyone want to gamble?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114224164812

Thorogrimm wrote: ↑

10 May 2020, 05:37

mcmaxmcmc wrote: ↑

10 May 2020, 05:31

Fujitsu Dome with Slider.

Are they any good?

No. It has lasered legends and really mushy domes.

SneakyRobb wrote: ↑

05 Apr 2020, 19:52

I was trying to make this Red Selectric on a wheelwriter. The only issue I had is that the keys are very flat white and thus its hard to make them look good in a gray/black colour given my skills.

This thread caught my interest so I gave it a shot.

mrmola wrote: ↑

25 Mar 2020, 07:23

Also does anyone have any idea why they sometimes have this really weird scratch damage on them?

Long nails on ABS plastic.

Hi JP! Thanks for all your hints, it would be nice if you could always specify what you are linking to. It's a stackpole switch. Here is a rare standalone Fujitsu leaf spring keyboard with a metal backplate. https://m.ebay.com/itm/fujitsu-N860-vintage-keyboard-Fujitsu-Leaf-Spring-3rd-gen-Smooth-lin...

Do any of you have experience operating the ibm-capsense-usb-util 0.9.0 software on a mac (version 10.15.3 Catalina)? I have installed it and when I start it up it tells me that I have to choose between two controllers. (I have my F77 plugged in. Maybe it's also trying to access my Unicomp?). No ma...

Redmaus wrote: ↑

07 Mar 2020, 02:02

Wait, was this converted or is it native USB?

Looks like it was supposed to be a DIN connector.

https://www.a1used-computers.com/fiche- ... 50835.html

Some NOS ITW keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184195015576

Some Raytheon keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/383445921094

Black Monterey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133348833479

White Evolution trackball

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193365197033

John Doe wrote: ↑

29 Feb 2020, 02:14

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3507535820

I believe that is Cherry foam and foil.

wiki/Cherry_solid_state_capacitive

Redmaus wrote: ↑

28 Feb 2020, 07:57

xxhellfirexx wrote: ↑

28 Feb 2020, 07:23

HP Keyboard with Fujitsu Leaf Springs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/283793380417

I'm pretty sure that's a rubberdome my dude.

wiki/HP_46010A

HP Keyboard with Fujitsu Leaf Springs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/283793380417

Mindset keyboard

https://www.ebay.com/itm/372967150819

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