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snufflecat wrote: 22 Nov 2022, 19:14 I've got an Acer KB-102AS with blue alps lying around, board is in overall pretty good condition. Anyone know what I could expect to sell it for if I decide to do so?

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I've got an Acer KB-102AS with blue alps lying around, board is in overall pretty good condition. Anyone know what I could expect to sell it for if I decide to do so?

SOLD

If it matters to anyone: I am visiting the US (SF/Oakland/Bay Area) this December and can bring the keyboard with me overseas.

Due to low interest in the Norwegian market I have decided to list my Tandberg TDV 5020 keyboard here.
The keyboard is in good condition and would simply need a little TLC to be back to its old glory. The board uses PS/2 and I have in the past been perfectly able to connect it to my computer with no ...

SOLD

May_1 wrote: 07 Sep 2022, 13:52 Is this still for sale?

My discord is Feeling_Gloomy#7669. Message me if you are still interested in selling.

Yup, still for sale. Didn't see your message until now, you'll hear from me.

Selling my IBM 3279 Beamspring keyboard because I'm leaving this hobby behind.

Case has been professionally re-painted. Replaced the foam. Keys cleaned ultrasonically.
Intended to install the controller and new solenoid from ModelFKeyboards, but only got so far that I plugged everything in but didn ...

You could wait a while until it’s four zeros I guess. We used to whine when they were a couple of hundred when I got mine. :D

From what I’ve seen: restoration doesn’t add much value to these as the audience is all us nerds who’d rather do it properly for ourselves. APL caps gets you extra but ...

Muirium wrote: 09 Aug 2022, 22:34 @tobo: zero.

@snufflecat: three zeros.

Even with all the extra work I put into it? :'(

Hello!

I'm curious to see what I could expect to get for my semi-restored IBM 3278 beamspring keyboard.
The top case has been professionally re-painted, I've cleaned all the keys plus replaced the degraded foam.
I have also bought a USB controller and new solenoid, but I'm seeing that the amount of ...

Anyone know what we’re looking at here? Never seen anything like them before.

I have a Norwegian one as well, currently in the midst of restoration. 8-) I hope you will post a picture of the norwegian one when you are done and please keep me in mind if or when you decide to sell your swedish beamer. :D

Swedish already sold, sadly, but I'll make sure to post some pictures ...

I've got a Pingmaster (6112884) lying around that I bought some years ago, unused, unmodded and still in the original box. What could I expect to get for it these days? Stonks have gone up, right? (Picture snagged from the wiki)

AnnoyedWalrus wrote: 09 Mar 2022, 22:09

snufflecat wrote: 24 Jan 2022, 21:29 Anyone care to give an estimate on my IBM 3279 board?

Wow, I have never seen a swedish beamspring before. Now I know what I will have to save my money for!

I have a Norwegian one as well, currently in the midst of restoration.

SOLD

Still available

Would you be willing to split keys from the set?

Hmm, depends on wether or not TNT wants the whole set or not. :) Which caps would you be interested in, in that case?


maybe the 1.5u shift and delete keys. Ideally I would get another set from an AP-810 or AP-610, but those seem to be the ...

headphone_jack wrote: 14 Feb 2022, 15:25 Would you be willing to split keys from the set?

Hmm, depends on wether or not TNT wants the whole set or not. Which caps would you be interested in, in that case?

Hello!

I have an Alps-compatible keycap set that I pulled from a Canon typewriter some years ago.
Caps are doubleshot and in quite a nice condition. Although the set isn't "complete" as per regular keyboard standards, these could make a nice addition to any Alps-based board as far as I'm concerned ...

Muirium wrote: 24 Jan 2022, 21:52 Is the dirt vintage?

^asking the real questions.

Anyone care to give an estimate on my IBM 3279 board?

I've had good success with two toothpicks. Shove them into the two holes above the beamspring and put the tips onto a table, all this while pressing the switch "down" with one hand + actually actuating the switch. This bends the beamspring towards the open bottom of the switch. With the other hand ...

I had the same issue when I began restoring my beamspring. Honestly after quite some time I also gave up on the official IBM technique and just took the switch apart. This does come with a risk and really only makes sense if you plan on completely disassembling the keyboard, so removing the foam ...

I would pay money for a video series explaining how to make converters for obscure boards...

Sigh...

Hi guys,

So I recently got my hands on two IBM Displaywriter 3279 keyboards, one of which I'm in the process of slowly restoring.
I've hit a stall when I'm trying to re-attach a loose fly plate in one of the switches. I've watched tutorials online and read the manual from IBM, trying my ...

Did you get hold of one? I bought one NOS from Unicomp through paying a double "customization fee" and specifying the type of PCB I needed and my board model #.

https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/CUSTOM

Hello!

I'm looking for the following keycaps for my newly restored Model M:

- Left Ctrl
- F2
- Page down
- Right arrow
- Scroll lock
- Numpad 3

Oddly specific, but I suppose that's life when you restore something that was headed for the recycling center.. 8-)
Will of course pay for shipping and ...

They show up on eBay from time to time, not new but used in good condition.
I have bought two on there.

Hey there, sorry for my late reply. I ended up e-mailing back and forth with Unicomp a bit and was eventually sent a replacement PCB that accepts a detachable SDL-cable. I smushed it all ...

Most of the original PS/2 Enhanced Keyboard line (13914xx) were later 'demoted' to fixed cables in the '90s. One way you could order the fixed cable that should work is by using a part number of an Enhanced Keyboard that's known to only have fixed cables such as P/N 52G9700 (from photos I've seen ...