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So you rebuilt the whole thing? How much of the original is left besides the case?
I'd like to know more about this.

JP! wrote: ↑ There is a really good chance based on the work of MMcM.
See: photos-f62/80s-keyboard-party-t10963.html

Thanks! I had not seen that.

The Holy Grail!
The question is... can it be adapted to use with a modern computer?

Nice harvest.

ag36 wrote: ↑I have one but my hands are too small for it, thinking of giving it to charity shop.

Sell it on Ebay!

Thanks, everyone for your great answers.
I see this is more complicated than I expected. The person who found the keyboards doesn't know much about their origins, he just told me about the phone-like connector. I have to wait until he mails them to me to have more information.

I apologize in advance for my ignorance.
I know old keyboards with the ps2 connector can be connected to USB using an adaptor.

How about old-style keyboards that have a cable connection that looks like a telephone jack? Is there a way to adapt or modify one of those to use with a modern computer?

Wow! It's like the Tutankhamun's tomb of keyboards!

Those are beautiful, especially the first one. Where you find them?

Noobmaen wrote: ↑

This is a wyse pce rebrand, should be the PC compatible version. Switches are MX black[/quote]

Thanks a lot for the information!

Lucent was a division of AT&T. They used comcodes (the cc number on the label). If you want to know what it is used for you can do a web search for the comcode, or if that fails I can give u an email for an old AT&T dealer friend in TX. Thanks for the information. I don't have the keyboards yet, my...

My brother sent me these he found at work. I have been searching around and I found confusing and contradictory info on this one. Anyone knows anything about it?

It looks beautiful. Great job.

Blaise170 wrote: ↑Capacitors are electrical devices that hold temporary stores of power and are used whenever the usual supply of power is too low.

Yeah, but can they hold... 1.21 Jigawatts?

j0d1 wrote: ↑If you do restore it, PM me what you need exactly as I have a donor board.
Free of charge, of course, only pay the shipping (should be around 8 - 10$).

Since you have the means to fix it and most probably are better informed on these matters... Would you like to have it?

Unfortunately, the missing caps are going to be a problem because they have unique profiles (yes, plural) different from the other model M and F boards. If you can find them, or combine this unit with another donor to get one functional board, I say it's worth trying. As Blaise says, test the capac...

I like the M2 and would restore it myself, but with two major caveats. One, the capacitor almost certainly needs to be replaced as they are notoriously bad. Secondly, rebuilding the keyboard after disassembly is probably the most annoying thing you will ever do in your life. I love dismantling thin...

I found this. What do you guys think? Worth restoring? Or should I sell it for parts?

Nice find and restoration job.

I used to see vintage computer stuff at Goodwill all the times, but the stores in my area stopped selling computer stuff years ago, allegedly because of some environment related law.

That looks like some kind of fossil. It would be quite a job, but half the fun is in the challenge!
I wish you the best luck in this project and keep posting your progress.

Hey man just wanted to chime in and say that I noticed that the ribbon connector snufflecat linked will not work because it's for small modern SMD stuff like camera screen connectors. Hope you haven't ordered it yet! Just desolder the one from the machine with solder wick. Thanks for the tip. I hav...

I'm not sure, but I guess getting one of theese: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/30-Pcs-FPC-FFC-0-5mm-Pitch-19-Pin-Drawer-Type-Ribbon-Flat-Connector-Top-Contact/32730403271.html would dramatically increase the chances of being able to connect it to a teensy, at least. :) Thanks! That looks like an ...

maybe you could check the ribbon cable with a multimeter or something (or the main PCB of the machine) to get it working on a teensy? That would be neat. Thanks for the suggestion. I could try. But my knowledge of electronics is not very good. Unless I find some kind of idiot-proof kit I allows me ...

Well, I put it apart. The keys are hold to an aluminum plate by rivets, so not much I can do there. And the only connection to the rest of the thing is that data ribbon. So I guess I don't have a lot of chances of turning this into anything functional.

tatsurou wrote: ↑Googled
Not a problem man!

I googled it too, but I guess I didn't use the right terms.

dead images :( edit : that looks like a POS system, and since it's a rubber dome it kinda makes me think of Preh but there is no mention of it so I don't know Thanks anyway. Rubber dome? I was expecting it would have some kind of switches inside. :( Anyway, I'll see what I can do with it. I like th...

tatsurou wrote: ↑Found it!

http://cintimesys.com/solutions/parking ... d_apd.html

WOW! That was fast!

How did you find it?

And a million thanks!

I just found this thing. It's definitely an input device that was attached to a larger machine. I already searched for the serial number and found nothing useful. The company seems to make mostly alarms and sirens for police cars, but this could be part of an old product they don't make anymore? The...

I found this thing. It works but I don't really have much use for it. I already put it apart and back, it doesn't have any switches, there is a membrane under the keys. I don't know how much room there is to make something cool out of it. Any ideas? Untitled-999.jpg Untitled-1.jpg It doesn't fit the...