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This is ridiculously awesome and something I didn't know I needed in my life

IIRC doubleshot PBT is not a particularly easy thing to do and would require new molding, it would be better if they could do reverse dye sublimation


From what I know, dye sublimation works only with a dark ink on a paler base. And that's exactly why the maxiswitch black model Ms had pad ...

Probably not what you're referring to, but this post reminded me of this: http://xahlee.info/kbd/chinese_drum_keyboard.html

In the meantime, if you middle click with your mouse or control-click when opening links it should open them in a new tab regardless

Doomsday terminals from an abandoned NATO command and control bunker in Italy.

Around 8:00 of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuGOpHh6dU



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Googled for the displayed make and model (Delta 7260TC) but found nothing about it.

It's almost certainly a keytronic foam ...

Hello all, after receiving a Pinnacle Deko and Model M122 for just the shipping cost from Blaise170 (thanks again!) I set off on making both of them work. This is my process of making the Deko function!

The Board in its original condition:
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As you can see, my ...

Hey all, I found an old calculator and I was just wondering if anybody could identify the switches it uses?

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It's an Olympia CD401A (not the Nixie tube model unfortunately).

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The return force is driven ...

fricked wrote: 23 Mar 2020, 03:23 where did you find it

Picked it up off of craigslist. The seller said he obtained it in the middle-east a long time ago

Sending a PM!

About
Saw this for about $15 CAD and just had to grab it. I've never seen a FK 2000+ with Arabic sublegends so I decided to post it.
Photos
Main body of the keyboard
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With the dustcover on ...

Care to show some pictures of the vintage computers?


Of course! Unfortunately they're in storage right now so I only have some subpar pics I took of them earlier.
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Picked this up alongside a bunch of other vintage computers and keyboards. It appears to be an external version of the keyboard used on a Zenith Z-100 computer, although I can't find too much about it online.
The Board
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