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digital_matthew wrote: ↑What kind of switches are in the FK2001?

I think they are white Alps or clones. They feel like craps but hey I get some nice keys out of the deal.

Found in Italy? Now that's just weird. If these were prototype Alps, then there shouldn't be many in circulation, which would predispose these to a limited area. However, if one was found in the US and another in Italy, then surely there were enough to be sent around the world. So the question is, ...

That Intelligent Scanning System 4000 board is freaking sweet. Lovely legends, weird labeled LEDs, and SKCC Alps. The switches feel great on both boards! I almost missed them. They were under shrink wrap with the entire machine which was going to be scrapped. I'm curious about that ADDs/NCR board. ...

I'm pretty stoked. I just picked up a huge load of equipment from an old family owned type setting shop, all in for $125! As you can see many of these keyboards have unique legends which went with old computer systems used with phototypesetting machines. 1.JPG Pictures of the haul: Working Kaypro 1 ...

Whoa whoa whoa!!! Nice one.

I like the Fluke as well. The other stuff might be left to goodwill or find someone local. I ended up scraping a couple dozen printers and faxes as no one would take them. It's amazing what businesses will throw out or pay to get ride of.

That's quite the mail day

That is a sick find. You should buy a lottery ticket while your at it. I don't mean to brag but there is in fact a decent chance that I will be able to find a few more of these within the next few months, so hopefully anyone who misses out shouldn't feel too bad. My employer has connections with th...

That is a sick find. You should buy a lottery ticket while your at it.

I got some more pic's. Hopefully some updates by next week. Apparently some of these funky keyboards are from the 90's and are unique to typesetting.

The identical white / beige ones with the black cable look to me like they have the BTC font, so probably not worth getting. The one with the grey top cover in the pile looks like it could be an NTC Cherry board, though... :o Christ, that's embarrasing! Meant to say NCR Cherry, not NTC (= usually A...

A contact of mine sent me some pictures of some interesting finds. What do you guys think? Some of the stuff is a bit too big and heavy for me to take though but the keyboards look nice but I don't know anything about them. The identical white / beige ones with the black cable look to me like they ...

xxhellfirexx wrote: ↑Can anyone please identify this keyboard? There are no labels on it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/223014274047

Prism N5 portable keyboard with white Alps I am guessing.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90230.0

Dingster wrote: ↑So 108UW is just a japanese beamspring

I believe that title belongs to Alps plate spring technically.

cnrmsn wrote: ↑ is that a lexmark model m on the right?

Yes

Blaise170 wrote: ↑I'm not able to identify most of them but I'd be that most of them are mechanical. They look sweet!

So much for downsizing

A contact of mine sent me some pictures of some interesting finds. What do you guys think? Some of the stuff is a bit too big and heavy for me to take though but the keyboards look nice but I don't know anything about them. Keyboards 2.jpg Keyboards.jpg Varityper.jpg CPM.jpg Compuscan.jpg

I have probably a 15x15 room that all of our junk goes to, but I honestly don't like having a lot of keyboards anymore. They are a hassle to deal with. I'm vying for a collection of 10 or less. I thought it looked cool as well. I'm not limiting myself to a set number as I will always make room for ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Perkin-Elmer-Vintage-Terminal-Keyboard-Model-No-7300-Hi-Tek-High-Profile/123178930156?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52569%26meid%3Dbb75082247084673991ead433cea8199%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D173355864323%26itm%3D123178930156&_trksid=...

Ebay has probably the best coupon code I've ever seen that you can use on any one item >$50 for the next few hours for 20% off. You might be able to apply it to multiple items if used at checkout where there are multiple items in your "cart." Full details here: https://pages.ebay.com/promo/2018/060...

vivalarevolución wrote: ↑Well, this Mazda CX-5 is way more fun to drive than I expected. I am having smiles galore just commuting to work. Should have bought one of these the first time around.

Zoom zoom, baby!

Nice. I was eyeing a Miata but didn't want to get ran off the highway by someone driving an SUV while texting.

It makes it even funnier when you read the description and see "This keyboard is a less common color variant of black on top and red underneath." That's marketing for you. There is a reason this is an uncommon color variant :lol: I know someone who listed an item on eBay describing the item as "the...

Techno Trousers wrote: ↑Yeah. Plus AZERTY layout, though I assume that could be changed with an xwhatsit and keycap swapping.

It would still be awesome to type on without a top case.

Better luck next time though.

But was it missing the top shell though?

A keyboard with the "Options by IBM" branding means it was manufactured by Lexmark and so dates to the early to mid 90's. The keyboard in the listing is an earlier Model M which was manufactured by IBM.

Ir0n wrote: ↑boxed model M

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1987-IBM-101-K ... Sw88RbEaDX

The box didn't go with that keyboard originally. Not a bad price though.

Not sure if brown Alps or brown from tar. You be the judge. It looks like this thing sat through 30 years worth of Marlboro's.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGNAVOX-VIDEO ... Sw46hbED9V

If you find that beamspring is your end game then perhaps it will save you money in the long run. A steady stream of cheaper purchases over the course of a year or longer can really add up. I entered this hobby ~two years ago and kept buying stuff because it was all mediocre, unrefined or unbalance...

Blaise170 wrote: ↑I would sell in a heartbeat if I found one of these. There's far better things I could be spending $1200 on besides a keyboard.

By that logic I shouldn't be in this hobby I probably would just end up spending the proceeds on other hobbies.

Seven-ish hours to go and it's at ~788 USD (+ ~96 shipping). Don't call me Ishmael. :? If previous experience has taught me anything, it will almost certainly go for significantly more than $1000 with most of the jump being in the last 2 minutes. Gone. ~1190 USD (plus shipping). At these prices, I'...