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https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Wr ... 4713827532

White whale WITH the actual Display Writer. Sure hope an enthusiast grabs this instead of a keyboard speculator.

TNT wrote: ↑

09 Mar 2021, 14:56

I think it's five pieces for 17.50, but your point still stands. This guy is so weird.

Good catch- updated my original. We are all keyboard heads, so when WE can call someone weird you know it's a pretty serious case...

You know, if he's gonna charge $3.50 per switch the least he could do is freakin' clean them and not bend the contacts. Those things are filthy and he apparently put lube on top of the dirt right after yanking them out of his "Model M". Maybe the essay he's so kind as to include with the switches wi...

https://www.ebay.de/itm/KEYSWITCHES-RARE-SKCM-BLUE-ALPS-SWITCHES-LOT-OF-FIVE-17-50-3-90-S-H/324494495846?hash=item4b8d611066:g:QccAAOSwsxxgMuod It's the "Canada Blue" guy again, I think. Just read the description on this one :mrgreen: It's like what would happen if you trained a machine learning mo...

I recently bought a lot of 6 of these off of eBay. Sigh... guess now I have to convert all of them. Damn you for giving me yet another opportunity to assign shitposts to keys. Nice! I'm definitely viewing this board as something to help automate the more boring parts of my job. Some of my macros mi...

Curiouser and curiouser... What it do with Alt.png Added codes for each key when holding Alt. The start code is 15 for all keys and the down code is the same as it is without Alt for all keys. Stop code 0 or 1 stayed the same for many keys, but some saw it change to 2 or 3. In some places Alt seems ...

Happy to spend a few minutes getting it right! I tried a few different baud rates, mainly with the ESC key- here's what they did: 1200: all keys 0 down 0 up unless pushing multiple keys at a time which might yield a 56 or 128 2400: single digit, inconsistent up and down codes e.g. 1 1 or 0 3 or 0 2 ...

Alright, you convinced me. Not that I need another project, but I have one on the way. :D I'm looking over all of the documentation and I can say without a doubt that I do not, for one second, miss anything about the DOS days. I see "IRQ" and go into anaphylactic shock. Found a cool operations guid...

It's still possible that it really is just plain-old TTY-level RS-232 serial. MMcM's idea yielded some great results. I found a couple of sketches having to do with reading serial from the Pro Micro's serial ports and loaded them up. This sketch below was used to generate the "Number" section of th...

Are you comfortable writing an Arduino sketch for your Pro Micro? It's still possible that it really is just plain-old TTY-level RS-232 serial. Connect the data line to RX. In setup, open Serial1 at some baud rate (1200 is a good first guess). In the loop, check available and print any character th...

That sounds really fun!

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

05 Mar 2021, 02:22

Fentek sells the clear upper cap.

Thanks for that!!

So I picked up one of those C3 Maestro 911 Operator keyboards from eBay and have taken to calling it the MACRO Macro Pad because it's freakin' HUGE. F&F switches, thick plastic top, metal bottom, double-shot caps... It's quite the looker. IMG_0420.JPG The problem is, I have no idea how to go about m...

IMG_E3475.JPG My F77 with all keys - I have the complete set now -yay!! The key feel is really good. The Lettering is really dark. Btw, the orange key is re-legendable key from Fentek that I have configured to open the calculator app. Does Fentek give you both parts of a two-part keycap, or do they...

For me it is a good mixture of both. I tend to stay 60% on MacOS and then the navigation keys are different to Windows (e.g. Home/End are not to jump to the beginning and end of a line but the full text). I could remap them, but as I change between Linux and Windows also, it isn't practical. On Win...

PM with question.

Nice find! I’m sure a lot of us will be standing by to see more listings/reasonable prices.

Isn't DT a non profit kinda thing? I don't see any ads or anything else that generates a revenue. I feel like if someone is going to spend money buying it he will want deskthority to become a lucrative endeavour in return. Big changes ahead I suppose :( I had the same question. Not sure how this fo...

Ellipse is selling his repro solenoids for $35 if anyone needs one but doesn’t mind waiting a couple months to get it

John Doe wrote: ↑

27 Feb 2021, 04:38

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3160589008

Wake me, is the seller telling has 15 more about this? Shit!

Hope its not scammer.

Hopefully nobody pays 2100 and ruins it for everyone!

I sure hope now is not the time! I don’t have a beamspring yet but I’m on the lookout always. 1-2k depending on which model and condition seems reasonable. Folks listing at outrageous prices contributes to the price inflation and to people buying boards not because they are passionate about the hobb...

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

25 Feb 2021, 22:41

I think it's time to sell my industrial sq badge M for $5,000.00

Gunked up Gently used Dell OptiPlex board with giant spacebar here. Most keys work but no cord: $30,000.

Muirium wrote: ↑

25 Feb 2021, 21:42

Doesn’t even come with the original cable. Lame. They should strike a few k off the asking price.

Doesn't even work right according to the description!

They got the decimal point in the wrong spot again...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-3178-Model ... 2709097948

Anyone want to pay over 20x what a board is worth?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Apple- ... 3293757576

Tandy 3000 https://www.ebay.com/itm/303856878755 https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=24314&sid=5c1ff106610904bc3131571ead7745cb Same board (serial), same location, eBay tax now included and then some... guessing it wasn't actually sold here last summer then. Anyone feel like posting a revi...

hellothere wrote: ↑

19 Jan 2021, 02:14

A little strange how the seller talks up his collection and doesn't mention a switch name .

I love the way seller says (twice) that it’s perfect for gamers...

This Geekhack thread asked about the "Plt No", too, and IBM's official response was "dunno." (I recommend reading the whole thread. Lots of good info.) That was an interesting read- thanks for sharing! I have suspected that they might have had something to do with the factory keycaps. Been a while ...

Found this post searching because I have the same question. Did you ever figure it out?

Are you still trying to move this board?