Share Your SEXIEST Vintage Boards!

John Doe

30 May 2021, 15:26

My SSK family.
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raoulduke-esq

30 May 2021, 15:28

John Doe wrote:
30 May 2021, 15:26
My SSK family horde.
Fixed. Looking GOOD btw!!!

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Rami

31 May 2021, 21:15

Newest pick-up that I thought would make a nice addition to this forum. This is a ZKB-2, but unfortunately with the ugly Bull badge rather than the lightning Z one. The chassis is awesome though. This one has Yellow Alps.
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Go-Kart

31 May 2021, 21:30

Rami wrote:
31 May 2021, 21:15
Newest pick-up that I thought would make a nice addition to this forum. This is a ZKB-2, but unfortunately with the ugly Bull badge rather than the lightning Z one. The chassis is awesome though. This one has Yellow Alps.
Real tidy! Looks NOS!

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Thorogrimm

01 Jun 2021, 01:07

Rami wrote:
31 May 2021, 21:15
Newest pick-up that I thought would make a nice addition to this forum. This is a ZKB-2, but unfortunately with the ugly Bull badge rather than the lightning Z one. The chassis is awesome though. This one has Yellow Alps.
Oh hey, man!

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TNT

01 Jun 2021, 01:19

wanderhoden wrote:
29 May 2021, 22:25
my facitfrankenstein :D
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Wow, that's incredible! I absolutely love the color scheme in combination with the wood case :mrgreen:

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Hypersphere

01 Jun 2021, 01:44

Rami wrote:
31 May 2021, 21:15
Newest pick-up that I thought would make a nice addition to this forum. This is a ZKB-2, but unfortunately with the ugly Bull badge rather than the lightning Z one. The chassis is awesome though. This one has Yellow Alps.
Zenith made some good boards. Among them, I like the 163-73 variant of the ZKB-2, especially for its dye-sub PBT caps. My case preference vacillates between the sturdy metal of the ZKB-2 and the resonant acoustics of the plastic on the 163-73. The Yellow Alps look so happy on a bare-bones Zenith, but I am partial to tactile or tactile-clicky switches, so I've click-modded my board. Here it is in process, awaiting top housings and leaves from white Alps switches. More's the pity to hide those yellow sliders under caps, but if for no other reason, the caps help to keep the dust out of the switches.

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TNT

01 Jun 2021, 01:52

Very nice picture! What clickleaves did you use, white ALPS?

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Polecat

01 Jun 2021, 04:04

Ok, honestly I'm not quite sure what to make of "SEXIEST" in the same sentence as "keyboard", but presumably it's used in the pornographic sense, in that seeing it makes one WANT it. I've gone out of my way to justify the look and feel of my keyboards (even to myself) in practical terms, other than perhaps the judgement call of "yellowed" equating to "bad", but at least a couple of these made me want them in a purely aesthetic sense, so be it! Most, if not all of these I've posted before, but here they are again. Sorry for the bad photos; a photographer I am not!
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Franklin FKB-3, Chicony internals, Futaba MA.
Franklin FKB-3, Chicony internals, Futaba MA.
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Focus FK-2002/2001, black case, TaiHao caps, Alps blue SKCM.
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Multitech KB-101A, repainted, mixed caps. Alps blue SKCM.
Multitech KB-101A, repainted, mixed caps. Alps blue SKCM.
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Monterey K104, stock. Alps white SKCM.
Monterey K104, stock. Alps white SKCM.
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Focus FK-2001, stock. Alps white SKCM unbranded upper housings.
Focus FK-2001, stock. Alps white SKCM unbranded upper housings.
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Northgate 102 Gen1, stock. Alps white SKCM unbranded upper housings.
Northgate 102 Gen1, stock. Alps white SKCM unbranded upper housings.
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Avant Stellar, ANSIfied with Dolch caps. Alps white SKBM.
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JP!

01 Jun 2021, 04:55

Polecat wrote:
01 Jun 2021, 04:04
Ok, honestly I'm not quite sure what to make of "SEXIEST" in the same sentence as "keyboard", but presumably it's used in the pornographic sense, in that seeing it makes one WANT it. I've gone out of my way to justify the look and feel of my keyboards (even to myself) in practical terms, other than perhaps the judgement call of "yellowed" equating to "bad", but at least a couple of these made me want them in a purely aesthetic sense, so be it! Most, if not all of these I've posted before, but here they are again. Sorry for the bad photos; a photographer I am not!
Very unique collection. I've seen these boards separately over the years but never all in one place. Your collection / selection definitely follows a theme. I would gladly welcome these exemplars into my collection ;)

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snacksthecat
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01 Jun 2021, 05:32

Polecat wrote:
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Ok, honestly I'm not quite sure what to make of "SEXIEST" in the same sentence as "keyboard"
Don't tell us you got the name Polecat collecting modest keyboards :lol:

Something about seeing a Northgate after several months away makes me want to create the "Omni TKL 84".
Maybe if I ever come across one in bad enough shape to justify that magnitude of plastic surgery.

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Hypersphere

01 Jun 2021, 07:41

TNT wrote:
01 Jun 2021, 01:52
Very nice picture! What clickleaves did you use, white ALPS?
Yes. I edited the post to indicate that I used top housings and leaves from white Alps switches. The pic was taken before the transplants were done.

79f0167

02 Jun 2021, 16:00

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John Doe

02 Jun 2021, 16:07

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What's the switch of the sony beauty? Keycaps and shell shape have similar feeling with JDL, so Topre? :)

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dcopellino

02 Jun 2021, 16:11

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I gave some flowers to my sexiest keeb. A real singular specimen, close relative to model Ms family but with a distinctive character worthy of love as well.
Video footage available for those who want to know more about this kind of wheelwriter keyboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SW1XT_Hb84

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ddrfraser1

02 Jun 2021, 16:46

Yes. This is fantastic. I have been on the lookout for one of these ever since you posted on reddit. Tres sexy!!

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Go-Kart

02 Jun 2021, 16:54

John Doe wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:07
79f0167 wrote:
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What's the switch of the sony beauty? Keycaps and shell shape have similar feeling with JDL, so Topre? :)
I too wish to know this. That diamond nav is quirky but actually looks usable. Better than the BFK's.

79f0167

02 Jun 2021, 17:00

Go-Kart wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:54
John Doe wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:07
79f0167 wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:00
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What's the switch of the sony beauty? Keycaps and shell shape have similar feeling with JDL, so Topre? :)
I too wish to know this. That diamond nav is quirky but actually looks usable. Better than the BFK's.
Omron B3G-S 8-)
And JDL Omron
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Go-Kart

02 Jun 2021, 17:21

Noice.

John Doe

02 Jun 2021, 17:26

How many JDL variants there are on earth!

Heikkonen

02 Jun 2021, 17:31

dcopellino wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:11
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I gave some flowers to my sexiest keeb. A real singular specimen, close relative to model Ms family but with a distinctive character worthy of love as well.
Video footage available for those who want to know more about this kind of wheelwriter keyboard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SW1XT_Hb84
https://youtu.be/MYkwJ3MsYJM

Heres another related video.

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dcopellino

02 Jun 2021, 20:58


https://youtu.be/MYkwJ3MsYJM

Heres another related video.
:D
Come on heikkonen. Unleash your sexy IBM Japaneses. Here is the right thread! Let me dream.

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Polecat

03 Jun 2021, 05:15

JP! wrote:
01 Jun 2021, 04:55

Very unique collection. I've seen these boards separately over the years but never all in one place. Your collection / selection definitely follows a theme. I would gladly welcome these exemplars into my collection ;)
Thanks, I didn't set out to have a collection, it just sort of worked out that way. If there's a theme it's because I prefer early Alps clicky switches, and keyboards that don't turn yellow after only twenty or thirty years.
snacksthecat wrote:
01 Jun 2021, 05:32

Don't tell us you got the name Polecat collecting modest keyboards :lol:

Something about seeing a Northgate after several months away makes me want to create the "Omni TKL 84".
Maybe if I ever come across one in bad enough shape to justify that magnitude of plastic surgery.
That comes from certain skunk/weasel tendencies attributed to me before I got online. Fools were made to be laughed at, and why bother if I can't poke fun at myself?

Interesting idea about the Omni TKL 84! That would be easiest on a Gen2 Northgate, because the main PC board on those is just matrix, with the controller hooked to it with a ribbon cable. Only the Gen3 101 has a pure ANSI layout as a starting point, but the others are easy to ANSIfy by replacing the BAE with an ANSI Enter and a backslash above, like I did on the Avant and black Focus. An Alps switch drops right into the cutout on the plate for the guide pin for the BAE key. And it's actually not uncommon to see Northgates turn up with broken cases and other damage. Hmmm...

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Chyros

04 Jun 2021, 12:29

wanderhoden wrote:
29 May 2021, 22:25
my facitfrankenstein :D
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Oof. That looks exquisite =o .

wanderhoden

04 Jun 2021, 22:28

Chyros wrote:
04 Jun 2021, 12:29
wanderhoden wrote:
29 May 2021, 22:25
my facitfrankenstein :D
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Oof. That looks exquisite =o .
thx preciate it !
actually i chose wood becouse i saw your custom apple IIc and i rly liked it
got the inspiration from you ;)

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ppCircle

05 Jun 2021, 01:19

Fk-2002 SKCM blue with polish pbt dyesub and fame doubleshot keycaps

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ICE Komputer Personalny AT (polish ibm model f clone)

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Tritian

06 Jun 2021, 08:53

dcopellino wrote:
02 Jun 2021, 16:11
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this is really gorgeous

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schwi

28 Jun 2021, 05:30

Here's a thing
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GuilleAcoustic

29 Jun 2021, 10:09

Nothing fancy, just 2 classic keyboards :D

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Thorogrimm

30 Jun 2021, 01:15

schwi wrote:
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Here's a thing
I love the Fallout/MGS3 vibes from this. Very militaristic. Reminds me of this kinda stuff
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