Anyone recognise these keyboards?
- oofers
- Location: Slovakia
- Main keyboard: SIIG Minitouch
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Light2 200
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd gen. "Monterey"
Hey everyone!
I've been trying to find some nice vintage keyboards, which is a bit hard where I live (we were socialist until 1989, so we didn't have access to western products).
I managed to find these for sale, does anyone recognize any of them (and what switches they could have)?
The seller is looking for offers, so a price estimate would be nice as well if possible.
Thanks!
DTK SPK-106CZ
Sagitta(?) KB-5311
Digital RT-102, most likely BTC Dome with slider
Unknown
I've been trying to find some nice vintage keyboards, which is a bit hard where I live (we were socialist until 1989, so we didn't have access to western products).
I managed to find these for sale, does anyone recognize any of them (and what switches they could have)?
The seller is looking for offers, so a price estimate would be nice as well if possible.
Thanks!
DTK SPK-106CZ
Sagitta(?) KB-5311
Digital RT-102, most likely BTC Dome with slider
Unknown
- oofers
- Location: Slovakia
- Main keyboard: SIIG Minitouch
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Light2 200
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd gen. "Monterey"
Very likely the case here as I'm from Slovakia. It being a Czech(oslovak) keyboard would make a lot of sense.
- Palatino
- Location: England
- Main keyboard: Fluctuates.
- Main mouse: Of no interest.
- Favorite switch: Too early to tell.
Welcome to the forum!
A lot can be found out just by running a search for the FCC ID. For instance, Googling GOGAPC-21 shows it to have Tai-Hao semi-mechanical switches (which have been reviewed most unfavourably!) However, the keycaps are likely alps-mount doubleshots, so perhaps worth picking up cheaply if you can just for those, if they’re any good to you (though perhaps not, if you’re only just getting into vintage keyboards).
A lot can be found out just by running a search for the FCC ID. For instance, Googling GOGAPC-21 shows it to have Tai-Hao semi-mechanical switches (which have been reviewed most unfavourably!) However, the keycaps are likely alps-mount doubleshots, so perhaps worth picking up cheaply if you can just for those, if they’re any good to you (though perhaps not, if you’re only just getting into vintage keyboards).
- oofers
- Location: Slovakia
- Main keyboard: SIIG Minitouch
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Light2 200
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd gen. "Monterey"
Yeah, I'm just getting into them. Problem is that acquiring stuff where I live is hard because our market is pretty small and shipping is quite costly.Palatino wrote: ↑30 Oct 2021, 21:54Welcome to the forum!
A lot can be found out just by running a search for the FCC ID. For instance, Googling GOGAPC-21 shows it to have Tai-Hao semi-mechanical switches (which have been reviewed most unfavourably!) However, the keycaps are likely alps-mount doubleshots, so perhaps worth picking up cheaply if you can just for those, if they’re any good to you (though perhaps not, if you’re only just getting into vintage keyboards).
- TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Ellipse Model F77 / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: It's complicated
- DT Pro Member: 0250
The model shown here runs on XT, not AT. Works with a normal soarer.
- oofers
- Location: Slovakia
- Main keyboard: SIIG Minitouch
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Light2 200
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd gen. "Monterey"
Cool, I want to try a keyboard with dome with slider switches. Any idea how much I should offer for it (no price listed)?
The seller also told me they have some other boards: Auva KB2102/2, Tulip KB-3923, Tulip SU4430627R, but I couldn't find any info on them.
I don't think the seller knows how much the Zbrojovka Brno keyboard is worth, so I'll try to get that for a low price if it really is worth $200.
- oofers
- Location: Slovakia
- Main keyboard: SIIG Minitouch
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Light2 200
- Favorite switch: SMK 2nd gen. "Monterey"
Update: Seller said they want 15€ per keyboard, so I'll get the Digital and Zbrojovka Brno and also try some of the others they have in-person and see if they have anything else I like
- TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Ellipse Model F77 / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: It's complicated
- DT Pro Member: 0250
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- Location: Czech Republic
- Main keyboard: BTC 5169
- Main mouse: CZC GM600
- Contact:
It's a decent deal. Zbrojovka's have been selling for around 30 EUR for a long time, only recently I've seen sellers trying to pump the prices to eBay levels.
The rest seem like a very common CZ/SK mix of membrane/rubber dome we see all the time.
That said, keep an eye on Aukro - nice stuff can be found. Just a few days ago I saw a rather beautiful black ISO board with (probably) white Alps that sold for the starting price.
(also - if you had anything specific you were looking for, there are Czech members here on DT who would probably have a few boards they're wanting to sell, me included.)
The rest seem like a very common CZ/SK mix of membrane/rubber dome we see all the time.
That said, keep an eye on Aukro - nice stuff can be found. Just a few days ago I saw a rather beautiful black ISO board with (probably) white Alps that sold for the starting price.
(also - if you had anything specific you were looking for, there are Czech members here on DT who would probably have a few boards they're wanting to sell, me included.)