Field trip to Electronics Plus - any requests?

photekq · 21 Feb 2015, 20:39

I'll take the Olivetti, but it seems I've been beaten to it

Firebolt1914 · 21 Feb 2015, 20:43

Same as photekq; I've probably been beaten to it.

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:43

The Olivetti is ISO! First one I have seen here, but this is actually not the one I was thinking of. The case is badly yellowed, but the caps have nice navy blue legends.

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Edit: added a pic of the backspace and Enter stabilizer bars and the bottom of the caps.

photekq · 21 Feb 2015, 20:45

Oh my god.. IT'S UK ISO!!!

I want that so badly.

Firebolt1914 · 21 Feb 2015, 20:46

Wow, the caps are in pretty decent condition; after a nice bath they'll look great

guk · 21 Feb 2015, 20:46

Whoa, grats to whoever got it.

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:47

Need to add some macro keys? Vintage Cherry blacks. About 10 of these guys, AT style connectors.

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elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:50

Unknown switch? Several of these.

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elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:51

The greenish/bluish keyboard. Acer, rubber, but interesting color!

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elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:53

The AT&T version of the IBM Model M. Yes, it is buckling spring.

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DerpyDash_xAD · 21 Feb 2015, 20:54

That macrobar is sexy af, I need it. How is it programmable?

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 20:57

Qty 3 Model XT keyboards. 1 has the AT end cut off but is complete. 1 is missing the + key on the numpad. 1 is missing the F9 and F10 caps on the left. Blackkat might have all of these caps.

jabbon · 21 Feb 2015, 21:00

photekq wrote: ↑Oh my god.. IT'S UK ISO!!!

I want that so badly.

So do I. And it is PBT dyesub'ed

hwood34 · 21 Feb 2015, 21:01

elecplus wrote: ↑Need to add some macro keys? Vintage Cherry blacks. About 10 of these guys, AT style connectors.
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Oddly enough, I kind of want one of those

photekq · 21 Feb 2015, 21:04

jabbon wrote: ↑ So do I. And it is PBT dyesub'ed

Shame the stabilised keys on that board will not be compatible with any MX keyboard. Are you a fellow UK user?

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 21:06

Macro bar $15, no idea how to program it!
XT, since they all have problems, $25 each.
Olivetti, $100.

photekq · 21 Feb 2015, 21:08

Will take the Olivetti for $100 if it's available.

guk · 21 Feb 2015, 21:09

100 bucks for that Olivetti? That's really generous.

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 21:09

photekq wrote: ↑Will take the Olivetti for $100 if it's available.

1 person before you, I sent him a PM. Waiting for answer.

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 21:10

What is the switch in the pics after the macro bar?

Parak · 21 Feb 2015, 21:17

Any pictures for the burroughs and sperry boards? Likely interested in those, depending on what they actually are

Muirium · 21 Feb 2015, 21:18

Beats me:

Doesn't quite match any of the Futabas on the wiki's ID page:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Inverse_cro ... ecognition

Muirium · 21 Feb 2015, 21:19

Parak wrote: ↑Any pictures for the burroughs and sperry boards? Likely interested in those, depending on what they actually are

Yeah, I'd like to know about those too. Old school heavy, right?

facetsesame · 21 Feb 2015, 21:23

I knew you could find some UK ISO boards

The case on the Olivetti looks quite far gone, but photekq'll no doubt draw on his fancy pants case collection to make up for it

The macro bars look interesting, I will PM you about those.

E TwentyNine · 21 Feb 2015, 22:39

elecplus wrote: ↑The 122 keys are Model M buckling springs.
The unsavers have 2 rows F keys, but they are rubber domes. Like an SSK with 1 extra row F keys.
The Olivetti is pretty, standard layout, but different shade of grey on the caps.

The M unsavers aren't 122 keys though. Those are the honeywell unsavers. Nicely built but still domes...

elecplus · 21 Feb 2015, 22:58

Muirium wrote: ↑
Parak wrote: ↑Any pictures for the burroughs and sperry boards? Likely interested in those, depending on what they actually are
Yeah, I'd like to know about those too. Old school heavy, right?

Heavy, definitely, about 10 pounds packed!
Burroughs: http://deskthority.net/vendors-f52/heav ... t9934.html
Sperry: http://deskthority.net/vendors-f52/more ... t9935.html

facetsesame · 22 Feb 2015, 00:46

elecplus wrote: ↑

The more I think about it, I'm ever more sure that I knew someone who had one of these as part of an Olivetti 286 or 386 setup nearly 20 years ago. I even offered to buy it from them, but they declined, though IIRC implied they'd get rid of it sooner or later. And no, I've no idea where they (or their Olivetti!) are now...

Parak · 22 Feb 2015, 01:41

elecplus wrote: ↑
Muirium wrote: ↑
Parak wrote: ↑Any pictures for the burroughs and sperry boards? Likely interested in those, depending on what they actually are
Yeah, I'd like to know about those too. Old school heavy, right?
Heavy, definitely, about 10 pounds packed!
Burroughs: http://deskthority.net/vendors-f52/heav ... t9934.html
Sperry: http://deskthority.net/vendors-f52/more ... t9935.html

Aw, was hoping for something else

While awesome, those particular varieties are not interesting to me personally

Daniel Beardsmore · 22 Feb 2015, 01:46

elecplus wrote: ↑Unknown switch? Several of these.
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Another candidate for the woefully incomplete [wiki]Category:Clones of the DEC LK201[/wiki].

elecplus · 22 Feb 2015, 02:19

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: ↑
elecplus wrote: ↑Unknown switch? Several of these.
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Another candidate for the woefully incomplete [wiki]Category:Clones of the DEC LK201[/wiki].

Well, except, no....
The caps legends are totally different than an LK201, even in the many variants I have seen. Not the same as LK401 or 402 either.