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SHARP X68000
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 18:06
by Blaise170
I created a new page for the [wiki]Sharp X68000[/wiki]. I tried adding as much information as I know about them to the wiki, but if anyone has some photographs or similar that would be very helpful in making it complete.
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 18:11
by seebart
Thanks, I found this just now, hasu might let us use his pics for our wiki.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=29060.0
http://imgur.com/a/N1yMX
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 19:18
by Blaise170
I borrowed an image from Wikipedia since it was licensed under Creative Commons, I'll have to see about asking Hasu to use his images
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 19:19
by ohaimark
Hasn't Hasu been absent from the keyboard world for a while?
Posted: 13 Feb 2016, 19:33
by Blaise170
Nah Hasu is still active. He was just on GH a few hours ago.
Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 19:02
by alh84001
@blaise, any chance of a (mini)-review of these? And how they compare to the usual Alps suspects - northgates, bigfoots, aeks?
Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 23:01
by Blaise170
Pretty busy these days but as a quick thought they are some of the best Alps boards I've owned. I'm pretty sure they are 100% Alps made.
Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 05:07
by terrycherry
Great job, fellow.
Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 10:40
by Chyros
Blaise170 wrote: ↑Pretty busy these days but as a quick thought they are some of the best Alps boards I've owned. I'm pretty sure they are 100% Alps made.
Probably, I spoke to an Alps employee who had been making keyboards in the 90s and he mentioned they made Sharp keyboards in their Milton Keynes plant.
Posted: 05 Nov 2016, 22:04
by alh84001
Here are soma potato pics of mine. Unfortunately, I still haven't gotten the 7pin mini DIN connectors so I can make proper converters, so I couldn't have a typing session with them, but from just handling them around, they seem like really nice boards. Layout is a bit weird, but I don't think there would be many problems with getting used to it, except with that additional key to the left of right shift.
These pics were taken before they were cleaned, so excuse the dust, especially visible on black board.
I also got the DSETK0024CE00 model. It's a real beauty of a keyboard
There's just one "minor" issue - due to NMB switches it is an absolutely horrendous typing experience
Posted: 31 Jan 2018, 21:00
by Blaise170
Yuck, I've had that keyboard with NMB switches as well. Nasty switches those. Fortunately the secondhand X68K market in the US is great for resale, as I still managed to resell my NMB model for over $100.
Posted: 12 Apr 2018, 17:27
by alh84001
I thought I got stuck with a ~$150 paperweight, but it didn't take long after I put it on ebay to see it snagged by someone in Switzerland, for a small profit to boot. So no complaints there
