Interest Check: WYSE Terminal 102 Keyboards

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sixty
Gasbag Guru

06 Apr 2014, 18:42

Going through a bunch of old contacts and sources, got a chance for these:

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They would be all 102 ISO layout UK or German layout. Varying conditions from "good" to "absolutely disgusting".
Luck of the draw would decide these I guess.

As far as I know, no PCE versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.

About 10 to 15 available. They would be 15 Euro + Shipping each.
Anyone interested?

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scottc

06 Apr 2014, 18:47

Interested! UK board for me please. :)

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Laser
emacs -nw

06 Apr 2014, 19:00

Interested in an UK board, how much would you estimate the shipping? (UE)

Sayso

06 Apr 2014, 19:07

Hello Sixty,

interested in one uk iso keyboard please.

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7bit

06 Apr 2014, 19:11

One, new in unopened box, please, preferably UK layout, but does not much matter.
:-)

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sixty
Gasbag Guru

06 Apr 2014, 19:14

I should clarify. I don't know how many UK or German ones we would be getting. I just know that both layouts are a possibility. I would be able to cherry-pick (harhar) the first few for people who wanted a specific layout, but I don't know if there will be enough of a specific layout. That's why it would more likely be random.

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iAmAhab

06 Apr 2014, 19:14

Interested in a german one.

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scottc

06 Apr 2014, 19:17

I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.

Edit: If these have vintage MX black switches then I would be interested regardless of the keycap layout! :shock:
Last edited by scottc on 07 Apr 2014, 23:22, edited 1 time in total.

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Laser
emacs -nw

06 Apr 2014, 19:21

scottc wrote:I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.
Similar situation applies for me.

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7bit

06 Apr 2014, 19:31

OK, then I take one in DE if there are no UK version left or they are not good enough for me.
:o

Thank you sixty, for organising this -- like in the old days!
:ugeek:

Findecanor

06 Apr 2014, 21:09

sixty wrote:As far as I know, no PS/2 versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.
FTFY. "PCE" stands for the layout, not protocol. That is a PCE keyboard.

BTW, I have heard that the terminal case should be better quality somehow and that the PS/2-compatible innards would fit inside it.

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Ascaii
The Beard

06 Apr 2014, 21:21

I would take a german one, if possible in cleanable condition.

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scottc

06 Apr 2014, 21:28

Forgot to add: I'd like one that's not filthy, if possible. It doesn't need to be working, but I have a weak preference for boards that do work.

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Laser
emacs -nw

06 Apr 2014, 21:32

I step forward in providing a good randomization service :roll:
(literally laser-based precision :) )

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sixty
Gasbag Guru

06 Apr 2014, 23:16

Ordered, will try to pick them up tomorrow. Lets see what we get.

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scottc

06 Apr 2014, 23:25

Thanks sixty! :)

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rindorbrot

06 Apr 2014, 23:57

I'd take one too. German preferred.

kennyk64

07 Apr 2014, 06:09

I'll take one UK layout.

tinnie

07 Apr 2014, 09:06

will take a DE one and a UK one.

pasph

07 Apr 2014, 10:40

I will take a DE one

Miko

07 Apr 2014, 11:03

I already have one. Beautiful keyboards, beautiful caps. I'd take another one, too, for that price. I'd prefer german layout. From where are you shipping?

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rindorbrot

07 Apr 2014, 11:34

If there are enough left, I might take a second one.

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Muirium
µ

07 Apr 2014, 11:59

You guys will probably want to build this: the Wyse version of Soarer's converter.

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/wyse ... t7424.html

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gotbadger

07 Apr 2014, 13:51

Interested in a UK board what would shipping to the UK be like?

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plasticchair

07 Apr 2014, 16:16

Would take a DE one if there's one left. UK would do as well.

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sixty
Gasbag Guru

07 Apr 2014, 22:48

Got the boards. Bad news is that over 10 of them were the rubber dome variant, which looks almost exactly like the MX one. I got 9 or 10 Cherry MX ones. Majority is German layout. I saw one or two UK layouts.

Some of the boards have very uneven discoloration going on, how odd. But some are also very good condition. I think we really have to use random.org to decide who gets what, because otherwise I end up sitting on the banana colored ones with no buyers :D

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7bit

07 Apr 2014, 22:52

Just do it the 7bit way:
Divide the costs by the number of good ones and sell the best for the highest prices and the bad for cheap. Finally, ebay the trash.
:-)

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Laser
emacs -nw

07 Apr 2014, 23:04

Hm, perhaps the good ones at 20 Euros, and bad ones (no rubber) at 10 Euros? From those, at least/most the board/switches/case can be harvested.

Just tested my randomization service, works perfectly :roll: :

Code: Select all

$ seed
$ get_random
2
$ get_random
2
$ get_random
2

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scottc

07 Apr 2014, 23:20

Laser: You mean it works perfectly as long as you are number 2! :D

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Muirium
µ

07 Apr 2014, 23:22

"The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance."

https://www.random.org/quotations/

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