So a lot of you have seen my previous hauls (
1,
2) where I found a lot of beamsprings. I got several requests to go back since I mentioned that there were lots of other terminal keyboards to be found, so I have and managed to snag a few interesting things. As always, sorry for the potato pictures. I should be spending my money on a new phone instead of all these old keyboards...
First, I promised that there would be a microswitch keyboard, and I managed to find this beauty very well hidden underneath a bunch of other stuff. Behold, a Decision Data 8010 keypunch with blue keycaps!
Here's another shot showing off the underside of a glorious thick honeywell keycap:
I also got another beamspring, this time a displaywriter. As you can see it's quite dirty
and the lock key doesn't return properly. Don't know if the spring is rusted or straight up missing somehow, but all the other keys feel and click just like my other beamsprings. This one is not for sale, I plan to make it part of my personal collection after I get it all cleaned up.
Next, a Televideo Model 925. Out of all the keyboards I just tried this was probably my least favorite in terms of feel, the switches were VERY stiff and felt a little scratchy to me, though it might be really dirty on the inside for all I know. However the keycaps are amazing, perhaps some of the thickest I have ever seen.
No idea what model this is, though I do know that the switches are Alps SKCC Green. Never tried them before but I do say they live up to their reputation: Smooth and very pingy. I quite like them overall. Unfortunately some of the keycaps were snapped off along with the stems still attached, although at least they were still included in a bag next to the board when I purchased it.
Finally the least interesting of the bunch, a Wyse WY-50. I happened to own another one but this one is in much better shape, practically like new. It was sealed in plastic wrap unlike virtually everything else I found here. I still contend that Vintage MX blacks are good but overrated, and prefer linear Alps switches.
