Hi Guys,
Cindy sent me on an adventure to an metals/electronics recycling center in my area (Chicago).
Long story short;
- it was a lot of fun
- it was exhausting
- luckily it wasn't hot today
- everyone was very nice and accomodating
- I know I promised at least five people kishsavers/unsavers but unfortunately that just didn't pan out
Right now I have a big pile of keyboards sitting in the middle of my living room. Before I pass out for the day, I wanted to get this thread up with some pictures of what I found. In total I picked 39 pieces (all keyboards and one mouse thingy that caught my eye).
Spoiler alert: there's nothing crazy-awesome in here but definitely a lot of pretty cool stuff. I was surprised at the amount of space invader boards that kept popping up (I love the linear space invaders). Also, yes, I accidentally picked two domers.
You guys have some good eyes and much more knowledge of keyboards than I do so I'm just going to dump the pictures here. Feel free to identify something in the thread and I'll edit the post with details. If you have any questions or would like a better picture of something (switch, keycap, etc.), I'm more than happy to oblige.
#1 G80-11900 (Cherry MX Black)
#2 Acme KB-108 (Clicky Alps clones)
#3 IBM Model M, Industrial (Buckling spring)
#4 Wyse WY60 ASCII
#5
#6
#7 Acme KB-108 (Clicky Alps clones)
#8
#9 Unknown Hall-Effect keyboard
#10 Wyse WY60 ASCII
#11
#12 Apple Keyboard II (Mitsumi)
#13 NBM PC122 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#14 Unknown Typewriter (Buckling springs)
#15 IBM Model M (Buckling springs)
#16 Unknown Typewriter (Buckling springs)
#17 NBM PC122 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#18
#19 Televideo 990? (linear white Space Invaders)
#20 Razer BlackWidow (Cherry MX blue)
#21 RT101 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#22 Televideo 990? (linear white Space Invaders)
#23 IBM Model M 122 key (Buckling springs)
#24 IBM Model M (Buckling springs)
#25 WASD CODE Keyboard (Cherry MX clear)
#26
#27 Unicomp Model M, GE/Marquette branded (Buckling springs)
#28
#29 Unknown Typewriter (Buckling springs)
#30 Qume ??? (vintage Cherry MX black)
#31 NTC KB-6251
#32 Wyse WY60 ASCII (vintage Cherry MX Black)
#33 NMB PC122 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#34 NMB PC122 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#35 NMB PC122 (clicky black Space Invaders)
#36 Apple Extended Keyboard II (Alps SKCM White Dampened)
#37 Dell AT101 (Alps SKCM Black)
#38 Yada, yada, yada
(SMK Blue / Monterey)
#39 Spaceball (large rubber ball)
Finally, thank you Cindy for getting me out of the house