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Walk-in keyboard storage

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 15:54
by webwit
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Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:31
by 7bit
I'm sure by a very big margin, your keyboard storage is the nicest in the whole universe!

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:35
by phetto
I must say.. impressive collection

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:39
by rodtang
You should get some better shelves, those things are awful.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:49
by damorgue
Do you perchance have an heir webwit?

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:57
by webwit
If a bus hits me tomorrow the keyboards will go to sixty. :twisted:
Unless he was driving the bus.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:59
by Game Theory
webwit wrote:If a bus hits me tomorrow the keyboards will go to sixty. :twisted:
Unless he was driving the bus.
:lol:

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 17:01
by phetto
Bring sixty back instead. ;)

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 17:09
by fossala
God damn, that is nice, I only have 1 closet :(

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 17:20
by damorgue
Your storage looks to be about as big as my apartment.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 17:36
by 7bit
webwit wrote:If a bus hits me tomorrow the keyboards will go to sixty. :twisted:
Unless he was driving the bus.
This is very unlikely to happen.

More likely:

- Being run over by a fiets. :lol:
- Falling into gracht and run over by a sight-seeing boat. :shock:
- Being murdered by the AI keyboard storage and delivery robot. :evilgeek:

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 22:18
by Half-Saint
You, my friend, are insane ;)

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 22:28
by mintberryminuscrunch
this reminds me, i need to organize my stuff

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 22:30
by webwit
It's like this? (webwit's collection stage 1)

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Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 22:49
by mintberryminuscrunch
very close,
bought some rigiboxes and it's better now^^

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 22:55
by webwit
I've mostly stabilized now. Banned paypal/ebay two years ago, since then volume is much lower. This year I plan to trim down a bit on double and less desirable items from my point of view. Not necessarily trash, but I have a few subcollections which are my main focus (IBM & IBM Japan, Ergonomic and Lisp).

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 23:20
by mintberryminuscrunch
i still do my impulse buys on ebay, which turn out rather bad, most of the time.
I gave up on Model Ms only keeping a silver label iso and ansi
and am waiting on a good deal on a model f
alps and its uncountable clones are too much for me, and I don't enjoy typing on them anyway, so I try to stay away from them.
but cherry wise there are still a couple early models left that I want, but I'm in no rush

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 00:10
by webwit
Some of my top items, either from a collectors point of view or from a daily use point of view.

Cherry V80-5000. Prototype with serial 000001:
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Cherry MX-5000 (ANSI winkeyless):
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DataHand Professional II (daily driver):
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HHKB Professional II (my keyboard on the road):
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KPS Prototype Lisp keyboard:
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μTRON keyboard (Topre ergonomic):
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SEGA IBM/ALPS keyboard:
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New Space Cadet keyboard guts (probably my top item):
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IBM Japan 5576-003 keyboard:
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The Last IBM Space Saving keyboard (NIB):
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IBM Model M15 trilogy:
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IBM beam spring keyboards:
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IBM Industrial Space Saver:
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IBM Industrial Model F:
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IBM Model M 1388032 (first PC compatible Model M):
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Hmm, I probably forgot a few.

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 01:50
by maxmalkav
Webwit, where do you get those nice cardboard boxes for your collection? I mean the ones that can be seen in your first post. I'm facing the same first stage of my little collection with something pretty similar to your other picture :)
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webwit wrote:It's like this? (webwit's collection stage 1)

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Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 01:59
by webwit
Got them from here but I'm not sure if Rajapack Spain has the same product available.
http://www.rajapack.nl/kartonnen-dozen- ... 00572.html

Re: Walk-in keyboard storage

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 02:09
by jcrouse
Didn't read all the posts so I apologize if someone has ask but if you had to insured it for 100% replacement value, that would you estimate the value at. Interesting since I spent they day looking for affordable home owners / renters insurance. Collectables are difficult to estimate the value of. Please tell me you have proof of ownership and receipts off site.

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 02:18
by webwit
I don't know, maybe 10 to 15k. 20k if I'd push it. Nothing too dramatic compared to the cost of a car or having a hobby in photography or audio.

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 02:19
by leesofi
same photo in OTD.

we want to see inside of box. :D

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 02:21
by jcrouse
webwit wrote:I don't know, maybe 10 to 15k. 20k if I'd push it. Nothing too dramatic compared to the cost of a car or having a hobby in photography or audio.

Wow, I agree. Obviously I have no idea What is in the boxes but was thinking 2 or 3 times that amount.

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 02:29
by webwit
leesofi wrote:same photo in OTD.

we want to see inside of box. :D
http://webwit.nl/input/ :mrgreen:

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 08:57
by HaaTa
Perhaps one day, I'll be able to organize like webwit :D

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 09:38
by mintberryminuscrunch
HaaTa wrote:Perhaps one day, I'll be able to organize like webwit :D
Yes, but one room won't be enough.
More like this^^ Image

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 15:39
by maxmalkav
webwit wrote:Got them from here but I'm not sure if Rajapack Spain has the same product available.
http://www.rajapack.nl/kartonnen-dozen- ... 00572.html
Thanks! It seems they don't have exactly the same product, but there are several options quite close to the one you pointed :)

Re: Walk-in keyboard storage

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 20:11
by jcrouse
@webwit

So, let's see how anal retentive you are, are the label actually color coded as it appears they may be and are the labels done on a printer or are they hand written?

:grin:

John

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 22:32
by webwit
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