my biggest keyboard shipment receiving..
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Hi,
As I told before I will keep reporting on this batch of keyboards I've buy from an old computer collector I met some days ago..
So here the first pics, hope they're not to crappy will try my best !
That box is 30kg weight !
And its just full of keyboards !
A quick overview of what is interesting within all those
As I told before I will keep reporting on this batch of keyboards I've buy from an old computer collector I met some days ago..
So here the first pics, hope they're not to crappy will try my best !
That box is 30kg weight !
And its just full of keyboards !
A quick overview of what is interesting within all those
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- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- DT Pro Member: 0011
Nice haul
I spot two Wyse PCE Intl. terminal keyboards. One Model M, one Cherry. I wonder what the other are.
I spot two Wyse PCE Intl. terminal keyboards. One Model M, one Cherry. I wonder what the other are.
- vivalarevolución
- formerly prdlm2009
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Beam spring
- Main mouse: Kangaroo
- Favorite switch: beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0097
Any photos of those NIB keyboards you got from the USA?
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
So took some pics of strangest boards of the batch..
Here they are.
Ampex
front
back
sticker
Caps, switches detail
Here they are.
Ampex
front
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- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
PHILIPS
Front and back
Stickers and switches/caps
Case of this one is totally metal, very heavy one
Front and back
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- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Unknown
Front and back
Switches/caps
As you can see this one is Cherry mx !
Front and back
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- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
The Ampex is an NMB/Hi-Tek Space Invader board. Nicer than MX! I'm typing on another ISO one right now.
vs.
Nice catch!
vs.
Nice catch!
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
I'm with you! I got a big haul just last week that I'm slowly working through. Caps are all done, but still most of the work to go.
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- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Filco ZERO green alps, Model F 122 Terminal
- Main mouse: Ducky Secret / Roller Mouse Pro 1
- Favorite switch: MX Mount Topre / Model F Buckling
- DT Pro Member: 0167
They are some nice vintage black delivery boxes , errr i mean wise boards. you have there.
Nice haul, the lettering on that philips looks interesting, as does that messed up Q cap
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That cannon also has my kind of space bar. Is it stiff or soft ?
Nice haul, the lettering on that philips looks interesting, as does that messed up Q cap
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That cannon also has my kind of space bar. Is it stiff or soft ?
- vivalarevolución
- formerly prdlm2009
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Beam spring
- Main mouse: Kangaroo
- Favorite switch: beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0097
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
very soft linears for the canon, yes I like the philips very much, despite its querty ...andrewjoy wrote: ↑They are some nice vintage black delivery boxes , errr i mean wise boards. you have there.
Nice haul, the lettering on that philips looks interesting, as does that messed up Q cap
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That cannon also has my kind of space bar. Is it stiff or soft ?
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
this is switches from canon http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFLandrewjoy wrote: ↑WOW and are they alps compatible on the cannon as well ? Awesome ! mistumi switches ?
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Linear, very smooth ones and that layout so AT.. Plus that's the only one mint, I mean not NIB cause no box !ramnes wrote: ↑That Tandon got Futjitsu leaf spring switches, nice. Do you like those?
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Yup. I like them, certainly look good in metal.
Coincidentally, Mr. Beardsmore sent me a handful of those and some pristine Mitsumi switches a few months ago. Perhaps Andy remembers me going on about them both?
The Mitsumis impressed me most, with their minuscule size and Topre-like swingy smooth force curve. So I got a board full from Cindy, where they're plate mounted, and this exposes their downside: they're bindy little buggers!
Coincidentally, Mr. Beardsmore sent me a handful of those and some pristine Mitsumi switches a few months ago. Perhaps Andy remembers me going on about them both?
The Mitsumis impressed me most, with their minuscule size and Topre-like swingy smooth force curve. So I got a board full from Cindy, where they're plate mounted, and this exposes their downside: they're bindy little buggers!
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Rotation
- Main mouse: Steelseries Sensei
- Favorite switch: IBM capacitive buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0061
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what an interesting batch! Nice mix of switches you got there. MicroSwitch too! Well after seeing all this I withdraw my estimation in the oracle thread!
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- Location: geekhack ergonomics subforum
- Favorite switch: Alps plate spring; clicky SMK
- DT Pro Member: -
Those spherical-ish Alps keycaps on the Canon board there are fun, I have a few similar sets. Seems that Euro keyboards forced them to do a bunch of engraved caps, instead of doubleshots. Makes sense, with how many different wacky layouts you folks have.
That numpad looks way better to type on than the IBM/“standard” layout.
I like the “abandon” keycap.
That numpad looks way better to type on than the IBM/“standard” layout.
I like the “abandon” keycap.
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- Location: geekhack ergonomics subforum
- Favorite switch: Alps plate spring; clicky SMK
- DT Pro Member: -
HaaTa says this is ICL switches: http://deskthority.net/wiki/ICL_switch
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Indeed they're mixed double shots and engraved ones ! engraving is quite deep .jacobolus wrote: ↑. Seems that Euro keyboards forced them to do a bunch of engraved caps, instead of doubleshots. Makes sense, with how many different wacky layouts you folks have.
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Thanks for ICL precision ! That Philips I didn't cleaned it yet .. but switches feels linear and quite smooth.
- vsev
- Location: France
- Main keyboard: G80-1861HAF/1987' M
- Main mouse: large scroll wheel ones
- Favorite switch: mx blue/ Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Quick update on treatment of the boards :
The Canon secret revealed !
That backplate could be consider as a bladed weapon !
Inside view and cleaned
The Ampex aka NMB RT-102 ?
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Oh and those 2 wyse, I don't know how exactly date them, but before 90's many chances..
The Canon secret revealed !
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Inside view and cleaned
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- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Rotation
- Main mouse: Steelseries Sensei
- Favorite switch: IBM capacitive buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0061
- Contact:
very nice, keep up the good (hard) work!
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
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I knew there would have to be at least one more undiscovered space invader switch — one-eye yellow! Two-eye yellow is supposed to be lighter, but one-eye yellow is clearly heavier!
Plus there's that weird dark green/teal Alps SKFL that may or may not be a real switch — it seems to be there as part of the stabiliser, rather than as a switch, but even more confusingly, it looks like the LED hole of the other switch is full of hot glue or an LED or something.
Plus there's that weird dark green/teal Alps SKFL that may or may not be a real switch — it seems to be there as part of the stabiliser, rather than as a switch, but even more confusingly, it looks like the LED hole of the other switch is full of hot glue or an LED or something.