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Posted: **24 Mar 2014, 23:59**

scottc wrote:Oh shit! That first one looks like it might be a G80-1306 - made by Cherry for DEC VTs! Want!

Note the lasered? caps/non-cherry font though :/

Posted: **25 Mar 2014, 00:00**

Yeah, I think I was getting ahead of myself. There's also a PS2 plug on it so it can't be one of those!

Posted: **25 Mar 2014, 01:55**

Yep I'm afraid that is an lk4r keyboard for vt5x0 series terminals, made by cherry but using the original tooling. Rather unimpressive rubber dome affair...

Posted: **25 Mar 2014, 02:13**

That's a shame...

Posted: **26 Mar 2014, 00:30**

Presumeably an Acer 6012 with Alps switches: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastaturen-Acer- ... 1114391803

Posted: **26 Mar 2014, 01:12**

It's a KB-102A as written on eBay. Details here:

http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/acer_kb101a.html

I don't understand any of what Sandy's written. The gem has to be this translation:

Google Mistranslate wrote: The Mommy-Na he had eyes to see the "thing".

…?

But yes, it appears to be outwardly identical to one variety of 6011/6012:

http://curio.egloos.com/343184

Acer chopped and changed cases all the time. As for the model numbers, it may be that, like NMB, they realised that having different keyboard series described using the same model numbers (just the count of keys) was silly. They moved to a new number format:

601X: mechanical
631X: semi-mechanical
651X: dome

Posted: **26 Mar 2014, 02:15**

seebart wrote:Mystery Keyboard. Funky one.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Alte-Riesen-Tast ... 258bb26d54

It's a Robotron keyboard and has hall effect switches iirc. Haata should have pics on his flickr.

Posted: **26 Mar 2014, 19:51**

thank you for that info BlueBär.

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 21:40**

Here are some keyboards.

Japanese Topre Realforce 91UBY:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Japanese-Topre-R ... 4ad2da2208

Cherry G80-3000LPCDE-2:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-Tastatur- ... 27e13fa46f

Gateway 2000, could be some kind of mechanical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA9c05V0b6E):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-Keyboard ... 461d3ac816

Cherry G81-3081 SAD:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Highscreen-Cherr ... 1e8951d65c

Samsung/Chicony 5161, maybe Cherry MX:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-SAMSU ... 2c7f6dedc1

NGS NG Z40, according to this thread it could be some kind of ALPS (http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/var ... t2042.html):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Teclado-mecan ... 2ed02ea750

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:32**

I'm quite tempted by the Realforce, but the seller won't ship internationally. Gah!

I should probably wait out for either a 55g or HHKB or Novatouch, anyway.

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:35**

I was about to say that someone got a nice steal on that RealForce. €100 for a JIS with yellow caps. "Like new", but pictures speak louder than words:

Snoopy's my man for proxying stuff like this. I'm sure he'll appreciate my volunteering him for your next great German find!

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:37**

Oh man, it's been sold already! I wish I'd bought first and asked questions later. Think of what I could have done with all of those keys!

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:42**

Well, in software on your computer. Realforces aren't programmable, and this one is USB so I couldn't pop it straight into Soarer's Converter and get cracking. Still would have made a nice pair with my yellow Ducky though…

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:54**

I *do* happen to have a spare set of yellow Cherry doubleshots around - maybe i'll wait for the Nova and give it the yellow treatment.

Posted: **29 Mar 2014, 22:55**

One row yellow, the next row black, surely? Bzzzzzzz…

Posted: **30 Mar 2014, 13:07**

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1113926674 probablymy switch garbage

http://www.ebay.de/itm/131152860764 SAD

Posted: **30 Mar 2014, 20:15**

Good condition Model M:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-Tastatur-Key ... 27e1543d19

Posted: **31 Mar 2014, 00:23**

Muirium wrote:I was about to say that someone got a nice steal on that RealForce. €100 for a JIS with yellow caps. "Like new", but pictures speak louder than words:

Snoopy's my man for proxying stuff like this. I'm sure he'll appreciate my volunteering him for your next great German find!

That is the Realforce 91UBY and was sold by The Keyboard Company in 2010. That price is a steal! They were something like 270€ at the time. I own one myself and I love that keyboard, one of my favourite ones.

Posted: **31 Mar 2014, 00:46**

It was me who bought it, because was curious to try Topre, and the price was really good. I even got the board today already, because the seller incidentally was visiting my town. It's actually in good shape, other than the picture would suggest. The seller cleaned the keys, the keycaps have no shine or signs of wear whatsoever, and the switches seem to feel all the same so I assume there's not too much wear on them.

So far I have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed by the praised Topre feel. It feels pretty much like a good rubberdome.The higher actuation point doesn't really do a lot for me as I'm almost always buttoning out anyway. I will try it for at least a week though, and if the impression stays the same, I will offer it on the marketplace for the price I got it for.

Posted: **31 Mar 2014, 01:16**

Ah, lucky you Halvar! I was looking for a proxy when you bought it. I'll probably be interested if you do decide to sell it on. I'd say give it some time first, though: when I first used a friend's HHKB I was a bit underwhelmed to begin with but it settled in well.

Posted: **31 Mar 2014, 01:59**

Yup, same sentiment here too: give it a week and see how your other boards feel after that. Topre's the kind of thing to grow on you. I find it's a switch that's for the last hour you're typing, rather than the first.

Absolutely blows tactile MX away for me. I love that smooth tactile curve, and the high activation point is a significant win over buckling spring, even if I bottom out on both of them. I hit buckling spring much harder to ensure I get there, but with Topre I can tickle it much like MX reds.

I still love buckling spring for its sound and personality, and I'm in the middle of falling for tactile Alps. But damped Topre, which I haven't tried yet, is dangerously likely to be my ultimate switch.

Posted: **31 Mar 2014, 19:46**

Congrats on that Topre steal Halvar !! I paid € 140,00 for mine here at deskthority. But even that was an ok price. 100 Euros is very good for a Topre Realforce 91UBY in good condition. WOW. I might have bought that even though I allready have one. Nice yellow caps too