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Muirium
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14 Nov 2018, 09:16

Erase-Ease.

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NMB+intr ... a017469433

Supposedly NMB was the highest volume keyboard manufacturer in the world in 1995? Mind, the press release talks about rubberdome keyboards so don’t mistake such claims for a forgotten Space Invader armada!

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Chyros

14 Nov 2018, 11:23

Muirium wrote:
Erase-Ease.

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/NMB+intr ... a017469433

Supposedly NMB was the highest volume keyboard manufacturer in the world in 1995? Mind, the press release talks about rubberdome keyboards so don’t mistake such claims for a forgotten Space Invader armada!
Tbh, I'm not surprised. They did shift an ENORMOUS amount of boards at the time, and this is right around the time IBM started slacking. Alps had decreased output a lot as well.

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Muirium
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14 Nov 2018, 11:27

But mostly domes, right? Space invaders aren’t rare but they’re surely no more abundant than Alps, far as I’ve observed.

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Chyros

14 Nov 2018, 11:48

Muirium wrote: But mostly domes, right? Space invaders aren’t rare but they’re surely no more abundant than Alps, far as I’ve observed.
Definitely. They made tons of both over the years, although for example the Dell QuietKey alone is a huge volume. Definitely around that time, the bulk of their stuff was rubber, for sure.

I think it's important to note that unlike Alps, Space Invaders were never cloned (that I know of).

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JP!

15 Nov 2018, 01:17


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mcmaxmcmc

15 Nov 2018, 01:56

JP! wrote: Invest now in blue chip keyboards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blue-C ... :rk:1:pf:0
The more people post that board, the more I get pissed at myself lmao. The listing originally didn't have the blue alps picture in it, but I knew it was something good. Korean alps boards are always an exclamation mark for me. I wasn't entirely sure if this was blue alps or not, so I asked the seller for a picture of the switches, just to be sure. The seller added the picture to the listing. And now there's 24 watchers, and already multiple bids...

God damn it. :cry:

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//gainsborough
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15 Nov 2018, 02:06

mcmaxmcmc wrote:
JP! wrote: Invest now in blue chip keyboards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blue-C ... :rk:1:pf:0
The more people post that board, the more I get pissed at myself lmao. The listing originally didn't have the blue alps picture in it, but I knew it was something good. Korean alps boards are always an exclamation mark for me. I wasn't entirely sure if this was blue alps or not, so I asked the seller for a picture of the switches, just to be sure. The seller added the picture to the listing. And now there's 24 watchers, and already multiple bids...

God damn it. :cry:

Hahahahaha. That's how it goes, man. Happens to the best of us >_<

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JP!

15 Nov 2018, 02:08

mcmaxmcmc wrote:
JP! wrote: Invest now in blue chip keyboards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blue-C ... :rk:1:pf:0
The more people post that board, the more I get pissed at myself lmao. The listing originally didn't have the blue alps picture in it, but I knew it was something good. Korean alps boards are always an exclamation mark for me. I wasn't entirely sure if this was blue alps or not, so I asked the seller for a picture of the switches, just to be sure. The seller added the picture to the listing. And now there's 24 watchers, and already multiple bids...

God damn it. :cry:
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digital_matthew

15 Nov 2018, 04:28

Well the switches look filthy and probably feel like crap. Just some sour grapes for you to enjoy ;)

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mcmaxmcmc

15 Nov 2018, 19:09

There was also a blue selectric on OfferUp that I found... but at this point it was already sold... so, yeah.

hansichen

15 Nov 2018, 19:16

mcmaxmcmc wrote:
JP! wrote: Invest now in blue chip keyboards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blue-C ... :rk:1:pf:0
The more people post that board, the more I get pissed at myself lmao. The listing originally didn't have the blue alps picture in it, but I knew it was something good. Korean alps boards are always an exclamation mark for me. I wasn't entirely sure if this was blue alps or not, so I asked the seller for a picture of the switches, just to be sure. The seller added the picture to the listing. And now there's 24 watchers, and already multiple bids...

God damn it. :cry:
Tbh I always wonder why people don't realize that people are interested in eg switches, the label or stuff like that. If I would get asked such stuff I would always add it to the description. But sometimes you get good deals due to that, like the F122 auction that ended for like 120$ this week :lol:

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zrrion

16 Nov 2018, 05:49

I assume some people don't think it matters and/or don't want to risk breaking things by taking them apart.

In case anyone around here cares about absolute comfort:
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Keybug

16 Nov 2018, 23:02

Displaywriter Model F on German eBay with a complete system. Not cheap but accepts offers...

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DatOtherJosh

17 Nov 2018, 05:00


mhinsch

17 Nov 2018, 17:12

DatOtherJosh wrote: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622467322
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622940396
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x581029590
3 alps plate spring ibm battleships, still no bid so far and only a day left
Anybody willing to proxy one of those?

hansichen

17 Nov 2018, 17:18

mhinsch wrote:
DatOtherJosh wrote: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622467322
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622940396
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x581029590
3 alps plate spring ibm battleships, still no bid so far and only a day left
Anybody willing to proxy one of those?
You literally just visited a proxy page.

mhinsch

17 Nov 2018, 17:27

hansichen wrote:
mhinsch wrote:
DatOtherJosh wrote: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622467322
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/s622940396
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x581029590
3 alps plate spring ibm battleships, still no bid so far and only a day left
Anybody willing to proxy one of those?
You literally just visited a proxy page.
Hmm, yes, I realised that as well. Still, private proxy could avoid customs fees.

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Gamuholic

17 Nov 2018, 17:39


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abrahamstechnology

17 Nov 2018, 17:48

MX Blue board with these neat cubic profile keycaps.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Essar- ... 3620875393

hansichen

17 Nov 2018, 17:50

abrahamstechnology wrote: MX Blue board with these neat cubic profile keycaps.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Essar- ... 3620875393
Stupidly overpriced though for mx blues with pad printed caps

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abrahamstechnology

17 Nov 2018, 17:56

hansichen wrote:
abrahamstechnology wrote: MX Blue board with these neat cubic profile keycaps.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Essar- ... 3620875393
Stupidly overpriced though for mx blues with pad printed caps
Still, pretty unique caps and the printing is in good condition.

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Sangdrax

17 Nov 2018, 18:42

Cheap Xerox with Maxi Switch vintage linear https://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-MAXI-SWI ... 2504777505

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kakan

17 Nov 2018, 19:14

Sangdrax wrote: Cheap Xerox with Maxi Switch vintage linear https://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-MAXI-SWI ... 2504777505

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Thats cool! I've wanted to own a JD-2 or a rebranded wyse-30. The history around PARC is so intresting.

davkol

18 Nov 2018, 01:12


kevinhou

18 Nov 2018, 18:13


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DatOtherJosh

18 Nov 2018, 23:08

kevinhou wrote: IBM p70 computer $145 shipped.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200 ... olid=11111
Aaaaand, gone

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Drclick

19 Nov 2018, 17:19

I found a chinese dealer is selling dozens of Alcatel MMK keysets. New old stock, made by Cherry (or GMK).
158 Yuan for one full set.
Or 100 Yuan/ea if you take them all (about 45 sets).
Very cheap price!!!
Link can't be opened outside China, but you can find that seller if you have '闲鱼' APP.
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some keys are not normal size, such as backspace, enter.

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Anyone want to organize a GB?
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Myoth

19 Nov 2018, 17:23

are they all Portuguese ?

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Drclick

19 Nov 2018, 17:30

Myoth wrote: are they all Portuguese ?
I think so, I will ask him later.

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depletedvespene

19 Nov 2018, 17:32

Is it me or is this quite a handsome price?

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