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Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 02 Aug 2019, 22:00
by Keybug
Early replacement board, says KTC on PCB - Keytronic?

Me not much of a connaisseur of anything that came before DIN plugs...

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 03 Aug 2019, 00:51
by PlacaFromHell
Keybug wrote:
02 Aug 2019, 22:00
Early replacement board, says KTC on PCB - Keytronic?

Me not much of a connaisseur of anything that came before DIN plugs...
Keytronic magnetic reed.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 06:08
by Lanrefni
Macway Datacomp TP-997KB-J nice little Mac keyboard with black alps and some dual English/Japanese keycaps.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 19:35
by waldorf120
Scrolling through ebay this morning and found this mysterious gem. Some googling revealed that this is a keyboard for IBM PC clones made in Taiwan. One person found MX Black switches in it but it was from a beige colored keyboard. Maybe someone here is willing to take a chance on it for <$100USD shipped?

It's a terminal board for various "Twin Data" terminals

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Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 19:49
by hansichen
waldorf120 wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 19:35
Scrolling through ebay this morning and found this mysterious gem. Some googling revealed that this is a keyboard for IBM PC clones made in Taiwan. One person found MX Black switches in it but it was from a beige colored keyboard. Maybe someone here is willing to take a chance on it for <$100USD shipped?

It's a terminal board for various "Twin Data" terminals
I'd say this one is from the same factory as well (different labels but it's also made in Taiwan and has the same keycaps style): https://www.ebay.com/itm/233306099040/

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:06
by Redmaus
waldorf120 wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 19:35
Scrolling through ebay this morning and found this mysterious gem. Some googling revealed that this is a keyboard for IBM PC clones made in Taiwan. One person found MX Black switches in it but it was from a beige colored keyboard. Maybe someone here is willing to take a chance on it for <$100USD shipped?

It's a terminal board for various "Twin Data" terminals
If the layout was ANSI I'd give it a shot. But if it was buckling spring those caps would be to die for.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:12
by User101
Redmaus wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 20:06
waldorf120 wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 19:35
Scrolling through ebay this morning and found this mysterious gem. Some googling revealed that this is a keyboard for IBM PC clones made in Taiwan. One person found MX Black switches in it but it was from a beige colored keyboard. Maybe someone here is willing to take a chance on it for <$100USD shipped?

It's a terminal board for various "Twin Data" terminals
If the layout was ANSI I'd give it a shot. But if it was buckling spring those caps would be to die for.
It's most likely not since many model m 122-keys keyboards have the empty square on the top left.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:14
by snacksthecat
I'm gonna go for it, unless anyone else is interested.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:16
by User101
snacksthecat wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 20:14
I'm gonna go for it, unless anyone else is interested.
I am very very interested. I asked for a picture of the switch and the seller haven't respond yet

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:21
by User101
Found some more info on this board. Apparently a dome board from an old GH thread. I'm not 100% sure tho

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:24
by depletedvespene
snacksthecat wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 20:14
I'm gonna go for it, unless anyone else is interested.
I look forward to your report.

The more I look at it, the more I think "Keytronic II: the Return".

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:24
by elecplus
I have those in beige, which do indeed have vint MX blacks. I have never seen one in black though.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:27
by snacksthecat
Actually the photo makes it look like the guy himself ordered it on ebay, was disappointed in what it turned out to be, and decided to chuck it off to someone else :lol:

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 20:35
by User101
snacksthecat wrote:
05 Aug 2019, 20:27
Actually the photo makes it look like the guy himself ordered it on ebay, was disappointed in what it turned out to be, and decided to chuck it off to someone else :lol:
I think there's a high possibility of rubber domes here lol. There's a white one on ebay that looks the same(well of course except the color). See pic.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 05 Aug 2019, 23:40
by Redmaus
It looks like the board in Cindy's pic has matching green sublegends to the Computer lab one. So my bet is on domes.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 06 Aug 2019, 04:07
by Red_October
I've got one of those Computer Lab International host-attached terminal-emulator jobbies, they are indeed rubber domes.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 06 Aug 2019, 06:11
by Gamuholic
I have a black one that's the same model, KPV6B05. It is indeed rubber dome. My beige TI AT has Taiwan Jet Axis.
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Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 06 Aug 2019, 19:12
by waldorf120

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 06 Aug 2019, 19:24
by subcat
waldorf120 wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 19:12
Today an ancient HHKB with fujitsu leaf springs??

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that's fujitsu dome with slider

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 Aug 2019, 11:40
by Prelim
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-XT-AT-Ta ... 3860821380

is the Cyrillic pad-printed as the normal red version?

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 Aug 2019, 17:29
by hansichen
Prelim wrote:
07 Aug 2019, 11:40
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-XT-AT-Ta ... 3860821380

is the Cyrillic pad-printed as the normal red version?
Yeah, and it's again the seller which sells used stuff as new...

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 Aug 2019, 18:34
by Prelim
autch! even if it's used, it seems to be in great condition though (still have the plastic on the coiled cable)

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 Aug 2019, 21:12
by waldorf120

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 08 Aug 2019, 18:50
by AJM
Blimey!
I've seen some weird stuff in the "ergo"/split department, but that clearly tops it all. :lol:

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 08 Aug 2019, 19:49
by photekq
Reminds me of this.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 08 Aug 2019, 19:56
by waldorf120
photekq wrote:
08 Aug 2019, 19:49
Reminds me of this.
According to that post the Safetype is the successor to Riemann's prototype. Thank you for that history photekq!

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 10 Aug 2019, 04:00
by snacksthecat
These keycaps have me drooling. What type of keyboard is this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Casio-FP-1100- ... 3316556868

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Edit: Oh, duh. There are more pictures in the listing.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 15 Aug 2019, 07:19
by Lanrefni
Pretty good deal-Cherry MX 11900 USB for $30 shipped.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 15 Aug 2019, 23:01
by ramnes

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 18 Aug 2019, 11:23
by Lanrefni