Guess what I found....

[Mrinterface]

So I went to this guy who had a 'few' second hand keyboards...

This is what I took home :

2boxesofstuff.jpg (136.05 KiB) Viewed 10667 times

I pulled out the first one with a trackball I threw in the box wondering what it was, ooohhh god... A chicony with monterey blues and a trackball?? This could be my new favorite keyboard! I never knew they existed!

chicony_kb_5591a.jpg (222.68 KiB) Viewed 10667 times

chicony_5591_b.jpg (206.37 KiB) Viewed 10667 times

Gonna first clean this one since it is very dirty.

I also got a lot of WYSE terminals, IBM model Ms, Dell AT101s, Cherry MX. I guess I see a garage sale coming up soon!

[webwit]

Great score, congrats!

[Ascaii]

haha, congratz!

What switches are in that chicony in the left box? The one missing the caps on numblock.

[dirge]

ooo more pics please

[Mrinterface]

haha, congratz!

What switches are in that chicony in the left box? The one missing the caps on numblock.

It's a chicony 5191 with weird white crossed switches. Never had those in my collection.

chicony_5191_plus.jpg (245.58 KiB) Viewed 10650 times

[Mrinterface]

Next one :

Chicony kb-5191 with cherry white/clear????? Some click, some don't... Very strange.

chicony_5191_b.jpg (88.08 KiB) Viewed 10649 times

Ruined board though.

[sixty]

Next one :

Chicony kb-5191 with cherry white/clear????? Some click, some don't... Very strange.

chicony_5191_b.jpg

Ruined board though.

These are the fake switches from Chicony. I am actually quite fond of them. Sadly they break very fast and usually don't last 6 months. Your non-clicking ones are likely dead due to use.

[Mrinterface]

Next one :
Brandless. Excellent keys. I just love to type on them. I guess I have to chose if I'd want to sell those switches separately because I'd rather clean it and use it myself.

unknown_board_3.jpg (200.42 KiB) Viewed 10648 times

unkown_board_2.jpg (179.93 KiB) Viewed 10648 times

unknown_board_1.jpg (186.57 KiB) Viewed 10648 times

[Findecanor]

It's a chicony 5191 with weird white crossed switches. Never had those in my collection.

They look like Futaba switches. The stem an also be inverse: a cross-shaped hole.

BTW, I saw in the paper this morning that "Futaba" is also the name of the Japanese town that was closest to the nuclear power plant Fukuchima Dai-Ichi.

Brandless. Excellent keys. I just love to type on them. I guess I have to chose if I'd want to sell those switches separately because I'd rather clean it and use it myself.

Fujitsu Peerless.. You either love them or you hate them.
Coiled spring over rubber dome and membrane. Sorry, you can't sell the switches separately.

[Mrinterface]

Next one :

Unitek k-156

Cherry MX blue

Unitek_k156_a.jpg (296.29 KiB) Viewed 10643 times

unitek_k156_b.jpg (172.15 KiB) Viewed 10643 times

[webwit]

Fujitsu Peerless.. You love them or hate them.

Teh Evil!

[Mrinterface]

Acer 6311. Black alps

acer_6311_a.jpg (198.19 KiB) Viewed 10637 times

[Findecanor]

Acer 6311. Black alps

Look again. It should be Acer's clicky hammer over a membrane. Not bad, though.

[Mrinterface]

Riva POS keyboard

Riva_pos.jpg (208.92 KiB) Viewed 10634 times

[dirge]

Love the massive boarder the case has around that unitek.

[Mrinterface]

Acer 6311. Black alps

Look again. It should be Acer's clicky hammer over a membrane. Not bad, though.

Yeps, you are right. They are even marked ACER upon closer examination.

[Mrinterface]

Love the massive boarder the case has around that unitek.

It feels massive too!

[Mrinterface]

3 WYSE 285 Ansi terminals

wise_285_ansi.jpg (197.83 KiB) Viewed 10621 times

[Mrinterface]

Siemens ergonomic 'split' keyboard.

Siemens_split_1.jpg (226.32 KiB) Viewed 10618 times

Siemens_split_2.jpg (200.22 KiB) Viewed 10618 times

Siemens_split_3.jpg (225.43 KiB) Viewed 10618 times

[Mrinterface]

Commodore, light blue rubber domes

Commodore_1.jpg (204.81 KiB) Viewed 10615 times

Commodore_2.jpg (168.47 KiB) Viewed 10615 times

[webwit]

The Siemens does have an interesting mechanism there. Too bad they dumped the Cherry switches.

[Mrinterface]

And 2 model Ms. 5 Dell AT101, 3 Cherry MY boards.

That's it folks.

[Mrinterface]

The Siemens does have an interesting mechanism there. Too bad they dumped the Cherry switches.

Yeps... Just ordinary rubber domes there.... Pitty.

[glossywhite]

Riva POS keyboard

Riva_pos.jpg

Doesn't look like a POS to me; looks quite nice

[Mrinterface]

Actually, here is some more detail on those model Ms.

They have a detachable PS/2 cable. Didn't have those yet

What is that raster in the back for?

IBM_model_m_1.jpg (255.04 KiB) Viewed 10574 times

IBM_Model_m_2.jpg (285.04 KiB) Viewed 10574 times

IBM_model_m_3.jpg (279.86 KiB) Viewed 10574 times

IBM_model_m_4.jpg (147.25 KiB) Viewed 10574 times

IBM_model_m_5.jpg (143.51 KiB) Viewed 10574 times

[webwit]

What is that raster in the back for?

For the speaker that isn't there.

Except when it is there.

[Mrinterface]

Wow. They really knew how to build great keyboards in the past.

Is that picture taken from a Model M NIB?

[webwit]

It wasn't new but in pretty good shape. IBM Model M Soft Touch, with greased springs (and a speaker).

[Grond]

So what does the speaker do? It beeps for error or what?

[ped]

Riva POS keyboard

Riva_pos.jpg

Doesn't look like a POS to me; looks quite nice

I'm not sure if you know but around here POS means Point Of Sale when referring to keyboards, usually.