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Posted: 26 Jun 2016, 20:45
by Phenix
I also purchased an 3700 recently (not that one above), had CHerry mx
Badly is only working in BIOS
Posted: 26 Jun 2016, 22:20
by seebart
Posted: 26 Jun 2016, 23:05
by tentator
what switches has that strange siemens board?
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 00:30
by Nuum
Cherr MX (Black?)
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 00:45
by seebart
tentator wrote: what switches has that strange siemens board?
I really don't know to be honest, it's obviously part of that BTX decoder and therefore not usable for anything else. Maybe I shouldn't post stuff like this here, it is interesting although not cheap at all. Looking at the keycaps it might be Cherry MX but I cannot tell from that picture. There is another picture in the auction from the back where you can see that it's got all kinds of custom keys.
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Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 00:48
by Nuum
It's most definitely Cherry MX, but I don't know which type. There should be a thread on one of them around, I will search for it when I find the time.
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 01:13
by BimboBB
Looks like the white brother of this
board. In that case it will have mx black switches and caps are ABS DS.
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 01:23
by photekq
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 03:45
by //gainsborough
telex board. Not sure what switches it has, but has a sweet metal backplate.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222166303036?ul_noapp=true
edit: pretty sure it's this
http://imgur.com/a/d8HFd#0 but still no idea on switches. Dome with slider?
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 05:20
by Engicoder
Yes, Micro Switch SilentTactile (ST)
wiki/Micro_Switch_ST
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 09:00
by tentator
uhm interesting.. silent-clicky? so more like a topre or a mx clear?? would be interesting to try.. caps look also lovely.. similar to nixie caps
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 12:25
by alh84001
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 12:29
by Phenix
Which switches does the 5140 has?
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 12:36
by derzemel
Phenix wrote: Which switches does the 5140 has?
Alps
SKCM Brown (tactile) on the Alphas and
Alps SKCL Compact (linear) on the F row and the Arrows.
Here is a topic with some more pictures:
workshop-f7/ibm-5140-convertible-conversion-t9666.html
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 12:36
by seebart
Yes, thanks BimboBB & photekq those two are the same, very old MX blacks accoring to sixty:
sixty wrote: All the date codes on the dips are late 1983 and early 1984. I assume the board was assembled in 1984. Probably one of the very first to use MX switches. They actually feel kinda different from normal vintage blacks, kinda heavier and more scratchy. I'll have to de-solder and compare some day.
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 19:23
by III
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 23:05
by tentator
I'd say that last one it's not a rubberdome... who agrees?
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 23:13
by seebart
tentator wrote: I'd say that last one it's not a rubberdome... who agrees?
No one needs to agree or not because we have facts on that one: Mitsumi hybrid switch.
wiki/Commodore_KPQ-E99YC
wiki/Mitsumi_hybrid_switch
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 23:33
by Dra
Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 23:53
by kbdfr
It is a Cherry
phoneboard, a telephone/keyboard combo which is just fantastic in its simplicity and usability.
I wouldn’t call it overpriced (BIN price: 300€), as it is definitely a very rare collector’s item.
At least the price will probably prevent it from being sacrificed just for its vintage MX black switches
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 00:22
by photekq
I'd call it very overpriced. It might be rare, but there's nothing unique about the keyboard or keycaps themselves to make it desirable to collectors like me. I wouldn't pay anything over the starting bid, and I'm well known for paying a bit too much for Cherry keyboards
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 00:51
by kbdfr
Our disagreement is probably due to the fact that I have one and you don’t
Plus, of course, you kind of scorn any Cherry board which is not NIB
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 00:57
by photekq
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 17:36
by hypkx
If we come to overpriced keyboards
I discovered this:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-bes ... d=38318049
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 21:08
by Blaise170
Oh good, a couple of those are mine.
The DC-2014 is only at $13 right now though.
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 21:19
by alh84001
When I saw that first lot I thought to myself it must be from someone on DT
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 22:34
by elecplus
https://www.surplustraders.net/wincor-n ... -from.html
I doubt it, but are these the Nixdorf keyboards everyone keeps asking for?
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 22:50
by gogusrl
Nope, we want Siemens Nixdorf keyboards not Wincor Nixdorf.
Posted: 28 Jun 2016, 22:58
by elecplus
gogusrl wrote: Nope, we want Siemens Nixdorf keyboards not Wincor Nixdorf.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200925258605 ? Interesting legends!
Posted: 29 Jun 2016, 00:20
by tentator
rafi compatible... outrageous shipping uuuuh...
