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Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 20 May 2020, 23:39
by fohat
What a truly dreadful layout!
If upper and lower were swapped it might be marginally better, but why invent this at all?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 04:55
by Lanrefni
ddrfraser1 wrote: 20 May 2020, 12:51
Not according to chyros. Pretty sure he reviewed this several weeks ago.
He did,he was neither kind nor polite in his description of it.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 05:22
by John Doe
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184299834727/
M2980, membranne but clean, worthy for 10$?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 05:38
by ddrfraser1
Hmm, I wonder if it’s any good
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 07:43
by funkmon
Not for $20 shipping. Holy smokes.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 08:35
by rymut
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 14:01
by Obscure
chip chop wrote: 19 May 2020, 20:44
Obscure wrote: 19 May 2020, 16:51
Any guess about the switches used?
Oak Full Travel Membrane?
TG3 - generic design? good sound, smooth, minimum scratchy.
oops - Zero mounted upside-down
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 22:15
by ddrfraser1
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 21 May 2020, 23:26
by kelvinhall05
ddrfraser1 wrote: 21 May 2020, 22:15
I think they're getting desperate
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It's been for sale for so long lol. I almost got it like six months ago, but decided not to (thank fuck I didn't lmao).
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 00:20
by ddrfraser1
I mean, at first I thought maybe you could make a decent 60% keyboard out of it, or for super wide fans like me, something like this.
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But then the more I look at it... it's just bleh!! A no-punches-pulled turbo shit.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 04:34
by MMcM
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 05:39
by John Doe
Omnikey is always nice keyboards for alps white but I'm confused about the price, good or should be a little bit lower?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Northg ... %7Ciid%3A1
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 06:19
by Darkshado
fohat wrote: 20 May 2020, 23:39
why invent this [TellerVision keyboard] at all?
I think the name hints to why. My hypothesis is this would have been meant for use with some sort of (GUI, not text terminal) specialized software for bank tellers. They'd be using the numpad, mouse, nav and functions constantly while typing names and other text input sporadically. Banks (well, being banks) like to cram as many tellers as possible in a given length of counter, so a narrow design is great for that.
Now, imagine going from Kishsaver buckling spring bliss to this. Sad isn't it?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 16:10
by ZedTheMan
Honestly to me this seems like a fair price for an ANSI 101. If it is in good condition and clean as the description may imply, I would say it is even a good price. Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 16:46
by ddrfraser1
Darkshado wrote: 22 May 2020, 06:19
fohat wrote: 20 May 2020, 23:39
why invent this [TellerVision keyboard] at all?
I think the name hints to why. My hypothesis is this would have been meant for use with some sort of (GUI, not text terminal) specialized software for bank tellers. They'd be using the numpad, mouse, nav and functions constantly while typing names and other text input sporadically. Banks (well, being banks) like to cram as many tellers as possible in a given length of counter, so a narrow design is great for that.
Now, imagine going from Kishsaver buckling spring bliss to this. Sad isn't it?
Right. It could be that they were using the alpha block only to sign in to the computer and that's it. Everything else was ringing things up or related activities. If it was possible to slice up the pcb to rearrange it and then reprogram it, there might be some potential but then why not just start from scratch?
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 16:51
by John Doe
ZedTheMan wrote: 22 May 2020, 16:10
Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.
May I ask where confirmed it's refurbished by Bob Tibbets? Not familar with this.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 16:58
by kevinhou
John Doe wrote: 22 May 2020, 16:51
ZedTheMan wrote: 22 May 2020, 16:10
Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.
May I ask where confirmed it's refurbished by Bob Tibbets? Not familar with this.
http://www.northgate-keyboard-repair.com
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 22 May 2020, 18:29
by fohat
Even without being serviced by Northgate Bob this is a good deal.
In my opinion, this is the ideal flavor of Omnikey and I would buy it myself if I didn't already have 3 of them.
Posted: 23 May 2020, 13:10
by davkol
derp
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 23 May 2020, 13:16
by John Doe
Will go somewhere soon at that price.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 23 May 2020, 13:18
by kelvinhall05
It is a scam. They used to be at $2.50 each. It is a generic picture, not taken by the seller.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 12:36
by EnthusiastDude
I have no idea which switches this comes with, but it looks interesting:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... -168-18652
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 17:25
by Lekrafter
The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 17:36
by kbdfr
Lekrafter wrote: 24 May 2020, 17:25
The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...
Agree.
viewtopic.php?p=22605#p22605
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 17:57
by EnthusiastDude
Lekrafter wrote: 24 May 2020, 17:25
The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...
Interesting, thanks for letting me know. Well, then it's not such a great find after all.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 22:16
by NeK
I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 22:36
by Polecat
NeK wrote: 24 May 2020, 22:16
I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split
Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 24 May 2020, 23:20
by NeK
Polecat wrote: 24 May 2020, 22:36
NeK wrote: 24 May 2020, 22:16
I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split
Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.
Oh. Ouch! Thanks for the heads up, I didn't notice it.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 25 May 2020, 00:47
by John Doe
Polecat wrote: 24 May 2020, 22:36
NeK wrote: 24 May 2020, 22:16
I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split
Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.
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I have another photo taken by another seller, is it real alps version? Or just late k104? Thanks.
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Posted: 25 May 2020, 01:33
by Polecat
That's another late one. Hard to predict switches on the Montereys since they seem to have used multiple types concurrently. The three K104s on my list closest to that serial number have, one each, white clones, white bamboo SKCM, and blue SMK "Monterey" switches.
edit: the attached photo offers a clue that Monterey offered different versions. Not sure which this was, since all of the switches were "clicky" by most definitions.
