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Guess what I found....
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:11
by Mrinterface
So I went to this guy who had a 'few' second hand keyboards...
This is what I took home :
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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!
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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!
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:14
by webwit
Great score, congrats!
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:29
by Ascaii
haha, congratz!
What switches are in that chicony in the left box? The one missing the caps on numblock.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:45
by dirge
ooo more pics please
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:53
by Mrinterface
Ascaii wrote: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.
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:56
by Mrinterface
Next one :
Chicony kb-5191 with cherry white/clear????? Some click, some don't... Very strange.
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Ruined board though.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:02
by sixty
Mrinterface wrote: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.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:02
by 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.
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:07
by Findecanor
Mrinterface wrote: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.
Mrinterface wrote: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.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:10
by Mrinterface
Next one :
Unitek k-156
Cherry MX blue
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:12
by webwit
Findecanor wrote:Fujitsu Peerless.. You love them or hate them.
Teh Evil!
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:15
by Mrinterface
Acer 6311. Black alps
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:18
by Findecanor
Mrinterface wrote:Acer 6311. Black alps
Look again. It should be Acer's
clicky hammer over a membrane. Not bad, though.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:18
by Mrinterface
Riva POS keyboard
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:19
by dirge
Love the massive boarder the case has around that unitek.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:20
by Mrinterface
Yeps, you are right. They are even marked ACER upon closer examination.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:21
by Mrinterface
dirge wrote:Love the massive boarder the case has around that unitek.
It feels massive too!
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:28
by Mrinterface
3 WYSE 285 Ansi terminals
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:36
by Mrinterface
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:41
by Mrinterface
Commodore, light blue rubber domes
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:43
by webwit
The Siemens does have an interesting mechanism there. Too bad they dumped the Cherry switches.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:45
by Mrinterface
And 2 model Ms. 5 Dell AT101, 3 Cherry MY boards.
That's it folks.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 16:46
by Mrinterface
webwit wrote:The Siemens does have an interesting mechanism there. Too bad they dumped the Cherry switches.
Yeps... Just ordinary rubber domes there.... Pitty.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 17:32
by glossywhite
Mrinterface wrote:Riva POS keyboard
Riva_pos.jpg
Doesn't look like a POS to me; looks quite nice
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 19:29
by Mrinterface
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 19:36
by webwit
Mrinterface wrote:What is that raster in the back for?
For the speaker that isn't there.
Except when it is there.
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 19:40
by Mrinterface
Wow. They really knew how to build great keyboards in the past.
Is that picture taken from a Model M NIB?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 19:51
by webwit
It wasn't new but in pretty good shape. IBM Model M Soft Touch, with greased springs (and a speaker).
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 20:37
by Grond
So what does the speaker do? It beeps for error or what?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 21:49
by ped
glossywhite wrote:Mrinterface wrote: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.
