Great/Interesting Finds

Ludovician · 25 Dec 2015, 23:50

And why would they have their damn business card blocking our view of the label? ... but yeah, definitely not a Model M.

Blaise170 · 26 Dec 2015, 00:27

Jimi14 wrote: AT&T Branded Model M?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AT-T-E03600QLAT ... SwcBhWZw7W

And a slightly yellowed Focus 5001
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Click-C ... SwHPlWeszz

AT&T branded Keytronic rubber dome (specifically model E03600QL). Looking up the UL number also confirms.

http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/cgif ... chres.html

E3E · 26 Dec 2015, 07:14

seebart wrote:
Blaise170 wrote: Yeah same here. I've only spent over $100 on a keyboard and that was one you can usually only find in Japan.
Right, it's "worth it" if it is so to you and your wallet can take it. With older keyboards lucky bargains do happen to me on occasion. This NTC KB-6151 I'm typing on now cost me one Euro, but it looked like shit in the auction. A few keyboards I own I spent 150+ Euros on. It's all relative.

*Shakes fist at 1 EUR ebay.de auctions*

Never in America. Never.

Engicoder wrote: Blue Alps making people crazy
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311507341321

Yeah, blue alps plus the odd quirk of having caps that look like they belong to a Cherry board is what I think made people go apeshit over that one.

Ludovician · 26 Dec 2015, 08:06

E3E wrote: *Shakes fist at 1 EUR ebay.de auctions*

Never in America. Never.

*Shakes fist at all of you guys that even have keyboards on your ebays. It's a barren wasteland over here.

XMIT · 26 Dec 2015, 16:19

I mean, you do live in Queensland. Isn't that generally true?

Muirium · 26 Dec 2015, 17:06

Desert eBay isn't up to much. But every eBay outside of the US is a bit of a desert in its own right.

And remember that you guys aren't bent over and given a good thrashing by customs when you do import from abroad. In Europe, they get started at anything worth $20. Generous buggers.

seebart · 26 Dec 2015, 17:20

Muirium wrote: Desert eBay isn't up to much. But every eBay outside of the US is a bit of a desert in its own right.

And remember that you guys aren't bent over and given a good thrashing by customs when you do import from abroad. In Europe, they get started at anything worth $20. Generous buggers.

Yup, and rolling in the fees big time is what their job is, pay up or get in trouble:

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ohaimark · 26 Dec 2015, 19:59

Here is the board:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WAL-2-Keyboard-/151093015635?

Here are some interesting thoughts on membrane technology... When it was new:

http://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/05/busin ... board.html

seebart · 27 Dec 2015, 00:13

Topre Realforce 86U

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Topre-Realforce- ... SwCQNWflHK

Ducky DK9087S Year of the Dragon TKL Cherry MX Blue US ANSI

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ducky-DK9087S-Ye ... Swo3pWe-Vo

Cherry G84-4100

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G84-4100- ... SwYaFWfWeP

IBM 3486 Terminal AS/400 i5

http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-3486-Termina ... SwYaFWebd8

http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-3488-Logic-T ... SwHQ9WWOlp

Robotron EC1834 K7673.02

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastatur-fur-Rob ... SwJcZWeXlr

hypkx · 27 Dec 2015, 00:21

old Triumph adler computer:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/TRIUMPH-ADLER-Al ... 2222502043

scottc · 27 Dec 2015, 01:41

Could anyone in Germany proxy that Realforce for me please? Seems ideal...

hypkx · 27 Dec 2015, 02:18

scottc wrote: Could anyone proxy that Realforce for me please? Seems ideal...

Have you bought it? Because it is gone.

scottc · 27 Dec 2015, 02:44

No...

derzemel · 27 Dec 2015, 07:56

Vintage NCR Computer with a very nice keyboard (SA/Sculpted keycaps?):

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331738553614?_tr ... .S1.R3.TR8

Interesting layout Japanese Fujitsu keyboard:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/252220577334?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Focus FK2000 Plus (good looking)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/141855083569?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Ducky DK9087S Year of the Dragon TKL Cherry MX Blue US ANSI

http://www.ebay.de/itm/321957443702?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

guk · 27 Dec 2015, 08:23

IIrc, the NCR is foam & foil unfortunately.

Blaise170 · 27 Dec 2015, 09:24

Japanese one should be Fujitsu Leaf Spring.

guk · 27 Dec 2015, 19:39

www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches

seebart · 27 Dec 2015, 19:42

guk wrote: http://www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches

Damn.

Great find guk!

E3E · 28 Dec 2015, 02:39

guk wrote: http://www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches

*shakes fist at ebay.de once again*

Seriously, how do things like this happen in Germany? 1 EUR prices? Dear gawd.

#neverinamerica

Blaise170 · 28 Dec 2015, 03:05

America has a lot more stuff but Europe gets some really interesting and cheap stuff from time to time.

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 06:33

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GT6OMNIKEY-Mech ... 1657146668?

This layout made me spasm for a moment. What in hell's name is a big ass enter doing on a board with WIndows keys and the extra random clusters? And the colors?

Waaaaaaaaay overpriced -- it's a later version of the Omnikey (after they were bought out) with simplified switches, etc.

derzemel · 28 Dec 2015, 06:35

I kind of like it... kind of

That big ass Enter + win keys remind me of SteelSeries keyboards

ohaimark · 28 Dec 2015, 06:40

I would buy it if it didn't cost an arm and a leg. Just for how unique it is.

Blaise170 · 28 Dec 2015, 07:06

Honestly I think it is a really nice layout. I like the colors too.

E3E · 28 Dec 2015, 10:42

Yeah, I've been seeing that Omnikey around for a long time, or others like it anyway. Very interesting board. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but then the looks of the Omnikey never really appealed to me. It looks cheaper than the Northgate models; it looks a bit icky to me.

ramnes · 28 Dec 2015, 10:46

002 wrote: IBM 5576-003 and numpad:
http://page22.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... l333398078

Ended at 55€, really?

If so, whoever got it got a very good deal.

HzFaq · 28 Dec 2015, 10:57

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Psion-MC200-M ... 2042902045?

Psion MC200 for reasonable (at the moment).

pcaro · 28 Dec 2015, 12:12

I like this keycaps a lot and It's spanish, but rubberdome I suppose (I read olivetti are not so bad)

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... 2224347714

lolpes · 28 Dec 2015, 12:47

pcaro wrote: I like this keycaps a lot and It's spanish, but rubberdome I suppose (I read olivetti are not so bad)

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... 2224347714

Well nice there it is! that was the board I was looking for xD

Stabilized · 28 Dec 2015, 13:07

HzFaq wrote: Psion MC200 for reasonable (at the moment).

Is that a Cherry based keyboard on that laptop? Do you know what switches it uses?