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Let the war begin...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CHICONY ... SwfVpYvfyg

//gainsborough wrote: Let the war begin...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CHICONY ... SwfVpYvfyg

Good luck to all DT bidders!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/182480631776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I bought it.

....the quest...it's....it's finally..over

//gainsborough wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/182480631776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I bought it.

....the quest...it's....it's finally..over

Congrats, I'm glad you finally found your dream board, and a KB-101A no less!

Edit: Did that seller's original buyer fall through? Looks like this exact board was sold by that seller in February...but it went for like $350. Must have been a case of 'buyer got too excited by Blue Alps before checking their wallet' lol.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Acer-KB-10 ... SwWxNYo1mZ

//gainsborough wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/182480631776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I bought it.

....the quest...it's....it's finally..over

Congrats on the board .

//gainsborough wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/182480631776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I bought it.

....the quest...it's....it's finally..over

Not to throw cold water on the fire, but this looks like the board that I bought and returned. However, it now looks much cleaner. It was originally described as a KB-101AS, but it is actually a KB-101A (the new listing was accurate). Unfortunately, when I tested it, bhe board was completely unresponsive. Perhaps the seller has addressed whatever the issue was. Let us know how it turns out!

This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

Maybe a cheap way to get 8 very nice and sturdy keyboard boxes:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/122372385667

Hypersphere wrote: Not to throw cold water on the fire, but this looks like the board that I bought and returned. However, it now looks much cleaner. It was originally described as a KB-101AS, but it is actually a KB-101A (the new listing was accurate). Unfortunately, when I tested it, bhe board was completely unresponsive. Perhaps the seller has addressed whatever the issue was. Let us know how it turns out!

elecplus wrote: This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

I've never gone from a "kill me now" mindset to a "THANK GOD" mindset so fast in my life.

elecplus wrote: This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

Yes, I know. I returned yours and also the one on eBay -- for different reasons in each case.

uh oh....

Wodan wrote: Maybe a cheap way to get 8 very nice and sturdy keyboard boxes:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/122372385667

Do you really spell "Canada" with a K?

//gainsborough wrote: uh oh....

I must be crazy to have had two Acer KB-101 boards in my hands (one a 101AS and the other a 101A) and to have let both of them go. Part of it was not being in the mood to do whatever restoration might have been needed. I am sort of losing patience with Alps boards, as just about every one that I have had has required some refurbishing to coax unresponsive keys back to life or to stop keys from chattering. With limited time, energy, and finances, I am starting to focus acquisitions on my preferred switches (Topre and IBM Model F) and form factors (60% and TKL).

So, I think you may be okay with the Acer KB-101A. The problem I encountered might be something very simple; I just didn't have the patience at the time to pursue it, and I thought I could use the refund to add to my F62/F77 order.

Hmmm. Alright. I messaged the seller also, asking if the item was returned (even though I already know the answer) just to see if I could get any additional information.

Man you're gonna give the guy a heart attack Hypersphere! No, really though - it's important that this info gets shared, as the seller's first and second listings look identical except for the price difference.

elecplus wrote: This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

What's the deal with the one you had? Is it a dead board?

Ghost963 wrote: Also found this interesting board.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/NOS-Vintage-XT-A ... SwA3dYiPvP

I won it

Thank you for the sharing :p

Harshmallow wrote:

elecplus wrote: This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

What's the deal with the one you had? Is it a dead board?

Not dead, every key types. That being said, they are nasty switches. Very very dirty. I would not type on them for long, I can tell you that.

elecplus wrote:

Harshmallow wrote:

elecplus wrote: This one was not mine! The one you returned is still sitting here.

What's the deal with the one you had? Is it a dead board?

Not dead, every key types. That being said, they are nasty switches. Very very dirty. I would not type on them for long, I can tell you that.

Ahh, that sounds similar to my poor Focus FK-5001, but even worse from what you describe.

Data General Dasher terminal keyboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Data-General-Da ... 2479058279

UnFocused wrote: Data General Dasher terminal keyboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Data-General-Da ... 2479058279

Haha, it's so yellowed that it's turned from blue to green xD . Still, a cool board - and the seller mentions he has five of them!

Chyros wrote:

UnFocused wrote:
Data General Dasher terminal keyboard.

Still, a cool board

You gotta love a "Rub Out" key.

Chyros wrote:

UnFocused wrote: Data General Dasher terminal keyboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Data-General-Da ... 2479058279

Haha, it's so yellowed that it's turned from blue to green xD . Still, a cool board - and the seller mentions he has five of them!

Claims that one of them is NiB too...

fohat wrote:

Chyros wrote:

UnFocused wrote:
Data General Dasher terminal keyboard.

Still, a cool board

You gotta love a "Rub Out" key.

Yeah, I was wondering if that's an Americanism or not. I've only seen it on American boards so far AFAIK, but Americans say "eraser" rather than "rubber" so I wasn't sure.

Chyros wrote: Yeah, I was wondering if that's an Americanism or not. I've only seen it on American boards so far AFAIK, but Americans say "eraser" rather than "rubber" so I wasn't sure.

Well, in america an eraser is what we put on our pencil, and a rubber is... well... slang for a condom

mike52787 wrote:

Chyros wrote: Yeah, I was wondering if that's an Americanism or not. I've only seen it on American boards so far AFAIK, but Americans say "eraser" rather than "rubber" so I wasn't sure.

Well, in america an eraser is what we put on our pencil, and a rubber is... well... slang for a condom

Well, that IS also made out of rubber xD .

Chyros wrote:

mike52787 wrote:

Chyros wrote: Yeah, I was wondering if that's an Americanism or not. I've only seen it on American boards so far AFAIK, but Americans say "eraser" rather than "rubber" so I wasn't sure.

Well, in america an eraser is what we put on our pencil, and a rubber is... well... slang for a condom

Well, that IS also made out of rubber xD .

Unless you're religious - in which case it's made out of the will of jesus.

y11971alex wrote:

Wodan wrote: Maybe a cheap way to get 8 very nice and sturdy keyboard boxes:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/122372385667

Do you really spell "Canada" with a K?

Hell yeah. Big fan of Kanadian Kustoms!

Kanada, on the Kontinent of Amerika, between Atlantik and Pazifik!

Anyone kare to eksplain?