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E TwentyNine wrote: Apart from here and GH I doubt anyone would know the likely early build date of this thing, and I didn't see a thread over there - so who here got it?

Probably that b***a dude or what ever his nick was that buys 55% of everything that's interesting.

seebart wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: Apart from here and GH I doubt anyone would know the likely early build date of this thing, and I didn't see a thread over there - so who here got it?

Probably that b***a dude or what ever his nick was that buys 55% of everything that's interesting.

Or perhaps mr duul got excited

seebart wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: Apart from here and GH I doubt anyone would know the likely early build date of this thing, and I didn't see a thread over there - so who here got it?

Probably that b***a dude or what ever his nick was that buys 55% of everything that's interesting.

LOL - I feel kinda bad for that r***y bidder who placed a $400 bid, then came back a few hours later near the end and thought: 'I'm gonna guarantee this goes in my favor!' and placed an $880 maximum...only to be outbid even at that price.

wobbled wrote: Or perhaps mr duul got excited

Possibly yes, but then he would show us quite soon.

Harshmallow wrote:

seebart wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: Apart from here and GH I doubt anyone would know the likely early build date of this thing, and I didn't see a thread over there - so who here got it?

Probably that b***a dude or what ever his nick was that buys 55% of everything that's interesting.

LOL - I feel kinda bad for that r***y bidder who placed a $400 bid, then came back a few hours later near the end and thought: 'I'm gonna guarantee this goes in my favor!' and placed an $880 maximum...only to be outbid even at that price.

Right, but this is not some random SSK. Did you guys see the GH thread on these?

I know what it is - but I still don't care that much about the board. I was just picturing that bidder going batshit crazy when they lost lol.

Harshmallow wrote: I know what it is - but I still don't care that much about the board. I was just picturing that bidder going batshit crazy when they lost lol.

The question is if that bidder knew what exactly it is? It really just looks like any other SSK if you don't go into detail. Madness, I'm suprised Snoopy didn't go nuts over this one he's very much into SSK's.

seebart wrote:

Harshmallow wrote: I know what it is - but I still don't care that much about the board. I was just picturing that bidder going batshit crazy when they lost lol.

The question is if that bidder knew what exactly it is? It really just looks like any other SSK if you don't go into detail. Madness, I'm suprised Snoopy didn't go nuts over this one he's very much into SSK's.

Surely with 3 kishsavers snoopy is more than satisfied?

seebart wrote:

Harshmallow wrote: I know what it is - but I still don't care that much about the board. I was just picturing that bidder going batshit crazy when they lost lol.

The question is if that bidder knew what exactly it is? It really just looks like any other SSK if you don't go into detail. Madness, I'm suprised Snoopy didn't go nuts over this one he's very much into SSK's.

The bidder had to have known, it's an insane bid otherwise (and even then).

Would be unfortunate if the internals of the board had been replaced at some point.

wobbled wrote: Surely with 3 kishsavers snoopy is more than satisfied?

No, I don't think so.

wobbled wrote: If he knew what it was surely he wouldn't title it 'IBM Keyboard'

A pretty generic title for this particular item.

E TwentyNine wrote: The bidder had to have known, it's an insane bid otherwise (and even then).

Right, it was on GH after all.

seebart wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: The bidder had to have known, it's an insane bid otherwise (and even then).

Right, it was on GH after all.

The previous similar pair was on GH, but I didn't see a thread on this one on GH until right at the end. Was there something earlier?

No idea. I never surf GH, only linked from here.

Gnohio wrote:

ekeppel wrote:

Gnohio wrote: Probably a beamspring? Its listed as a terminal keyboard and has a beamspring(y) look. $30 starting bid with 0 bids. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-Vintage-Ra ... 1438.l2649

No definitely not a beamspring. Aside from the obvious appearance of the switches, these are soldered in. Beamsprings are modular and installed over a PCB full of capacitive sensing pads.

Looks like old Futabas, but perhaps someone with more experience can ID what type of switches they are.

Thanks for pointing out the difference. If the switches arent worth it then maybe at least the caps are worth salvaging.

Looks like it's from a Televideo probably 910, 925 or 950. Futuba switches, MD series.

Gnohio wrote:

yangdaddy wrote: I tried snagging that possibly oldest known ssk, but couldn't hang for $890.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibm-Keyboard/25 ... 1438.l2649

$890.....wew lad

I guess I am not quite seeing the subtle differences that distinguish this SSK from being a super rare and unique early model, especially with a missing label at the bottom. I would have thought this missing label would have really detracted from the value of such an example.

There is a dirty looking F AT for sale in the UK right now, and I wantssss it badly. Pleez?

Scarpia wrote: There is a dirty looking F AT for sale in the UK right now, and I wantssss it badly. Pleez

I love how you're not even posting the link but still that damn cat gif.

I know, I was being stealthy. Or a pussy. I just don't want to lose it -- it's the first AT I've seen for sale this side of the pond, so I just didn't want to draw too much attention to it.

Scarpia wrote: I know, I was being stealthy. Or a pussy. I just don't want to lose it -- it's the first AT I've seen for sale this side of the pond, so I just didn't want to draw too much attention to it.

Well no one forced you to post anything. Good luck with that AT. I'm not bidding on it, I got too many keyboards.

One can never have too many AT's though

Scarpia wrote: I know, I was being stealthy. Or a pussy. I just don't want to lose it -- it's the first AT I've seen for sale this side of the pond, so I just didn't want to draw too much attention to it.

Hey dont worry, Ive not posted stuff here before either for fear of the vultures of DT swooping in and grabbing it before I could get it.

"ready for repair" beam spring.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-IB ... Sw~rpZXqp0

It's so ready for that repair.

Awesome deal on used 780 Tis ($155 + 18 shipping):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-GeForce-GTX ... 2399780268

ohaimark wrote: Awesome deal on used 780 Tis ($155 + 18 shipping):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-GeForce-GTX ... 2399780268

Whats the deal with generally raised prices on video cards? Isnt it becauce of cryptocurrency mining or something? Ive completely forgotten how any of that stuff works tbh

That's actually a great price for a 780 Ti, which outperforms the 1060 and RX 580.

AMD card prices are inflated due to their suitability for mining (though ASICs have really taken over that market), but NVIDIA prices are just high because... Fast. The 1060, for example, is within spitting distance of several cards that cost significantly more. DX12 is changing the game a little, but I don't think NVIDIA will be suffering in that API for long due to their upcoming architectures.

http://www.ebay.it/itm/Tastiera-Videowr ... Sw8d5ZQuVZ
I have read that Videowriter keyboards have brown Alps switches, so I wonder if this have them too.
It's listed as working btw.

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Saw this on Flebay and bought it without hesitation;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Olivetti-ANK ... 2749.l2649

Trouble now is, will it work on any modern day PC or will this keyboard be destined for convict town land-fill?

//gainsborough wrote: "ready for repair" beam spring.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-IB ... Sw~rpZXqp0

It's so ready for that repair.

Sorry, but I'm only interested if it has the wasp nest pre-installed.

Elrick wrote: Saw this on Flebay and bought it without hesitation;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Olivetti-ANK ... 2749.l2649

Trouble now is, will it work on any modern day PC or will this keyboard be destined for convict town land-fill?

Does it come with a cable? It seems pricey.... even for a good quality rubber dome.

Also; i had an Olivetti like this one and i have a topre and you cant really compare the two. The only thing they really have in common is the tactile bump (which is much nicer on topre).

IKSLM wrote:

Elrick wrote: Saw this on Flebay and bought it without hesitation;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Olivetti-ANK ... 2749.l2649

Trouble now is, will it work on any modern day PC or will this keyboard be destined for convict town land-fill?

Does it come with a cable? It seems pricey.... even for a good quality rubber dome.

Also; i had an Olivetti like this one and i have a topre and you cant really compare the two. The only thing they really have in common is the tactile bump (which is much nicer on topre).

I really like these rubber dome over membrane keyboards, this one looks like the plain ANK 25:

wiki/Olivetti_ANK_25-101

IKSLM wrote:

Elrick wrote: Saw this on Flebay and bought it without hesitation;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Olivetti-ANK ... 2749.l2649

Trouble now is, will it work on any modern day PC or will this keyboard be destined for convict town land-fill?

Does it come with a cable? It seems pricey.... even for a good quality rubber dome.

Also; i had an Olivetti like this one and i have a topre and you cant really compare the two. The only thing they really have in common is the tactile bump (which is much nicer on topre).

The seller said they'll supply an adapter cable for this keyboard but doesn't know if it will work. I guess we'll see when it arrives but if it's in good condition, I will most likely keep it in a box downstairs for some future use modifications.