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snufflecat wrote: I found this guy selling a complete Apricot PC. Anyone know if the keyboard is worth getting? According to my swift research it's apparently mechanical. Seller is asking roughly $120 for everything (monitor, computer and keyboard).

https://imgur.com/a/GviGX

It's definitely foam and foil. Someone at the vintage computer forums has restored one recently. I have a similar Apricot PC but no keyboard or mouse. I am guessing the seller is in Europe? I would have been interested. It's a nice computer. the keyboard should stay with it.

This Industrial Model F XT keyboard is getting some early bidding already.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/263499131317

snuci wrote:

snufflecat wrote: I found this guy selling a complete Apricot PC. Anyone know if the keyboard is worth getting? According to my swift research it's apparently mechanical. Seller is asking roughly $120 for everything (monitor, computer and keyboard).

https://imgur.com/a/GviGX

It's definitely foam and foil. Someone at the vintage computer forums has restored one recently. I have a similar Apricot PC but no keyboard or mouse. I am guessing the seller is in Europe? I would have been interested. It's a nice computer. the keyboard should stay with it.

Thanks for clearing that up! The seller is in the city I live in, I'm considering dropping by to have a look. It's been on my watch list for about a month now and still no signs of him getting it sold.

ekeppel wrote: I was hoping for it to reach around the $800 mark, but not till near the end of the auction. As a long-time eBayer, this high early bidding defies logic, but I'm certainly not complaining.

Well, I am. With those prices, I can't even afford to dream of getting a beamer...

snuci wrote: This Industrial Model F XT keyboard is getting some early bidding already.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/263499131317

Beautiful board, shame it's not buckling spring. Probably best for my wallet though.

It's a Model F but not buckling springs?
If not, I guess you could use the case on a buckling springs XT.

j0d1 wrote: It's a Model F but not buckling springs?
If not, I guess you could use the case on a buckling springs XT.

You can't, it's a completely different structure than a BS XT.

It's nothing but a showpiece collectible.

Well I'm out...

I've only ever seen one BS XT industrial:

http://clickykeyboards.com/product/ibm- ... 83-key-xt/

I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

E TwentyNine wrote:I've only ever seen one BS XT industrial:

http://clickykeyboards.com/product/ibm- ... 83-key-xt/

I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

It's legit. I've seen them before and almost got suckered in thinking they were buckling spring myself. There's a DT wiki page for it if you are wondering more about the model.

ekeppel wrote: It's legit. I've seen them before and almost got suckered in thinking they were buckling spring myself. There's a DT wiki page for it if you are wondering more about the model.

I know. Reread what I wrote there and a few comments up.

I'm talking about the BS XT Industrial I linked.

E TwentyNine wrote:

ekeppel wrote: It's legit. I've seen them before and almost got suckered in thinking they were buckling spring myself. There's a DT wiki page for it if you are wondering more about the model.

I know. Reread what I wrote there and a few comments up.

I'm talking about the BS XT Industrial I linked.

Ah, sorry about that. The link didn't come up for me initially.

Edit: It's working now!

I'm new to having DT on Tapatalk and am having a hard time adjusting to it.

E TwentyNine wrote: I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

The keyboard is real with that badge. Definitely not buckling spring. I have one and created the wiki page for it.

snuci wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

The keyboard is real with that badge. Definitely not buckling spring. I have one and created the wiki page for it.

I'm familiar with the Oak switch industrial. Is my link to clickykeyboards not showing up on some platforms? The have a BS XT that is painted as an industrial.

E TwentyNine wrote: I'm familiar with the Oak switch industrial. Is my link to clickykeyboards not showing up on some platforms? The have a BS XT that is painted as an industrial.

Sorry, I misunderstood. I haven't seen one like this. Without a model number visible on the outside, one never knows if it's painted or not.

JP! wrote: The whales are fighting over this whale.

Aye, 'tis a helluva day at sea...

snuci wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

The keyboard is real with that badge. Definitely not buckling spring. I have one and created the wiki page for it.

Can a normal buckling springs XT assembly fit inside the case?

//gainsborough wrote:

snuci wrote:

E TwentyNine wrote: I honestly question the origin. It looks like a standard repainted to me, because I would have expect a black square badge on an industrial keyboard made in that timeframe.

The keyboard is real with that badge. Definitely not buckling spring. I have one and created the wiki page for it.

Can a normal buckling springs XT assembly fit inside the case?

Close, but not without modification:

photos-f62/ibm-xt-model-f-vs-industrial ... 15232.html

Vintage HP, no idea what switches are:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200 ... =824&kw=lg

Blaise170 wrote: Vintage HP, no idea what switches are:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200 ... =824&kw=lg

Should be hi tek high profile or stackpole

Noobmaen wrote:

Blaise170 wrote: Vintage HP, no idea what switches are:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200 ... =824&kw=lg

Should be hi tek high profile or stackpole

Almost certainly. I have a cousin board of this:

workshop-f7/hp-2623a-keyboard-t17290.html

Raptor K1 (basically a Cherry G80-1800 with NKRO) with German layout, MX black switches and (I asked) lasered caps:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... 0-225-9485

Apparantly NIB Omnikey 102 with windows keys? (160$ first bid, 260$ buy now, ends in ~5h)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263490827802?ul_noapp=true

JP! wrote: The whales are fighting over this whale.

I do think the high prices are a temporary bubble. When Ellipse starts shipping the Model F reproductions and hype photos/video start rolling out in the community, there will be a cheaper comparable substitute good for consumers. IMO the price bubble will burst as the demand curve shifts to the left. The new equilibrium price will be higher than it was in previous years but not as high as the current trending price.

We need ellipse to do a beamspring reproduction next.

Techno Trousers wrote: We need ellipse to do a beamspring reproduction next.

Sign me up for a reproduction 3278 please.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/per ... 619701.htm



Seller has two tek keyboards for ~100US$ If you're out of AUS/NZ I can help you proxy - but shipping isn't cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/173168164660/

there is nothing to add ...

Ok, that's just taking the piss now...

Techno Trousers wrote: We need ellipse to do a beamspring reproduction next.

please no, I don't want to wait until 2035 to receive it