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Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 13:20
by cloudhax
what is this? looks vaguely SKCC ish

Image

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Retrocomputing ... SwSldc0Jb9

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 14:19
by Anakey
looks more like Honeywell microswitch then SKCC

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 19:07
by Slom
I believe Honeywell Micro Switch normally has a flat top 3, this one has a rounded 3.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 19:12
by Lbibass
The keycaps look like signature plastics, but that doesn't really narrow down anything, because they had keycaps for nearly every single mount out there.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 19:31
by zrrion
The bottom 2 rows look kinda like it but a better view of the space bar would be a great help. The font doesn't look like the skcc boards I've seen, but it does not necessarily rule it out.
A pic of the switch would settle the matter.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 20:44
by xxhellfirexx

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 21:29
by ramnes
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-1980-IBM-P ... 3997593352

Is it really an hall effect board, as the seller says, or... is it a beamer? :roll:

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 22:00
by xxhellfirexx
ramnes wrote: 07 May 2019, 21:29 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-1980-IBM-P ... 3997593352

Is it really an hall effect board, as the seller says, or... is it a beamer? :roll:
It's a hall effect keyboard. The top right key is not stepped, the arrow heads are thin, the 3 has a flat top, and the keys are uniprofile.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/173846706539

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 22:14
by Keybug
See here? Looks to be the same.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 23:03
by latemodel24
Somebody go get it
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comput ... SwKbdc0eHG
Seems to have some dell at101's and a bunch of other goodies.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 07 May 2019, 23:30
by fohat
My guess is that there is definitely $500 worth of value in there.

An arm full of good keyboards could do it, and a working (or even non-working) Selectric is worth something.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 08 May 2019, 22:50
by swampangel
Reveal-branded KB-5181 with box $70USD ("clicker feel")

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Reveal-KB-5181- ... 3147717425

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 09:35
by Keybug
swampangel wrote: 08 May 2019, 22:50 Reveal-branded KB-5181 with box $70USD ("clicker feel")
Supposedly NIB and has blues Montereys / SMK clickies. Nice for you North Americans...

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 10:24
by CL4P-TP

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 11:58
by Raumfahrer
the KB-5181 looks tempting , except for $50 shipping to Japan :!: :shock:

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 12:26
by cli
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Vtech- ... 3752719421
Laser III Keyboard
Not new, but also a SMK 2nd generation, but this one with Cherry keycap mount.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 14:57
by swampangel
Keybug wrote: 09 May 2019, 09:35
swampangel wrote: 08 May 2019, 22:50 Reveal-branded KB-5181 with box $70USD ("clicker feel")
Supposedly NIB and has blues Montereys / SMK clickies. Nice for you North Americans...
Oh I didn't see that there was a switch photo originally, I figured it was a gamble.

Even to Canada, shipping + duty is $45USD :|

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 15:38
by fohat
I have bought a KB-5181 with blue Cherries, but most of them are SMK, quite nice.

The Laser is a very nice board, too, but neither of these are really top-tier keyboards.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 17:50
by Raumfahrer

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 09 May 2019, 21:42
by Keybug
A lovely Zenith ZTX-11-Z on eBay here for a reasonable price, I suppose. Should have ALPS SKCC green.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 10 May 2019, 07:21
by xxhellfirexx

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 10 May 2019, 16:37
by Polecat
xxhellfirexx wrote: 10 May 2019, 07:21 NOS white Alps
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123760634848
Are you sure about this having white Alps? This is a very late K104 and three of the four closest in serial number I have listed have blue Monterey (SMK) switches.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 10 May 2019, 16:59
by cli
Polecat wrote: 10 May 2019, 16:37
xxhellfirexx wrote: 10 May 2019, 07:21 NOS white Alps
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123760634848
Are you sure about this having white Alps? This is a very late K104 and three of the four closest in serial number I have listed have blue Monterey (SMK) switches.
I think the latter models are kind of lottery, could be anything.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 11 May 2019, 00:29
by Slom

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 11 May 2019, 03:29
by Jimmy54669
bidding on the HAL Communications Corp DKB-2010 looks really cool

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 12 May 2019, 20:36
by latemodel24

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 13 May 2019, 03:43
by subcat
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/au ... id=1&pid=1

probably the coolest thing alps has ever made

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 13 May 2019, 03:45
by //gainsborough
subcat wrote: 13 May 2019, 03:43 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/au ... id=1&pid=1

probably the coolest thing alps has ever made
inb4 every switch is SKCL striped amber.

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 13 May 2019, 03:58
by snacksthecat
//gainsborough wrote: 13 May 2019, 03:45
subcat wrote: 13 May 2019, 03:43 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/au ... id=1&pid=1

probably the coolest thing alps has ever made
inb4 every switch is SKCL striped amber.
Image

novelkeys.xyz ca. 1982

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Posted: 13 May 2019, 04:20
by zrrion
I would like to call dibs on that if no one objects.