Great/Interesting Finds

[hellothere]

I'm just looking through some ads, as ebay has their 5% ebay bucks thing going, so I might ad a couple more things to this post.

BTC 5100c. $52 (I included the shipping). 80 key. Black case, grey modifier keys. The rest are black. Dunno if it's foam & foil or dome w/slider, but a search on the forum says probably dws. It's supposed to be a very good dws, tho. "Poor man's HHKB."
Which is now mine .

Flytech Carry I It's a BTC 5100 with "your mileage may vary" key switches. $65, including shipping. BAE + full sized backspace.

Zenith ZKB-2. One key removed to show yellow Alps. $170 with shipping. Average condition.

Northgate OmniKey Plus. "White switches." $125 with shipping.

Northgate OmniKey 102 Ultra "White switches." $125 with shipping. Looks like the seller's got SEVEN, in addition to these two.

Zenith 163-0092-02-00 Looks brand new. $150. Wiki says SKCL yellow, but also shows an older logo. Might be a good idea to ask the ebayer to pull a keycap.

[forter4]

Neat little yellow alps board.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/m45 ... st_history

Went for $83.73. TKL model. I hope someone from here picked that up.

I was trying to, but I wasn't closely watching it and someone outbid me at the last minute =/

[hellothere]

Neat little yellow alps board.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/m45 ... st_history

Went for $83.73. TKL model. I hope someone from here picked that up.

I was trying to, but I wasn't closely watching it and someone outbid me at the last minute =/

Well, that BTC I mentioned might scratch your itch for a keyboard with that form factor (there's also this thing, and I haven't checked for switches, yet). I'm also hoping to get around to working on my Cumulus terminal keyboard this week or next, if you're just interested in yellow Alps.

[Razerban]

I found this on a french site: https://www.leboncoin.fr/informatique/1874327914.htm
It's an IBM 5151 Computer. Model: 51510002.
It certainly needs some dusting but for the price, might as well give it for free.

[hellothere]

I found this on a french site: https://www.leboncoin.fr/informatique/1874327914.htm
It's an IBM 5151 Computer. Model: 51510002.
It certainly needs some dusting but for the price, might as well give it for free.

Computer/terminal with keyboard for 90 Euros. Someone here needs to buy that.

[forter4]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264836311497

Canon AP500

[zrrion]

That cannon should have SKFF. Very nice switches and caps. The machine itself is really cool too with a really weird way to move the print wheel (at least on the later ones) that from what I can tell is basically mag-lev to move and detecting changes in inductance in the "mag-lev track" that comes from a series of groves that are etched into the big steel bar. It's why cannon's are so heavy even when compared to other typewriters of similar chassis/size

[shine]

I'm just looking through some ads, as ebay has their 5% ebay bucks thing going, so I might ad a couple more things to this post.

Zenith ZKB-2. One key removed to show yellow Alps. $170 with shipping. Average condition.

Zenith 163-0092-02-00 Looks brand new. $150. Wiki says SKCL yellow, but also shows an older logo. Might be a good idea to ask the ebayer to pull a keycap.

Here is another skcl yellow

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/1185-5347 ... olid=11111

[forter4]

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/w42 ... ng_history

Pretty rare IBM JX keyboard. It should have green alps.

Unfortunately, the keyboard is sold with the entire computer system. I imagine the shipping from Japan will be crazy expensive, unless you can just ask for them to ship the keyboard

[Razerban]

https://www.leboncoin.fr/informatique/1837395231.htm

An IBM 5291 for 150€.

[Weezer]

https://www.leboncoin.fr/informatique/1837395231.htm

An IBM 5291 for 150€.

Super cool. Someone rescue it. I love the off center design of this terminal model. It's like no other PC/terminal.

[Razerban]

https://www.leboncoin.fr/informatique/1837395231.htm

An IBM 5291 for 150€.

Super cool. Someone rescue it. I love the off center design of this terminal model. It's like no other PC/terminal.

If I wasn't in lockdown (and a little bit far), I would've rushed to get it....

[ddrfraser1]

XT for $120

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[John Doe]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PC-XT-83-K ... 890.l49292

Seems in awesome condition, with resonable price.

[webwit]

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1626292127

wiki/NTC_KB-6251#KB-6252EA

[hellothere]

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1626292127

wiki/NTC_KB-6251#KB-6252EA

Because there is so much variation in the key switches used by NTC, I'd strongly recommend having the seller pull off a key cap to check. If it's just white, make sure to check if it's not a 4 tab clone.

[cakeanalytics]

2 XT and 1 AT for $100
Which one of you lucky bastards got it?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124436775857

[Reimu64]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-Model-F- ... 4193141897
IBM Model F AT QWERTZ

[webwit]

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1626292127

wiki/NTC_KB-6251#KB-6252EA

Because there is so much variation in the key switches used by NTC, I'd strongly recommend having the seller pull off a key cap to check. If it's just white, make sure to check if it's not a 4 tab clone.

Le Big Alps Surprise

[hellothere]

Both Cake & Reimu64's auctions are ended. They don't say "sold," though, so you might want to send 'em a PM through ebay.

Tri-StateSurplus (hopefully a new venture from Dr. Doofenshmirtz) does have a Apple Design Keyboard + an Alps AEK II for sale for $110. Not exactly a deal, tho

[Reimu64]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284079621887
Extremely yellowed HHKB

[ddrfraser1]

Would buy simply for the cheap price but don’t need

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[Jesseg]

Would buy simply for the cheap price but don’t need

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I wouldn't call $20 for a yellowed rubber dome apple board a particularly good deal

[ddrfraser1]

Would buy simply for the cheap price but don’t need

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I wouldn't call $20 for a yellowed rubber dome apple board a particularly good deal

Lol, I thought it was salmon or orange Alps

[Jesseg]

Would buy simply for the cheap price but don’t need

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I wouldn't call $20 for a yellowed rubber dome apple board a particularly good deal

Lol, I thought it was salmon or orange Alps

Nah, thats the M0115/M0116

[dcopellino]

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[xxhellfirexx]

Microswitch SW hall effect keypad.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224236125922

[xxhellfirexx]

Aydin Magnetic Reed Keyboard
https://picclick.com/track/383817116247
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaa ... 629959162/

[cakeanalytics]

Good price for a M battleship
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ibm-keyboard/124443391113

[MMcM]

Micro Switch SD-series

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284089363990

Includes, with no evident irony, an ABBREV key.