deskthority

Hey everyone!

I've been trying to find some nice vintage keyboards, which is a bit hard where I live (we were socialist until 1989, so we didn't have access to western products).
I managed to find these for sale, does anyone recognize any of them (and what switches they could have)?
The seller is looking for offers, so a price estimate would be nice as well if possible.

Thanks!



DTK SPK-106CZ



Sagitta(?) KB-5311



Digital RT-102, most likely BTC Dome with slider



Unknown

No idea for the first three, the last one should be Zbrojovka Brno 262.9 keyboard with Hall Effect switches made by Tesla, AT protocol iirc, smooth linear keyfeel. Intend to believe its the most valuable one of all. The last one seen on ebay should be $200?

John Doe wrote: 30 Oct 2021, 16:12 No idea for the first three, the last one should be Zbrojovka Brno 262.9 keyboard with Hall Effect switches made by Tesla, AT protocol iirc, smooth linear keyfeel. Intend to believe its the most valuable one of all. The last one seen on ebay should be $200?

Very likely the case here as I'm from Slovakia. It being a Czech(oslovak) keyboard would make a lot of sense.

Welcome to the forum!

A lot can be found out just by running a search for the FCC ID. For instance, Googling GOGAPC-21 shows it to have Tai-Hao semi-mechanical switches (which have been reviewed most unfavourably!) However, the keycaps are likely alps-mount doubleshots, so perhaps worth picking up cheaply if you can just for those, if they’re any good to you (though perhaps not, if you’re only just getting into vintage keyboards).

Palatino wrote: 30 Oct 2021, 21:54 Welcome to the forum!

A lot can be found out just by running a search for the FCC ID. For instance, Googling GOGAPC-21 shows it to have Tai-Hao semi-mechanical switches (which have been reviewed most unfavourably!) However, the keycaps are likely alps-mount doubleshots, so perhaps worth picking up cheaply if you can just for those, if they’re any good to you (though perhaps not, if you’re only just getting into vintage keyboards).

Yeah, I'm just getting into them. Problem is that acquiring stuff where I live is hard because our market is pretty small and shipping is quite costly.

The RT-102 is made by NMB and is NMB Dome With Slider. The Sagitta is made by Chicony and is a rubber Dome board.

John Doe wrote: 30 Oct 2021, 16:12 No idea for the first three, the last one should be Zbrojovka Brno 262.9 keyboard with Hall Effect switches made by Tesla, AT protocol iirc, smooth linear keyfeel. Intend to believe its the most valuable one of all. The last one seen on ebay should be $200?

The model shown here runs on XT, not AT. Works with a normal soarer.

Lucid wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 16:15 The RT-102 is made by NMB and is NMB Dome With Slider. The Sagitta is made by Chicony and is a rubber Dome board.

Cool, I want to try a keyboard with dome with slider switches. Any idea how much I should offer for it (no price listed)?

The seller also told me they have some other boards: Auva KB2102/2, Tulip KB-3923, Tulip SU4430627R, but I couldn't find any info on them.

I don't think the seller knows how much the Zbrojovka Brno keyboard is worth, so I'll try to get that for a low price if it really is worth $200.

Update: Seller said they want 15€ per keyboard, so I'll get the Digital and Zbrojovka Brno and also try some of the others they have in-person and see if they have anything else I like

TNT wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 16:23 The model shown here runs on XT, not AT. Works with a normal soarer.

You're right, .9 xt and .12 at protocols respectively, I made a mistake.

oofers wrote: 31 Oct 2021, 20:23 Update: Seller said they want 15€ per keyboard, so I'll get the Digital and Zbrojovka Brno and also try some of the others they have in-person and see if they have anything else I like

Yeah, go ahead. That's a great deal for the hall effect one!

It's a decent deal. Zbrojovka's have been selling for around 30 EUR for a long time, only recently I've seen sellers trying to pump the prices to eBay levels.
The rest seem like a very common CZ/SK mix of membrane/rubber dome we see all the time.
That said, keep an eye on Aukro - nice stuff can be found. Just a few days ago I saw a rather beautiful black ISO board with (probably) white Alps that sold for the starting price.
(also - if you had anything specific you were looking for, there are Czech members here on DT who would probably have a few boards they're wanting to sell, me included.)