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Damn, I need to update this thread but I can't even get to the boards atm to figure out what I still have.
The Focus and the Amiga board I have definitely sold. Sorry.

No, but I think it was more of a "if you throw it away otherwise" for the buyer so maybe you want to ask them if they'd like to sell it. ...?

I have a metric ton of springs if you're interested.

Well, I am not going to destroy it just yet. I would prefer not to.
But I can send you a picture of the closed switch still on the board. ;)
https://i.imgur.com/mlVlCUm.jpg

But isn't it weird that switches are apparently more expensive than entire keyboards? Harvesting them isn't particularly ...

Similar, I would like to know what to ask for this:






And would it be better to desolder the switches and sell them separately?

Maybe this question is kind of off topic but if you're redoing the plate and PCB why not add more keys to the bottom row?

Oh, that's pretty cool! Are there any reviews comparing the newer Model F remakes to originals?

Quality content as usual. Have a hug for your efforts!

Are these replacements or are they somehow different from the original F?

I kind of lost track of my PMs a bit because there were so many. If you are still waiting for a reply from me on something please ping me again.

orihalcon wrote: 15 Nov 2022, 05:45 Reminds me of an 87 key model F with an XT case I made a while back shown here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=71408.0

That looks like damn nice keyboard. Does anybody know if one of those projects for making replacement PCBs for the capacitive IBMs actually worked out?

Yeah, the lack of some modifiers in the bottom row is really the only thing that is keeping the F AT and XT from being basically a fully functional TKL board.

Oh, and here is a picture of the paint job issue on the custom built keyboard:

https://i.imgur.com/LpjvnAQ.jpg

There was already a defect there which I was trying to correct.
I properly sanded it but only the damaged parts and I didn't have any primer and then somehow the paint reacted with ...

So, I have these 79 orange alps switches as advertised in that thread over there...



What would be a reasonable price for those?

I have gotten questions about the state of some of the switches so I guess I am going into the ASMR business:

https://imgur.com/a/k94f5BC

Oh, and there are 79 orange alps and 91 blue alps switches in those jars.

You need a sarcasm tag or something. I don't know what you're saying more than half of the time.

I had also forgotten about the following board. Blue alps switches with serious yellowing but otherwise in great condition:



Oh, and with a really snazzy cover:

And somebody wanted to know what this is:



which is basically the same as presented here: viewtopic.php?f=62&t=2857

Somebody also wanted to know what this is:



It's a Robotron keyboard from former East Germany. Here is the back:

In case somebody needs a price reference in the future:
I sold the Pingmaster for 250€.
Sold the Realforce 86UB for 250€ but with shipping the buyer paid 300€.
To my surprise a lot of people were interested in it!

Some people asked about those ALPS keycaps. They seem to be complete but they are ...

Is the case for the Amiga keyboard without keycaps from a kit for converting an Amiga 500 into a desktop or tower case? I've only come across a low-res image of that kind and it did not have a Commodore logo: it looked like "CompTec".
And BTW. what happened to the keycaps?


I don't know and I ...

I'm not sure I like threads selling multiple items but whatever, I guess you all like scrolling over images of keyboards!

Feel free to ask questions or to let me know if you actually want something and we can figure out a price!

I apologize but I don't want to copy paste 30 links so you will have ...

I'm happy to sell it here but I feel like 30-50 is maybe not a great offer.

122-key Battleship Model F, not sure if it works because it has a stupid connector.

Okay, typing on it right now. Seems this was a loose cable or something.
Also, it is way harder to type on this than I remembered.

This is on a Model M instead but it doesn't work. Is that a broken converter or are all the DIN plug thingies potentially incompatible?

Clearly, I have exhausted people's will to answer, but anyway, here is another:

I can easily answer the first: It comes with 2x 19 buttons (Edit: corrected).
For the second I kind of have to guess because I haven't tried this in forever but there seem to be drivers available:
for Linux and Mac: http://ergodex.hydraservices.com/wiki/downloads
for Windows: https://polygonalhell ...

Disappointing that nobody seems to care. Imho one of the most amazing things in keyboard history....

Aaaand this?