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By the end of 2020, I decided to sum up the results of many years in the community and post photos of my collection.

Happy New year, friends.

Canon Acer kb101a with Dell at101 caps ALPS SKCM Blue


Magnavox Videowriter USB and NKRO converted ALPS SKCM Brown


NCR Cherry g80-0577H Cherry MX Blacks


Commodore Amiga 2000 Cherry g80-0904 Cherry MX Blacks


JUSTSYSTEMS x Realforce 108UW HiPro Topre


Wang 724 725-3770-US ALPS SKCM Orange


Hatsucoh Electronics HEKB01 Topre


Goupil Cherry g81-3061HAF Cherry MY


Custom HHKB BT Sony BKE domes, Purple Sliders, Caps from various HiPro keyboads Topre


ASCII ASkeyboard Sono1 USB Converted, switches(SKCL Greens) replaced with SKCM Browns, Sono2 dummy matrix board working with Sono1 controller, switches(SKCL Yellows) replaced with SKCM Ambers


IBM Industrial SSK Mopar version, alphas replaced with OG APL set from M122


ALPS AX Bull kbu-1971 ALPS SKCM Undamped Creams


Cooler Master Novatouch Sony BKE Domes, GMK Dualshot Topre


Nixdorf Cherry g80-0942H Cherry MX Blacks


Datahand II Personal


Kinesis Model 100 Cherry MX Browns


IBM 4704 F50 Capacitive buckling springs


Triumph Adler Cherry g81-1106HAU Cherry MY


AEG Olympia Cherry g81-3015HAR Cherry MY


Goupil Cherry g81-1236HCR


Cherry g80-2100HAO Cherry MX Blacks


IBM 3278 a2


DCA IRMAkey/3270 Cherry g80-0989 Cherry MX Clicky whites


IBM 5576-003 Brother buckling springs


Cherry g80-2000HAD Cherry MX Blacks


Nissho kb106de Topre


Cherry g80-5000HAAGB(alphas replaced with 1000HAR) + 5700HAAUS Cherry MX Browns


KBDmania KMAC 1 WKL, OG NCR PBT, JWK Tangerines v2


NEC PC-9001-98-S2 M-type ALPS SKCL Yellows


Cherry g80-1000HAR Cherry MX Blacks


ESA-3000-HASRO Cherry MX Blacks


NEC PWP-1000 M-type Early Futaba MA


Leading Edge dc-3014 switches replaced with ALPS SKCM Ambers


Leading Edge dc-3014 ALPS SKCM Blues


IBM Unsaver, caps from APL F122, Capacitive Buckling Springs


IBM 3290-1 Numpad Capacitive Buckling Springs


Symbolics 365407 Hi-Tek 725


IBM Multistation 4773178 ALPS SKCL Greens


IBM Multistation 64x9110 ALPS SKCM Undamped Creams


KBDmania KMAC 1.2, OG PBT SAV, Holy Pandas


KBDmania KPAD, OG PBT, Ergo Clears


90% complete Cherry g80-2100HAD restoration project, Cherry MX Blacks, special thanks to @ball00n, @Tias, @pngu @AlexUn97, @subcat for your help in finding the caps


Zenith ZKB-2, switches replaced with SKCL Browns, caps replaced with PBT from Zenith 163-73


Cherry g80-3700HAAUS Cherry MX Blacks


Xerox Docutech JD-2 ALPS SKCM Green bamboo


Commodore PC-5 Cherry g80-0530 Cherry MX Blacks


Honeywell BTRM 121C-001


Custom Realforce: Realforce 86u + 89u + purple sliders + Sony BKE domes, Topre


Edit 19.01.2021:
Juki Celavi fk211 jis + Juki Datum fk202 Topre

I'll take your entire stock.

in absolute awe over your collection, there's not a single niche you've not tapped into and got the best out of. it's all so tasteful

10/10 dedication

No words can express how awed I am with this collection...

Most people can only merely dream to have the collection you've shown today, muss less even getting one of these keyboards.

Just amazing. Cheers for a better next year!

Finest collection I've ever seen.

3278 and Unsaver with APL caps both? God bless.

Happy new year.

10/10, finest in IBM Cherry and Topre collection.

Might be one of the top collections on DT, incredible. Awesome photography skills too! Let's hope 2021 is at least half as good as this post

Dang those APL IBM are to die for! Very impressive sir, glad to see you enjoying that Irmakey!

All encapsulating, IBM, alps, and Cherry all the best of which are seen in your collection.

Amazing. The immense variety of rare, neat and interesting boards in your collection is truly amazing. There is a piece of everything thats interesting about keyboards in your collection, everything from classic and rare vintage boards all the way up old custom boards. The fact that most, if not all, have been restored, modified or built in some way shows the amount of dedication put into this collection.

A truly incredible collection.

My god that's alot of cool stuff iv only had 1 thing before in this collection and that was a docutech I dont anymore

You just one-upped my Mopar SSK Need to get some APL caps for my one, looks fantastic. What an unbelievable collection!

Nice collection.

Great collection and pics. Thanks very much for sharing. ... And giving me ideas on what to buy ...

Jesus Christ mate, that's a fucking AAA-grade collection! It's just one superb piece after another!

I don't post much these days, but I had to for this.

Phenomenal, just phenomenal. Excellent work on collecting so many striking pieces over the years, damon.

E3E wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021, 04:44

I don't post much these days, but I had to for this.

Phenomenal, just phenomenal. Excellent work on collecting so many striking pieces over the years, damon.

Grats on the 1000th post!

every board is hard-won,congrats.

Oh my.. Just starting to think about thinking about how much your collection is worth hurts.
This is the most comprehensive, high fidelity vintage collection I've ever seen.

This collection is incomplete! Where's the Micro Switch SW? Where's the ITW magnetic valve? Where's the Teletype Model 40? Where are the reed switches?

Otherwise, the collection is OK... I guess.

Great collection, thanks for taking the time to share it with us all, I especially like the unique background for each photo

mr_a500 wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021, 17:38

This collection is incomplete! Where's the Micro Switch SW? Where's the ITW magnetic valve? Where's the Teletype Model 40? Where are the reed switches?

Otherwise, the collection is OK... I guess.

This man trying to bankrupt damonkv

Redmaus wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021, 19:06

mr_a500 wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021, 17:38

This collection is incomplete! Where's the Micro Switch SW? Where's the ITW magnetic valve? Where's the Teletype Model 40? Where are the reed switches?

Otherwise, the collection is OK... I guess.б

This man trying to bankrupt damonkv

In fact, a very important criterion for me is the possibility of conversion, so far I have not been able to do anything even with SD in Honeywell, so even more exotic things do not particularly attract me rn

The collection of the Beast.

We already discussed it but it's really funny to see how similar our tastes are and how many of these boards I have or had at some point. I personally ended up re-focusing my collection almost exclusively on modern things a few years back (apart from keycap sets), but I still love the diversity of what you are showing us here.

All-in-one picture much needed!

Goes without saying that this is an iconic collection! Each keyboard here likely would require exponentially more funds, time searching, and luck to acquire these days with how much the vintage keyboarding community has expanded. Many keyboard enthusiasts get burnt out quickly or regret having sold (or failed to buy) boards like those that are in your collection.

I'm sure you already know how I feel about this collection, but bloody hell..

Every board is a true gem, there's not a single dud. True consistency in quality, while being so diverse in scope; this isn't just a regular collection, it's curated expertly. It almost makes me regret having such an intense focus on Cherry. Almost..

Can't wait to see how it'll grow in the future.

Fucking hell!!!

Beyond impressive. This is an award winning level collection.

Give this man a wingnut!

I quickly gave up trying not to be envious

That is incredible. Every board is in such great shape too!