Great/Interesting Finds

[imdatperson]

Spoiler:

Very cool-looking Siemens keyboard dinosaur! Kinda like the Siemens beamspring...

I might go for this if it doesn't get too expensive.

Nice man GL! Looks awesome

[AJM]

We're currently closing the office, where I work. There came up this "Sun SSK" keyboard:

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The key feel is quite awful - like poking a mattress, but the SSK layout looks interesting.
What do you think? Should I give it some care and post more pictures or is it trash/not interesting?

[Dingster]

We're currently closing the office, where I work. There came up this "Sun SSK" keyboard:

Sun_SSK_2.jpg

The key feel is quite awful - like poking a mattress, but the SSK layout looks interesting.
What do you think? Should I give it some care and post more pictures or is it trash/not interesting?

Id love to see more of it, even if it feels like shit

[Tias]

The key feel is quite awful - like poking a mattress, but the SSK layout looks interesting.
What do you think? Should I give it some care and post more pictures or is it trash/not interesting?

Yes, please don't kill it of just yet. We would like to hear more about the "Sun SSK"
The layout looks kinda "interesting" so maybe if you give it some TLC and use it for a bit it'll turn out to be a okay board after all

[Anakey]

i suspect it will be keytronic F&F that would explain the keyfeel

[Noobmaen]

It's fujitsu dome with slider like the other sun type 5 boards.

[Findecanor]

What do you think? Should I give it some care and post more pictures or is it trash/not interesting?

Yes, do save that "Compact 1"! Myself i got the full-size variety just because it looked so good (and I thought old Sun was cool...)
Are the letters also actually a dark purple, and not black is it looks in the pictures?

Please do also save the mouse, and the mouse pad if it is optical. The optical mouse does not work without it.

[AJM]

Ok then - I'll clean it and report back.

- it has a slight rubbery bump, so my description of the feel isn't completely accurate, but it came from the fact that the bottoming-out feel is very soft and spongy
- the legends could be a very very dark purple or blue, but maybe just black
- the mouse isn't optical - it has the classic rubber ball

[dcopellino]

Hi... For Beam spring fans, I want them to have a look here, on subito.It, an italian classifieds website https://m.subito.it/informatica/ibm-sys ... 08112.htm .
There is an IBM beamspring with all the hardware behind at a reasonable price.
Take care.

[ZedTheMan]

Not a terrible deal for a fixer upper F122. If you are ready for a project I could provide some of the missing parts. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3685571072

[fohat]

Not a terrible deal for a fixer upper F122.

Seems rather high to me, but they are getting very scarce. He is a member here, or on GH, or both, I have dealt with him before. And he might discount the price for a direct off-ebay sale.

[ZedTheMan]

Not a terrible deal for a fixer upper F122.

Seems rather high to me, but they are getting very scarce. He is a member here, or on GH, or both, I have dealt with him before. And he might discount the price for a direct off-ebay sale.

I guess it isn't really a good deal by any stretch, fair enough. But it also isn't terrible.

[bronz]

WTF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Steampunk-Tast ... SwxbtZoTmB

[Lanrefni]

WTF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Steampunk-Tast ... SwxbtZoTmB

That is a hell of a Model M mod,not sure all the extra brass and leather is worth what they're asking.

[xxhellfirexx]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeol-JSM-840A- ... ce228afb48

[fohat]

WTF

That is a hell of a Model M mod,not sure all the extra brass and leather is worth what they're asking.

I love these steampunk projects, that is one of the most interesting ones I've seen, although I don't actually like the design itself and it certainly isn't as clean as Datamancer's work.

[dotdash]

I have no idea what this one is. Maybe an 80's terminal keyboard?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comput ... 3156400261

[Jimmy54669]

Very cool-looking Siemens keyboard dinosaur! Kinda like the Siemens beamspring...

Same switches as Haata's Tastatur 280 very unique switches interesting to see the full unit along with the system it was designed for.

I will get it the next days, if there is interest I can make a Post with some Pics( uncleaned vs cleaned aso.) is there a way to get the keyboard working on a modern PC ? i liked the keyboard and that it was a complete system uff I couldn't resist buying it.

[xxhellfirexx]

I have no idea what this one is. Maybe an 80's terminal keyboard?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comput ... 3156400261

It's this one.

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[kbdfr]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223446810792

[Lanrefni]

Not sure if mechanical or not,but it does look rather interesting,and it's pretty cheap if I didn't have an AEK II in the mail I'd be all over this just for the way it looks

[ajs124]

Not sure if mechanical or not,but it does look rather interesting,and it's pretty cheap if I didn't have an AEK II in the mail I'd be all over this just for the way it looks

The listing description says "Rubber dome, PS/2, DIN5 connection, it works."

[Lanrefni]

Not sure if mechanical or not,but it does look rather interesting,and it's pretty cheap if I didn't have an AEK II in the mail I'd be all over this just for the way it looks

The listing description says "Rubber dome, PS/2, DIN5 connection, it works."

And that's what I get for posting something while still waking up from a nap. /facepalm

[Findecanor]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223446810792

Key Tronic Foam-and-foil. The interesting bit would be the built-in trackball.

[tron]

Five IBM 5251 beamspring boards for $5 bucks each

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyb ... time_deal/

[//gainsborough]

unreal.. I keep hoping for a find like this one day so I can erase my student debt. Hahahaha.

[kbdfr]

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/301925757269

[quochung1989]

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/301925757269

Nice find! 1800 layout. Caps seems dye-subs? It's use MX or MY switchs?

[Myoth]

it's not dye sub, there isn't any 1800 dye sub

this keyboard has been on ebay since late 2017, and he never reduced the price

[samuelcable]

it's not dye sub, there isn't any 1800 dye sub

this keyboard has been on ebay since late 2017, and he never reduced the price

Unfortunate, I think the case and caps are dope