Great/Interesting Finds

[fohat]

What a truly dreadful layout!

If upper and lower were swapped it might be marginally better, but why invent this at all?

[Lanrefni]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-T ... 3809765164

Alps white, is it a good keyboard?

Not according to chyros. Pretty sure he reviewed this several weeks ago.

He did,he was neither kind nor polite in his description of it.

[John Doe]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184299834727/

M2980, membranne but clean, worthy for 10$?

[ddrfraser1]

Hmm, I wonder if it’s any good

[funkmon]

Not for $20 shipping. Holy smokes.

[rymut]

White ALPS in a nice form factor:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/ ... 720424222/

3x Monteray boards with White ALPS:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/3-szt-klawiat ... 8025344882

[Obscure]

Any guess about the switches used?

Oak Full Travel Membrane?

TG3 - generic design? good sound, smooth, minimum scratchy.
oops - Zero mounted upside-down

[ddrfraser1]

I think they're getting desperate

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[kelvinhall05]

I think they're getting desperate


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It's been for sale for so long lol. I almost got it like six months ago, but decided not to (thank fuck I didn't lmao).

[ddrfraser1]

I mean, at first I thought maybe you could make a decent 60% keyboard out of it, or for super wide fans like me, something like this.

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But then the more I look at it... it's just bleh!! A no-punches-pulled turbo shit.

[MMcM]

Dasher D2

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174290497642

[John Doe]

Omnikey is always nice keyboards for alps white but I'm confused about the price, good or should be a little bit lower?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Northg ... %7Ciid%3A1

[Darkshado]

why invent this [TellerVision keyboard] at all?

I think the name hints to why. My hypothesis is this would have been meant for use with some sort of (GUI, not text terminal) specialized software for bank tellers. They'd be using the numpad, mouse, nav and functions constantly while typing names and other text input sporadically. Banks (well, being banks) like to cram as many tellers as possible in a given length of counter, so a narrow design is great for that.

Now, imagine going from Kishsaver buckling spring bliss to this. Sad isn't it?

[ZedTheMan]

Omnikey is always nice keyboards for alps white but I'm confused about the price, good or should be a little bit lower?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Northg ... %7Ciid%3A1

Honestly to me this seems like a fair price for an ANSI 101. If it is in good condition and clean as the description may imply, I would say it is even a good price. Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.

[ddrfraser1]

why invent this [TellerVision keyboard] at all?

I think the name hints to why. My hypothesis is this would have been meant for use with some sort of (GUI, not text terminal) specialized software for bank tellers. They'd be using the numpad, mouse, nav and functions constantly while typing names and other text input sporadically. Banks (well, being banks) like to cram as many tellers as possible in a given length of counter, so a narrow design is great for that.

Now, imagine going from Kishsaver buckling spring bliss to this. Sad isn't it?

Right. It could be that they were using the alpha block only to sign in to the computer and that's it. Everything else was ringing things up or related activities. If it was possible to slice up the pcb to rearrange it and then reprogram it, there might be some potential but then why not just start from scratch?

[John Doe]

Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.

May I ask where confirmed it's refurbished by Bob Tibbets? Not familar with this.

[kevinhou]

Seeing as it was refurbished by Bob Tibbets, it should be quite nice.

May I ask where confirmed it's refurbished by Bob Tibbets? Not familar with this.

http://www.northgate-keyboard-repair.com

[fohat]

Even without being serviced by Northgate Bob this is a good deal.

In my opinion, this is the ideal flavor of Omnikey and I would buy it myself if I didn't already have 3 of them.

[davkol]

derp

[John Doe]

Will go somewhere soon at that price.

[kelvinhall05]

left-hand Maltron for $12.5 (either the photo is off, or it's some black version with white keycaps that I haven't seen yet)

It is a scam. They used to be at $2.50 each. It is a generic picture, not taken by the seller.

[EnthusiastDude]

I have no idea which switches this comes with, but it looks interesting:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... -168-18652

[Lekrafter]

I have no idea which switches this comes with, but it looks interesting:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... -168-18652

The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...

[kbdfr]

I have no idea which switches this comes with, but it looks interesting:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... -168-18652

The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...

Agree.
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[EnthusiastDude]

The switches may be some kind of mx mount dome with slider but don't quote me on that...

Interesting, thanks for letting me know. Well, then it's not such a great find after all.

[NeK]

White ALPS in a nice form factor:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/ ... 720424222/

3x Monteray boards with White ALPS:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/3-szt-klawiat ... 8025344882

I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split

[Polecat]

White ALPS in a nice form factor:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/ ... 720424222/

3x Monteray boards with White ALPS:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/3-szt-klawiat ... 8025344882

I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split

Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.

[NeK]

White ALPS in a nice form factor:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/ ... 720424222/

3x Monteray boards with White ALPS:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/3-szt-klawiat ... 8025344882

I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split

Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.

Oh. Ouch! Thanks for the heads up, I didn't notice it.

[John Doe]

White ALPS in a nice form factor:
https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/ ... 720424222/

3x Monteray boards with White ALPS:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/3-szt-klawiat ... 8025344882

I would like one of the montereys, I already have one but with a German layout and would prefer the English one they have. But I don't speak Polish so I can't tell if the seller is willing to split

Careful! Those are late K104s, and the one switch pictured is a clone, not genuine Alps.

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I have another photo taken by another seller, is it real alps version? Or just late k104? Thanks.

[Polecat]

That's another late one. Hard to predict switches on the Montereys since they seem to have used multiple types concurrently. The three K104s on my list closest to that serial number have, one each, white clones, white bamboo SKCM, and blue SMK "Monterey" switches.

edit: the attached photo offers a clue that Monterey offered different versions. Not sure which this was, since all of the switches were "clicky" by most definitions.