Great/Interesting Finds

[pyrelink]

Burroughs complete keyboard TP119 Unit 2641 Working great when stored No Res
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311331971892

Could be Stackpole, Keytronic foam and foil, ITW magnetic valve, vintage Alps, or hall effect. Who knows! I've asked for a key switch photo.

It is in Canada so maybe mr_a500 can tell us.

Judging by the date code looking like 1991, and the seller mentioning putting it into storage only 15 years ago, I can't imagine its anything too incredible. Might be worth keeping an eye on though!

[XMIT]

I can't imagine its anything too incredible.

Turns out this was Micro Switch Hall Effect. It is headed my way.

After years of searching for keyboards with these switches they seem to be coming out of the woodwork now.

At some point I will have a few to sell, and, they will all work over USB.

[Redmaus]

I can't imagine its anything too incredible.

Turns out this was Micro Switch Hall Effect. It is headed my way.

After years of searching for keyboards with these switches they seem to be coming out of the woodwork now.

At some point I will have a few to sell, and, they will all work over USB.

What are the hall effect switches like? Are they linear or tactile?

[seebart]

What are the hall effect switches like? Are they linear or tactile?

mine are linear. But there are tactile ones too.

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/mic ... t9434.html

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Honeywell_Hall_Effect

[Redmaus]

So micro switch boards have very nice Doubleshot thick keys...

[seebart]

So micro switch boards have very nice Doubleshot thick keys...

yes doubleshots. Look at my pics at the end. Top row is Micro Switch. That's the mother of round 5.

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/topic9926.html

[XMIT]

All of the Micro Switch Hall effect keyboards that I have are linear with extremely thick doubleshot keys. The only Hall effect keyboards I have at the moment are Micro Switch keyboards.

These are the photos that the seller provided:

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They have code 4A3E which means:
4 - Black stem
A - Straight stem
3 - Normal (78g)
E - 3 pins, 1 sense line

The keyboard is a Burroughs TP119. This is similar to the Burroughs TP110 presumably.

(I really need to set up a nice Web site cataloging my collection efforts, or maybe post them all in the Wiki and use a personal page to index the keyboards that have come my way.)

[Redmaus]

yes doubleshots. Look at my pics at the end. Top row is Micro Switch. That's the mother of round 5.

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/topic9926.html

Those lovely spherical keys... http://deskthority.net/resources/image/19433

[seebart]

good stuff XMIT! That Micro Switch of mine has green stems. Not sure if that's in our wiki yet.

(I really need to set up a nice Web site cataloging my collection efforts, or maybe post them all in the Wiki and use a personal page to index the keyboards that have come my way.)

yeah I know what you mean. I feel a little guilty not doing so.

Those lovely spherical keys... http://deskthority.net/resources/image/19433

yup that's it Redmaus. THE nicest keycaps I own! The bottom two rows are Fujitsu though. Not quite as nice, but still super thick.

[ramnes]

Highscreen, and I guess it's a G81-3000 SPD (dye sublimated)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/351342018038?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

[photekq]

Definitely dyesubs. The text is a little bit misaligned.

[scottc]

I don't see shine from a metal backplate. Are you sure it's a G81? And are you sure it's dyesubbed? The legends look a little off-center to me so it might be, but it's not conclusive evidence...

Edit: Sniped by photekq!

[photekq]

Here's your conclusive evidence! I've never seen a doubleshot Strg like this..

[ramnes]

Have you ever seen a Highscreen G80?

I'm still not 100% sure about dye-sub because of the obviously exagerated contrast of the picture.

[photekq]

Nope. But, I'm no expert on Highscreens.

[scottc]

Here's your conclusive evidence! I've never seen a doubleshot Strg like this..

...holy shit. Fair enough!

[kbdfr]

Have you ever seen a Highscreen G80? […]

No, but quite a few Highscreen G83

[ramnes]

Have you ever seen a Highscreen G80? […]

No, but quite a few Highscreen G83

G83 with curved F and J?

[photekq]

It's not G83

[kbdfr]

I know, they would probably have a € sign,
but I wanted to contribute to the general hystery

[SL89]

Not wholly sure if this is the right place, but where can i look into finding Tipro's they seem far and few between in my neck of the world (or so it seems,) Ebay has not been my friend :/

What kind/size are you looking for?

Not wholly sure if this is the right place, but where can i look into finding Tipro's they seem far and few between in my neck of the world (or so it seems,) Ebay has not been my friend :/

That kind of tipro ?

http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/789114772.htm

The behemoth ones specifically. I am woefully uneducated about Tipros and don't have a model number or anything. I quite like the ones that have the staggered central unit tho and the larger side modules.

p.s. sorry for the late response, this thread got buried on me.

[Ascaii]

I have a few cherry switch behemoth boards you might like
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0z5egd9z0oyiu ... 1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmkramezb47r6 ... 2.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4pm6up2pgcev ... d.jpg?dl=0

They are not ps2 or at compatible and would need a controller swap or break-out box to work.

[SL89]

Ascaii always drops in on threads and drops bombs on me. Do you have a link to more info about them?

Edit: the behemoth Tipro's are the ones that look like mission control for lack of a better term. (Sorry I'm on mobile atm)

[Ascaii]

Ive got no further info on them, they were boards used with an old quantel video editing system. Made by Access, the UK equivalent to Tipro.

Small RJ style connector, im glad to send you more pics of them if you are interested. They take up space, i kinda want em gone

[pyrelink]

I can't imagine its anything too incredible.

Turns out this was Micro Switch Hall Effect. It is headed my way.

Very nice! I have to start asking sellers for more switch pictures. $55 is a great price for that!

[webwit]

60% Micro Switch, very nice.

[ramnes]

That dye-sub board is still there?

[HzFaq]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-TIPRO-200 ... 1c4f64ee81

They are MX black right ?

IF anyone ends up getting them i would be up for one

These are back, looks like the seller dropped the price again.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-TIPRO-200 ... 1c50ee3b29

[andrewjoy]

tempting

the problem is the keyboard section is at the top not the bottom so not very useful

if there was a GB going for them i would go for one , but if i was going to buy them all myself i would want to pay no more than 20

[ramnes]

MX 5000
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=201 ... 037284ce7c