Great/Interesting Finds

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Nuum

03 Feb 2014, 22:14

http://www.ebay.de/itm/121268824318?ssP ... 1423.l2649
Looks like an interesting keyboard, unfortunately only for Pick Up.

Findecanor

03 Feb 2014, 23:33

nourathar wrote:I once bought one of these Silicon Graphics boards you mention last: not a yet a granite, but one of the earlier not-ps/2 compatible boards.
I have had one too.

Apparently, some beige SGI keyboards speak PS/2 and some speak SGI's proprietary protocol but with a cable that looks like PS/2. You need to know the model number to tell.

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snoopy

04 Feb 2014, 10:24

G81-3081SAD for 5€:
http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search

seller doesn't ship. After I asked several times to ship and even offered more money, seller added "KEIN VERSAND, NUR ABHOLUNG" :D

So if somebody is from Unterhaching, this is your chance to get some cheap dye-sub keycaps.

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wheybags

04 Feb 2014, 11:53

Speaking of sgi...
Me and scottc ran across a bunch of em in a bin :D

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Pic taken by scott :P
There's actually three more o2s off camera, but they have had their ram taken out/cases absolutely destroyed.
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scottc

04 Feb 2014, 11:54

There are three o2s without RAM off-screen too...

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wheybags

04 Feb 2014, 11:55

wow dem reflexes :D

trankzen

04 Feb 2014, 16:27

I used to be fascinated by those. My father used to work in the automotive industry, and they had Indys and O2s scattered around in CAD offices, along with Sun Sparcstations, or Ultrasparcs. Some old DEC here and there, and of course Crays in the serious computing room.

One day my dad brought back a IBM RS/6000 complete with the 20inch, 60lbs P200 CRT monitor. All salvaged form the bin. I was really happy then, though I can't remember what model the keyboard was or whatever I made of it.

Findecanor

04 Feb 2014, 19:38

wheybags wrote:Speaking of sgi...
Me and scottc ran across a bunch of em in a bin :D
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There's actually three more o2s off camera, but they have had their ram taken out/cases absolutely destroyed.
:shock: You lucky bas****....

I would really like a Indigo² case, just the case.. for some future project, but I don't know if can even justify the cost of shipping one of those, if you would even be willing to sell. SGI's are usually heavy.

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Madhias
BS TORPE

04 Feb 2014, 21:04

I have an o2, we used them years ago for prepress production. One machine i saved from the trash, and also the keyboard - which is unfortunately not that good. It has a weird color. The case (of the o2) itself is great, with a modular design.
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wheybags

05 Feb 2014, 04:24

Findecanor wrote:
wheybags wrote:Speaking of sgi...
Me and scottc ran across a bunch of em in a bin :D
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There's actually three more o2s off camera, but they have had their ram taken out/cases absolutely destroyed.
:shock: You lucky bas****....

I would really like a Indigo² case, just the case.. for some future project, but I don't know if can even justify the cost of shipping one of those, if you would even be willing to sell. SGI's are usually heavy.
They are heavy as shit. Also, if you destroyed a working indigo2 for the case, I woul be required to kill you :p

Findecanor

05 Feb 2014, 07:09

wheybags wrote:Also, if you destroyed a working indigo2 for the case, I woul be required to kill you :p
I wouldn't even suggest destroying a working Indigo². Don't accuse me of blasphemy against the church of the almighty SGI!
.. But sometimes you would have to scavenge parts from two of something to get one working system, and there would be leftovers.

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kint

05 Feb 2014, 20:32

Seems someone did see the light with the industrial SSK hitting $1100 lately...:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Personal-Sy ... 1110156558

Doesn't have a badge though. And I leave it up to you IBM experts to decide whether this is an original one, I don't know anything about those... GL. :)

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snoopy

06 Feb 2014, 17:17

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search
Siemens Nixdorf keyboard in 31185 Niedersachsen - Söhlde

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

07 Feb 2014, 08:16

snoopy wrote:http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search
Siemens Nixdorf keyboard in 31185 Niedersachsen - Söhlde
He's been trying to sell it for quite a time:
http://deskthority.net/german-discussio ... t6826.html
(I had published it in the German section because he insists on "pick-up only")

mintberryminuscrunch

07 Feb 2014, 09:30


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Kouni

07 Feb 2014, 10:40

nice :mrgreen:

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Muirium
µ

07 Feb 2014, 10:47

kint wrote:Seems someone did see the light with the industrial SSK hitting $1100 lately...:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Personal-Sy ... 1110156558

Doesn't have a badge though. And I leave it up to you IBM experts to decide whether this is an original one, I don't know anything about those... GL. :)
NIB Industrial SSK: the holy trinity! But where are the blue keys?
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t!ng
Awake Sheep

07 Feb 2014, 13:50

Beauty. Where is the logo sticker?

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Muirium
µ

07 Feb 2014, 13:59

For a "new in box" keyboard, it seems a little modified, doesn't it?

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t!ng
Awake Sheep

07 Feb 2014, 15:41

could be a normal ssk with custom shell that you could buy some time ago. neat idea...

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snoopy

07 Feb 2014, 16:02

t!ng wrote:could be a normal ssk with custom shell that you could buy some time ago. neat idea...
it has the correct bottom-shell and also the correct sticker. I think it's a real industrial. But no idea why it has no sticker. Maybe the customer wanted it like that.

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crunch

08 Feb 2014, 01:05

Seems to be in very good condition, Alps switches. Focus FK-2002.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastatur-AT-Focu ... 2335cf312c

nourathar

09 Feb 2014, 21:34

Muirium wrote:
kint wrote:Seems someone did see the light with the industrial SSK hitting $1100 lately...:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Personal-Sy ... 1110156558

Doesn't have a badge though. And I leave it up to you IBM experts to decide whether this is an original one, I don't know anything about those... GL. :)
NIB Industrial SSK: the holy trinity! But where are the blue keys?
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now going for $ 1925 !

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Muirium
µ

09 Feb 2014, 21:41

I'm jealous. Especially as the seller seems to have the exact same desk as I do…
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Where's my two grand?

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Dubsgalore

09 Feb 2014, 22:17

Muirium wrote:I'm jealous. Especially as the seller seems to have the exact same desk as I do…
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Where's my two grand?
offtopic: I really love that photo Muirium

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photekq
Cherry Picker

09 Feb 2014, 22:47

offtopic: I want that wingnut Muirium

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Muirium
µ

09 Feb 2014, 22:50

Thanks, and never! Wingnuts come with a EULA from a certain duck, requesting that you neither sell nor give them to anyone. If they go anywhere, it's back to DT.

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Dubsgalore

10 Feb 2014, 04:48

Winguts are cool clacks 8-)

I wonder what it would take to win an award next year....

/me schemes

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lowpoly

10 Feb 2014, 12:03

Muirium wrote:[pic]
:D Here are my daily drivers:

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To contribute: http://www.ebay.de/itm/161219964394
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Muirium
µ

10 Feb 2014, 12:15

Well, I don't know if we're exactly great minds, but we do think quite alike!

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