Unicomp mini group buy

laggy-gaga · 06 Jul 2011, 15:14

I send one mail to customer service, one to a staff
but didn't get any reply yet
Are they still making RGB sets?

nathanscribe · 06 Jul 2011, 15:50

They still have them, but I don't know if they're a production item or NOS.

7bit · 06 Jul 2011, 20:17

laggy-gaga wrote:I send one mail to customer service, one to a staff
but didn't get any reply yet
Are they still making RGB sets?

When did you send this? Yesterday?

To speed up communication with Unicomp,
I plan to purchase a teletype machine.

laggy-gaga · 07 Jul 2011, 04:07

Two days ago

acfrazier · 07 Jul 2011, 05:59

Truth be told: They don't make the RGB sets anymore. They are out of right shifts in green. And they don't make left ISO shifts in green.

I did the large group buy over at geekhack, so I am privy to this information.

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 08:01

acfrazier wrote:Truth be told: They don't make the RGB sets anymore. They are out of right shifts in green. And they don't make left ISO shifts in green.

I did the large group buy over at geekhack, so I am privy to this information.

Did they say they don't make them at all. Or just not a mini batch?

acfrazier · 07 Jul 2011, 08:50

7bit wrote:
acfrazier wrote:Truth be told: They don't make the RGB sets anymore. They are out of right shifts in green. And they don't make left ISO shifts in green.

I did the large group buy over at geekhack, so I am privy to this information.
Did they say they don't make them at all. Or just not a mini batch?

You'd have to order say, 1000 for it to be reasonably priced. I'm working with them right now to see if they will work with SP on my behalf. I tried to coax key dimensions out of them, but Neil did not want to go for that. (Neil is the owner fwiw)

lal · 07 Jul 2011, 09:32

If possible I'd like the following:
4 Industrial mini shells
6 red Escape keys
4 RGB winkeyless modifier sets (for mini)
1 RGB modifier set with winkeys (for Customizer 104)
20 small blue IBM logos (for mini)

webwit · 07 Jul 2011, 11:44

They sold out on the mini cases a while ago.

nathanscribe · 07 Jul 2011, 12:51

acfrazier wrote: They are out of right shifts in green.

When was this? I got two RGB sets direct from Unicomp about two weeks ago.

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 13:14

nathanscribe wrote:
acfrazier wrote: They are out of right shifts in green.
When was this? I got two RGB sets direct from Unicomp about two weeks ago.

And now they are sold out.

Swede · 07 Jul 2011, 13:54

Canceling my Interest, going to move in a few weeks, so need all my money for necessary things.
I hope this comes up once more in a year or so, when I have the money

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 14:09

Swede wrote:Canceling my Interest, going to move in a few weeks, so need all my money for necessary things.
I hope this comes up once more in a year or so, when I have the money

Keyboards ARE necessary things!

xbb · 07 Jul 2011, 14:10

7bit wrote:
Swede wrote:Canceling my Interest, going to move in a few weeks, so need all my money for necessary things.
I hope this comes up once more in a year or so, when I have the money
Keyboards ARE necessary things!

I wanted to write the same

nathanscribe · 07 Jul 2011, 16:56

7bit wrote:
nathanscribe wrote:I got two RGB sets direct from Unicomp about two weeks ago.
And now they are sold out.

Wow. Timing.

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 20:05

Still no message from Unicomp. If they don't respond, I will write them a letter on Monday.

Swede · 07 Jul 2011, 20:14

7bit wrote:
Swede wrote:Canceling my Interest, going to move in a few weeks, so need all my money for necessary things.
I hope this comes up once more in a year or so, when I have the money
Keyboards ARE necessary things!

I can agree that keyboards are sort of necessary xD
But I cant cook or sit on them :/

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 20:18

Swede wrote:
7bit wrote:
Swede wrote:Canceling my Interest, going to move in a few weeks, so need all my money for necessary things.
I hope this comes up once more in a year or so, when I have the money
Keyboards ARE necessary things!
I can agree that keyboards are sort of necessary xD
But I cant cook or sit on them :/

If you have enough keyboards, you can sit on them!

You can type an e-mail with them and send it off to the pizza service.

No cooking needed!

ps: You also need no furniture, except for a spartan writing desk and some steel-shelves. (see webwit's flat as a sample!)

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 22:26

Anybody interested in NIB 122 key IBM Model M Emulators with gray IBM logo and fully working with PC via PS/2 ?

Price will be 125 EUR including shipping within EU.

edit: OK, forget about it.

woody · 07 Jul 2011, 22:43

7bit wrote:Anybody interested in NIB 122 key IBM Model M Emulators with gray IBM logo and fully working with PC via PS/2 ?

Price will be 125 EUR including shipping within EU.

Do you have good picture of the layout? I was just looking at Unicomp's, and the ISO layout turns me off. I guess the IBM will be exactly the same, but I want to ask, anyway.

EDIT: But I am thinking about Unicomp's On-the-ball now. Hmm.

EDIT: Oh, 7bit, I am jelly of your Cherry battleship. Any source of more units?

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 22:47

Bad and disappointing news from Unicomp:

They apologize for the delay. No problem!

1x 122 Key Emulator, Pearl White, US-layout, PS/2, with neutral LED-label (text only, no symbols) ?

Cover set sels for $20, does not iclude logo plate; printed button ses
are $25; complete keyboards can be ordered at our web site
http://www.pckeyboard.com

So it is $99 for the keyboard and no answer if they have a neutral LED cover.

Model M 101 key industrial gray keyboard shells.
(Do the industrial gray shelles still sell for $10?)

I thought I was clever, but nope:

The complete set is $20; Top is $10 and bottom is $10

LOL!
Now comes the real diappoinment:

> - 8x LED-labels in black, text only, no symbols

Not available

> - 8x LED labels in gray, text only, no symbols

Not available

> -24x IBM labels to fit the industrial boards in silver on black

We cannot sell IBM badges

^^^ They have them but they will not sell them!

I'm working on a solutionn for the badges, but thwey will be no genuine ones. Really sad that they have no good old LED covers anymore. The Unicomp ones suck! So we need to have them made elsewhere as well.
> Is there any chance there will be an industrial gray shell for the 122
> Key Emulator keyboards available?

Not available

I had hoped they would say something like 1000 @ $20 per shell and 10,000 @ $10. But nope!

Standard printed buttons sets are $25; Custom button sets require $400
set-up cost and $200 for the first 100 keyboards. After the first 100
units, the incremental cost per keyboard would be $2

$25 are OK.

Suppose we have 104 keys with custom layout and sell 200 like in Round 3 the Standard kit:

25+(400+2*200)/200 == 29

Can someone confirm that this is how it is, or did I get it wrong?
Setup is $400, MOQ is 100 and one set costs $2 extra on top of the usual $25 ?

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 22:47

woody wrote:EDIT: Oh, 7bit, I am jelly of your Cherry battleship. Any source of more units?

Which Cherry battleship?

woody · 07 Jul 2011, 22:53

7bit wrote:
woody wrote:EDIT: Oh, 7bit, I am jelly of your Cherry battleship. Any source of more units?
Which Cherry battleship?

2100 on your avatar.

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 23:00

woody wrote:
7bit wrote:
woody wrote:EDIT: Oh, 7bit, I am jelly of your Cherry battleship. Any source of more units?
Which Cherry battleship?
2100 on your avatar.

You are the 2nd one who thought it is a 2100!

In fact it is a Model F 122 key, from Scotland, made in 1885!

woody · 07 Jul 2011, 23:05

7bit wrote:You are the 2nd one who thought it is a 2100!

What happened to the 2100 then?

In fact it is a Model F 122 key, from Scotland, made in 1885!

Oh, real vintage!

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 23:10

woody wrote:
7bit wrote:You are the 2nd one who thought it is a 2100!
What happened to the 2100 then?

In fact it is a Model F 122 key, from Scotland, made in 1885!
Oh, real vintage!

Yes indeed, good old Single Malt 122key!

The G80-2100HDF is in well shape and waits for the day when I will sell it for 2000 EUR to a Bulgarian troll!

woody · 07 Jul 2011, 23:15

7bit wrote:The G80-2100HDF is in well shape and waits for the day when I will sell it for 2000 EUR to a Bulgarian troll!

HFD? Please drop me a line if you hear of unused HFU.
Vielen Dank, Kamerad!

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 23:26

woody wrote:
7bit wrote:The G80-2100HDF is in well shape and waits for the day when I will sell it for 2000 EUR to a Bulgarian troll!
HFD? Please drop me a line if you hear of unused HFU.
Vielen Dank, Kamerad!

Не, то е HDF!

То е френска подредба с черни стрелки!

xbb · 07 Jul 2011, 23:43

sad they don't sell labels

7bit · 07 Jul 2011, 23:46

xbb wrote:sad they don't sell labels

Just asked them again with a picture attached.

Maybe it was some misunderstanding.

You never know!