Great/Interesting Finds

Hypersphere · 06 Jul 2014, 19:24

Honeywell terminal with keyboard:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONYWELL-VIP720 ... 0914469940
Note that Honeywell was misspelled in the listing -- it did not come up in a search for "Honeywell" etc.

Does anyone know if this one has Hall Effect switches?

I've contacted the seller; he said he is willing to consider offers for the keyboard alone. Either way, it looks like a reasonably accessible price if the keyboard is a Hall Effect.

I am not bidding on this; I already found another Honeywell.

Hypersphere · 06 Jul 2014, 19:27

Honeywell terminal from 1974:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-19 ... 41836f635b

This one is an all-in-one. However, I wonder how easy it would be to detach the keyboard section?

Hypersphere · 06 Jul 2014, 20:13

IBM 5100 -- the first portable!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-IBM-5100-P ... 9467&rt=nc
My God! It's full of beam springs!

BlueBär · 06 Jul 2014, 20:27

I have a wallpaper of one, does that help?

Sneaky bugger edited his post...

Hypersphere · 06 Jul 2014, 20:29

Yep. Wouldn't want to be accused of not doing my homework!
What an amazing machine! Incredibly fascinating history.

Muirium · 06 Jul 2014, 20:36

So that's what a beam spring MacBook Pro would look like!

seebart · 06 Jul 2014, 23:13

Cherry G80-3000 G80-3000LSCDE-2

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G80-3000- ... 1c42cabb89

seebart · 06 Jul 2014, 23:14

Cherry G80-1502 (LQEDE0)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G80-1502- ... 2a3fc527ee

webwit · 08 Jul 2014, 15:19

This guy is getting rich quick:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sys/4558030108.html

urbancamo · 08 Jul 2014, 15:30

Is this not of more interest (found it whilst looking at the 'sold sold sold' eBay listing as above:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Tronic-Prof ... 1382283554

seebart · 08 Jul 2014, 20:42

Cherry G80-3000LSCDE-0 in Bonn Germany for 38,00 Euros.

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search

seebart · 08 Jul 2014, 20:44

IBM spacesaver with Trakpoint for 19 EUR...but not the one we want...

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search

scottc · 08 Jul 2014, 21:03

That Space Saver has buckling rubber sleeves, which all in all are not bad. I'd still prefer to use them over MX brown, for example.

The trackpoint is also easily salvageable and reaches very high up, for anybody interested in their own trackpoint mod.

seebart · 08 Jul 2014, 21:48

so would you say that´s a good price if it is in working condition?

You say that switch feels like cherry mx brown?

tinnie · 08 Jul 2014, 21:52

It feels like Topre.

seebart · 08 Jul 2014, 21:56

It feels like Topre.

hmm interesting. Considering I just sold my Realforce...I might get it.

tinnie · 08 Jul 2014, 21:57

seebart: The mechanism is the same actually.

seebart · 08 Jul 2014, 22:00

I´m goona try and see if I can talk that seller down to 15 euros.

as long as it doesent feel like Mitsumi...

scottc · 08 Jul 2014, 22:03

seebart wrote: ↑so would you say that´s a good price if it is in working condition?

You say that switch feels like cherry mx brown?

Not like MX brown, but rather more tactile, in my opinion. I don't like MX brown at all, though. It's very good for a rubber dome board. It's comparable in quality to a good scissor switch - good for a rubber dome, but still rubber dome. I don't think it feels much like Topre, though.

For 15 euro it's probably worth trying.

crunch · 08 Jul 2014, 22:52

10 BTC keyboards, French layout.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-BTC-Serie ... 3ce43ec995

crunch · 08 Jul 2014, 22:59

Mechanical keyboard. fake blue alps

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mechanical-Ga ... 19f0243b5f

Muirium · 08 Jul 2014, 23:06

Apparently the BTC's are foam and foil buckling rubber sleeve? Certainly the picture of a switch looks like these sliders:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_5100

If so, sweet deal for some unfairly maligned boards. Ten of them!

crunch · 08 Jul 2014, 23:20

I was seriously tempted to buy the BTC keyboards, €20 and free shipping but what should I do with 10 keyboards and I don't want french layout either.

jacobolus · 09 Jul 2014, 00:13

Sharp PC-7100 in the Netherlands:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331256694642

My guess is either green Alps switches, or blue Alps switches with green ones for the LEDs. Not totally sure of that though.

Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing.

Hypersphere · 09 Jul 2014, 00:25

crunch wrote: ↑10 BTC keyboards, French layout.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-BTC-Serie ... 3ce43ec995

Nice of them to include a clear pinout diagram! Would that all keyboards would come equipped with that information!

Daniel Beardsmore · 09 Jul 2014, 00:43

jacobolus wrote: ↑Sharp PC-7100 in the Netherlands:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331256694642

My guess is either green Alps switches, or blue Alps switches with green ones for the LEDs. Not totally sure of that though.

Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing. :-)

If it's the same as the PC-7000, it's Alps integrated dome, with Alps SKFL for the LED keys, such as "scrol l lock":

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/tulip ... ml#p127169

urbancamo · 09 Jul 2014, 10:13

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: ↑
jacobolus wrote: ↑Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing.

I like that idea a lot! I got enough inquisitive looks in the past using a Z88 and an Epson HX-20 whilst on holiday at the Cafes. I think this would just blow a few people away.

Maybe we should have a name for this as a 'sport'.

shreebles · 09 Jul 2014, 10:18

seebart wrote: ↑Cherry G80-3000 G80-3000LSCDE-2

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G80-3000- ... 1c42cabb89

Thanks seebart, I got that one. 27,50€ seems a good price just to try out blues.
The way I enjoy linear keys at the moment is uncanny, let's see if this G80 can change that

crunch wrote: ↑Mechanical keyboard. fake blue alps

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mechanical-Ga ... 19f0243b5f

Tai-Hao probably?

jacobolus · 09 Jul 2014, 11:33

Daniel Beardsmore wrote: ↑ If it's the same as the PC-7000, it's Alps integrated dome, with Alps SKFL for the LED keys, such as "scrol l lock":
http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/tulip ... ml#p127169

Thanks for that. I couldn’t find the PC-7100’s switches discussed anywhere in a very quick google.

Nevermind, not nearly so cool then. Nice keycaps still, but those Alps rubber-dome switches aren’t nice to type on.

maxrunner · 09 Jul 2014, 17:03

shreebles wrote: ↑
seebart wrote: ↑Cherry G80-3000 G80-3000LSCDE-2

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G80-3000- ... 1c42cabb89
Thanks seebart, I got that one. 27,50€ seems a good price just to try out blues.
The way I enjoy linear keys at the moment is uncanny, let's see if this G80 can change that

crunch wrote: ↑Mechanical keyboard. fake blue alps

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mechanical-Ga ... 19f0243b5f
Tai-Hao probably?

Are these decent?