Great/Interesting Finds

Hypersphere · 05 Oct 2014, 22:59

I believe that in Western society with its mix of democratic capitalism and government controls including some socialistic aspects here and there, we owe something to all who have contributed knowledge, expertise, goods and services to the overall enterprise.

No business can survive without producing or supplying things that others need or want, and no business can survive without earning a profit. The same principles extend to individuals. I expect to pay for things that I would find difficult or impossible to produce myself, whether I am dealing with a large corporation or with an individual person.

On the other hand, if some people or organizations choose of their own free will to be altruistic and give things away or produce them at cost or less than cost, this is their prerogative, and as a beneficiary of such gestures, I am very grateful.

Although I greatly appreciate altruists and their gifts, if they decided to charge or charge more for their contributions, I would understand and pay for what I wanted or do without.

Moreover, if others decide at the outset that they need or prefer to charge for what they can offer to others, this is their prerogative. It does not make them lesser human beings because they enter into simple transactions: person A produces something; person B pays for that something.

I learned long ago that "there is no such thing as a free lunch". In the end, someone pays, even if the payment is not immediately apparent.

I should hope that DT would be a place where various points of view and different philosophies are greeted with tolerance, and that we can have the courtesy to treat one another with mutual respect and good humor.

Life is short, and while we are around, we should help each other enjoy it!

002 · 06 Oct 2014, 05:31

Set of orange printed Realforce caps to suit ANSI boards:
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... n135705451

crunch · 06 Oct 2014, 17:21

So did anyone here bought these. I was interested in one but someone was too fast.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-IBM-ke ... TQ:GB:1123

photekq · 06 Oct 2014, 17:24

crunch wrote: ↑So did anyone here bought these. I was interested in one but someone was too fast.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-IBM-ke ... TQ:GB:1123

NOOOOOOOOOO

Can't believe I missed that one! What a crazy deal.

gogusrl · 06 Oct 2014, 17:34

Man, i can only imagine how it feels for some of you. I've only been around for a month and did the audible "FFFFUUUU". Bet that guy's inbox is getting spammed right now with "you got more?".

to make it a little worse

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-1395217-Mod ... 7675.l2557

from the same seller :
G80-11800 (mx brown i think) : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-MX-11800 ... 20ecbb0574

white alps : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Chicony ... 20ede98386

xwhatsit · 07 Oct 2014, 04:42

Tasty beamy springs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Clavier-IBM-197 ... 1669527483

French legends, although standard US layout.

Actually a reasonable price for a change! For now at least...

mr_a500 · 07 Oct 2014, 13:49

It has RESTAUR, SUPPR and ENTREE keys. I'm getting hungry just looking at it.

Halvar · 07 Oct 2014, 13:54

I have to admit RESTAUR (français) sounds a lot better than GRDSTG (deutsch).

Muirium · 07 Oct 2014, 14:07

No AZERTY, eh?

I do like those grey caps…

sth · 07 Oct 2014, 14:13

What's that nasty lil guy in the lower right corner of the far left function block?

Muirium · 07 Oct 2014, 14:16

Volume control. Most beamsprings have that. We've successfully nagged Xwhatsit to make it into a solenoid toggle!

sth · 07 Oct 2014, 14:17

Hot nasty dog! is that used in conjunction with arrow keys or sumpin?

Muirium · 07 Oct 2014, 14:27

These guys have a heavy metal ticker (a solenoid) built into them. You can set it to fire on every keypress, if you want something louder than ten thousand suns a whole desk of buckling springs. (Beamsprings aren't exactly silent even when it's switched off.)

I think that key was originally used to control the ticking. Certainly looks like a volume control of sorts! CAN YOU HEAR ME YET, OKAY GOOD NOW WE'RE TALKING

sth · 07 Oct 2014, 14:57

Muirium wrote: ↑These guys have a heavy metal ticker (a solenoid) built into them. You can set it to fire on every keypress, if you want something louder than ten thousand suns a whole desk of buckling springs. (Beamsprings aren't exactly silent even when it's switched off.)

I think that key was originally used to control the ticking. Certainly looks like a volume control of sorts! CAN YOU HEAR ME YET, OKAY GOOD NOW WE'RE TALKING

iiiiiiiiinteresting. yes, i know about solenoids -- i play pinball

i love hitting replays in places where people don't play a lot of pinball because the knocker is SO loud, people think the machine broke

Muirium · 07 Oct 2014, 15:01

Then something tells me there's a beamspring in your future. Although what colour you'll paint it, I can only guess…

mr_a500 · 07 Oct 2014, 15:02

Now I'm picturing a beamspring with multiple solenoids, flashing lights and a glowing "tilt" indicator if you lean on it or smack it too hard.

ramnes · 07 Oct 2014, 15:14

gogusrl wrote: ↑to make it a little worse

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-1395217-Mod ... 7675.l2557

sth · 07 Oct 2014, 15:28

Muirium wrote: ↑Then something tells me there's a beamspring in your future. Although what colour you'll paint it, I can only guess…

perhaps once there's a layout-replica of the HHKB i'll consider it.

and i don't paint keyboards

i like 'em raw.

Mikelittoris · 07 Oct 2014, 16:52

If anyone wants some Swedish keycaps to make thier keyboard look like this

Spoiler:

then there's an auction on tradera with starting bid 100SEk and 4 Hours left for this Gabrielle 9009

Spoiler:

http://www.tradera.com/item/1607/216437 ... krivmaskin

gogusrl · 07 Oct 2014, 19:33

So my search for cheap deals on ebay brought me to this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-x-FUJITSU-1 ... 4897.l4275

From what I understand he's selling 7 boxes of Fujitsu keycaps, each box with enough for 25 keyboards. I've been googling for 30 mins now trying to find out more but I couldn't find anything relevant.

Nuum · 07 Oct 2014, 19:47

As I understand it these are just the 1x2u keycaps for a Fujitsu POS keyboard, probably the Fujitsu 133UQ (don't know what that is, just found it through a quick search). I don't know anything about the switches, though. Could very well be just an ordinary rubberdome.

crunch · 07 Oct 2014, 19:50

3 new Dell AT101w US layout.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Vintage-Compu ... =suzysue77

Feenix Autore keyboard

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Feenix-Autore ... 566ad5d1ec

Keyboard and blue and yellow keycaps.

http://www.ebay.de/sch/srfollmer/m.html ... 7675.l2562

noobie94 · 08 Oct 2014, 08:58

I would be interested in the Feenix Autore and the other 2 Feenix products he offers. He only ships in UK tho. Maybe someone could help me and "proxy" it for me.

Please pm me if you would be kind enough.

facetsesame · 08 Oct 2014, 14:38

Slightly OT, but
IBM 4707-E01 9" mono monitor http://www.ebay.com/itm/321539510446
Ships to US only

Complete with the rare tilt and swivel base ready for your desk - these tend to come with POS terminal arms.
(S)VGA compatible, max res 800x600 (256 colours) - but it is mono...

Being a little 9 incher and period and lineage correct, this would look very much at home with a kishsaver or any 4704 board!
And unlike the 4704 displays this is very much more interfaceable - probably ready to go for many of you!

Don't let it become a planter

Nuum · 08 Oct 2014, 16:59

Datamancer (?) steampunk keyboard: http://www.ebay.de/itm/321546160652

crunch · 08 Oct 2014, 18:21

Strong Man SMK-8112JU.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/KNP-Tastatur-Mod ... 2ed7c894f6

Muirium · 08 Oct 2014, 19:11

German Mac caps. Quite pretty, if a little worn…

Ah, back when the future was all transparent aqua!

xwhatsit · 09 Oct 2014, 02:40

And you could see your crappily-soldered and twisted through-hole electrolytic caps through the otherwise ultramodern case.

seebart · 09 Oct 2014, 20:49

dyger · 09 Oct 2014, 22:32

PCB of the keyboard with the beige case says Cherry on the back. Maybe thats interesting... http://www.ebay.de/itm/Posten-Tastature ... 1339477819