Great/Interesting Finds

andrewjoy

25 Nov 2014, 10:30

Muirium wrote: Yeah, my guess is it's still simply a "slider". But the switch is rubber dome over membrane, instead of a discrete mechanical.

Still, Alps mount caps are better than most rubber dome sad stories.
aint topre just slider sover rubber done ? :P

not saying they are bad never used them but i think its possible for a rubber dome to be decent if its built well and has decent caps , i had a cherry rubber dome many years ago with nice thick caps nothing special but it felt decent

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gogusrl

25 Nov 2014, 15:39

amiga 2000 white spaceinvaders
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Keyboar ... 2599dfe098

another amiga2000 (probably white spaceinvaders again)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastatur-Keyboar ... 4ae0b0d901

interesting looking board
http://www.ebay.de/itm/RFT-KC-85-Keyboa ... 2a47167c05


a group buy contender : "I have about 300 of these so let me know if you need more (or less) than 6."
Just need someone in the US to start pulling keycaps :)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G81-8000H ... 20f10a1d54

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Laser
emacs -nw

25 Nov 2014, 18:11

Novatouch $160 (shipping included) and PBT 60% set, black engraved caps with short right Shift and FN key $35 (shipping included)

@GH classifieds:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65939.0

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Muirium
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25 Nov 2014, 18:17

The PBT set won't work on the NovaTouch, in case anyone's getting ideas. No HHKB style Shift.

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Laser
emacs -nw

25 Nov 2014, 18:28

Muirium wrote: The PBT set won't work on the NovaTouch, in case anyone's getting ideas. No HHKB style Shift.
Yes, two separate deals, same seller (and good price IMHO)

IvanIvanovich

25 Nov 2014, 19:41

gogusrl wrote: a group buy contender : "I have about 300 of these so let me know if you need more (or less) than 6."
Just need someone in the US to start pulling keycaps :)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-G81-8000H ... 20f10a1d54
If you guys want to do it, I will receive and strip cap sets to send in bubble mailer.

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guk
1896 Vintage Reds

25 Nov 2014, 21:38

Accodata Keycat, blue Alps according to wiki
http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-PC-KeyCat-Ta ... 51c75ae310
Same seller has some other nice looking stuff

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BlueBär

26 Nov 2014, 00:02

guk wrote: Accodata Keycat, blue Alps according to wiki
http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-PC-KeyCat-Ta ... 51c75ae310
Same seller has some other nice looking stuff
If it is blue Alps, that's a nice price.

andrewjoy

26 Nov 2014, 00:53

i wonder if you could get the trackball working too that would be kind of nice :)

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Hypersphere

26 Nov 2014, 02:14

RARE IBM Model M 5-2 WITH TRACKBALL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-IBM-Model- ... 1c49d4464b
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mr_a500

26 Nov 2014, 15:40

I didn't know where to post this, but... I was surprised to find out that Cortron (founded 1969) is still making keyboards - made in USA, military spec., magnetic pulse switches.

http://www.cortroninc.com/keyboards.php

They're probably expensive as hell though. Has anybody here bought one?

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Hypersphere

26 Nov 2014, 15:55

IBM SSK 150 USD Starting Bid 10 hours to go...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Spa ... 2a47b9df03

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seebart
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26 Nov 2014, 18:08

Nice.150 is what I payed for mine. Went for US $289.69! :o
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Muirium
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26 Nov 2014, 18:29

Not bad. Only 6x what I paid for mine from Cindy, so it's a fairly good deal! For now…

Anyone else bid on that lot of 10 Access-IS boards that just ended? The forces of good prevailed, which is to say my little consortium won!

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Hypersphere

26 Nov 2014, 18:36

mr_a500 wrote: I didn't know where to post this, but... I was surprised to find out that Cortron (founded 1969) is still making keyboards - made in USA, military spec., magnetic pulse switches.

http://www.cortroninc.com/keyboards.php

They're probably expensive as hell though. Has anybody here bought one?
I have seen a couple Cortrons from sale on eBay during the past year or so, and I posted a video clip of a US Navy underwater explosion test of a Cortron:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/cor ... it=Cortron

Do you have any more information on the switches used in these keyboards?

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acolombo

26 Nov 2014, 19:28

Muirium wrote: I can do it, if there's enough takers. I'm in for one or two myself.

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Did you win the auction?

If the winner is here on deskthority I could be interested in buying one...

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crunch

26 Nov 2014, 19:47

NMB RT8255C, AQ6-OAKZ15. Black space invader switches I think.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrox-Colour ... 3398e5298e

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gogusrl

26 Nov 2014, 20:00

nice keycaps, this is very tempting.

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Daniel

26 Nov 2014, 20:01

Coolermaster Novatouch with German layout: http://www.ebay.de/itm/201227146328

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shreebles
Finally 60%

26 Nov 2014, 22:44

Daniel wrote: Coolermaster Novatouch with German layout: http://www.ebay.de/itm/201227146328
Self-promotion...
Why don't you offer it in the marketplace before putting it on eBay? ;)

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Muirium
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26 Nov 2014, 23:00

acolombo wrote: Did you win the auction?

If the winner is here on deskthority I could be interested in buying one...
Yes, we won. All 10 boards are claimed, though.

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macmakkara

27 Nov 2014, 19:48


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crunch

27 Nov 2014, 20:03

What is so special about that SSK, why not get this one e.g. or am I missing something.
http://deskthority.net/for-sale-f55/ssk-t9228.html

andrewjoy

27 Nov 2014, 20:04

that is insane for an SSK ! Granted its industrial and thats cool but its still only a model m

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macmakkara

27 Nov 2014, 20:04

Its industrial Gray. I already have ssk and that 200eur is like 10x price i paid of mine. I was one of those lucky who got SSKs from cindy.

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Daniel

27 Nov 2014, 20:08

shreebles wrote:
Daniel wrote: Coolermaster Novatouch with German layout: http://www.ebay.de/itm/201227146328
Self-promotion...
Why don't you offer it in the marketplace before putting it on eBay? ;)
I'm not affiliated with the auction in any way.

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Muirium
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28 Nov 2014, 13:35

Look what Keyboard Santa just dropped off:
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10 of them…
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All already spoken for, before any of you get ideas! The ones I've opened so far are all in great shape. I'll test them and see about shipping quotes.

mr_a500

28 Nov 2014, 13:40

Hypersphere wrote:
mr_a500 wrote: I didn't know where to post this, but... I was surprised to find out that Cortron (founded 1969) is still making keyboards - made in USA, military spec., magnetic pulse switches.

http://www.cortroninc.com/keyboards.php

They're probably expensive as hell though. Has anybody here bought one?
I have seen a couple Cortrons from sale on eBay during the past year or so, and I posted a video clip of a US Navy underwater explosion test of a Cortron:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/cor ... it=Cortron

Do you have any more information on the switches used in these keyboards?
I assume they're "magnetic pulse" and similar to hall effect. I'll find out soon. I've got a vintage Cortron keyboard coming in the mail. :)

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crunch

28 Nov 2014, 21:41


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snoopy

28 Nov 2014, 22:11

Basically a nice board... has some strong signs of wear... but kind of gives it even more character. But much too expensive, especially in this condition.

I would be tempted if the price was somewhere around 500$.

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