Great/Interesting Finds

andrewjoy · 27 Jan 2015, 20:10

gogusrl wrote: I should mention I got a hookup for a few NIB G84-4400LPBUS-0 at ~20 EUR each if anyone is actually interested.

are they the ones with the mini trackball ? are they qwerty ?

ramnes · 27 Jan 2015, 20:48

Removed for photekq.

photekq · 27 Jan 2015, 20:48

ramnes wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Mopar-D ... 1652505097
Industrial SSK

DON'T POST THAT HERE

I WANTED TO TRY AND GET IT FOR UNDER $1000

ramnes · 27 Jan 2015, 20:50

gogusrl · 27 Jan 2015, 20:55

andrewjoy wrote:
gogusrl wrote: I should mention I got a hookup for a few NIB G84-4400LPBUS-0 at ~20 EUR each if anyone is actually interested.

are they the ones with the mini trackball ? are they qwerty ?

yup, minitrackball and qwerty. Identical to this :

andrewjoy · 27 Jan 2015, 20:57

may be interested , will have to wait until next month now tho

need an active USB converter that will do mouse and keyboard

gogusrl · 27 Jan 2015, 20:59

I've been using one of these with great success so far (worked with everything I've thrown at it).

Halvar · 27 Jan 2015, 21:16

I had a problem with a similar-looking one, the extra key on ISO keyboards next to left shift didn't work.

I have several of these which are equally cheap and never had a problem (probably by chance):

scottc · 27 Jan 2015, 21:18

I love those adapters. So cheap, so effective! They work fine with all of the boards that I've used with them. I've come across a few variants, though, so some might not be as effective as others.

photekq · 27 Jan 2015, 21:20

ramnes wrote: Removed for photekq.

I was just kidding

ramnes · 27 Jan 2015, 21:21

The link is still in your quote anyway.

seebart · 27 Jan 2015, 22:04

ramnes wrote: The link is still in your quote anyway.

I love how the seller calls it: Antique Mopar Diagnostic Machine Computer.

I will not ship oversees

...call your US proxy.

gogusrl · 28 Jan 2015, 12:37

Nuum · 28 Jan 2015, 13:26

gogusrl wrote: [...]
2 x cherry (might be g81, POM or ABS DS)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Lot-of-2-Cher ... 3cdce9e877
[...]

Lasered POM, you can see that quite easily from the SysReq and Break text being on top of the keycap instead on the front.

kbdfr · 28 Jan 2015, 13:42

gogusrl wrote: cheap NIB MX black
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-G80-1190 ... 3cf13450ad

40$ + shipping is not exactly what I would call cheap.

[…]
NIB Nordic lasered POM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-8000-G81 ... 339bbfe9d2

It's not NIB, but just "new". The "Item specifics" and "Detailed item info" cannot be relied upon, they are a eBay feature. In this case, they indicate "G81-8000LPBUS-0" and "Light grey" color, which obviously the item is not.

[…]
what type of switches does this have ? wiki has black for T
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-G80-1190 ... 27f7984f53

My G80-11900LTMDE definitely has blacks, just checked.

[…]
mx black, clear or brown
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-MX8100-M ... 3cf11d983c

…and doubleshot keycaps.

kbdfr · 28 Jan 2015, 14:00

I'd be curious to know the amount of the "best offer" which the seller accepted instead of his asking price of $793.64:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301021389611

gogusrl · 28 Jan 2015, 14:14

g80-1800 layout with white alps
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mechani ... 1021389611

orihalcon · 28 Jan 2015, 18:28

kbdfr wrote: I'd be curious to know the amount of the "best offer" which the seller accepted instead of his asking price of $793.64:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301021389611

He accepted $500:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... EtLY8yw%3D

Wasn't me that bought it though.

ramnes · 28 Jan 2015, 20:56

Commodore Cherry:
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cherry-G80-0499- ... 4ae2bc7865

copter · 28 Jan 2015, 21:36

gogusrl wrote: NIB Nordic lasered POM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-8000-G81 ... 339bbfe9d2

That's not Nordic, it's Norwegian.

gogusrl · 28 Jan 2015, 21:38

So Nordic is danish/swedish and then norwegian is separate ?

copter · 28 Jan 2015, 21:53

Well.. That was Norwegian layout, which is almost same as Danish. Just 2 keys swap places, so we can say that NO/DK is one layout. Then we have Finnish and Swedish layout, both countries use the same layout. And then we have Nordic layout, where all these have been put together, so some caps have actually 3-4 different markings.

iAmAhab · 28 Jan 2015, 22:23

copter wrote:
gogusrl wrote: NIB Nordic lasered POM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-8000-G81 ... 339bbfe9d2
That's not Nordic, it's Norwegian.

It's actually danish.

ramnes · 28 Jan 2015, 23:10

Goupil
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tres-rare-ordina ... 1c4d223826

kbdfr · 28 Jan 2015, 23:26

ramnes wrote: Goupil
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tres-rare-ordina ... 1c4d223826

Switches are the old, not so filthy MY version.

Text says that the missing caps can be replaced - as a matter of fact, they were made only for Goupil and have a very special, somewhat darker hue with dark grey letters, and any replacement cap would catch the eye.
Of course it would be possible to Frankenstein it and replace the complete set of caps, but then, where’s the thrill?

ramnes · 29 Jan 2015, 09:19

kbdfr wrote:
ramnes wrote: Goupil
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tres-rare-ordina ... 1c4d223826
Switches are the old, not so filthy MY version.

Text says that the missing caps can be replaced - as a matter of fact, they were made only for Goupil and have a very special, somewhat darker hue with dark grey letters, and any replacement cap would catch the eye.
Of course it would be possible to Frankenstein it and replace the complete set of caps, but then, where’s the thrill?

You just basically explained why I posted it here.

elRetto · 29 Jan 2015, 11:13

NIB german industrial M
http://www.ebay.de/itm/IBM-Model-M-Tast ... 1747636505?

photekq · 29 Jan 2015, 11:45

Idiots already bidding on it and driving up the price

Learn to snipe, people!

snoopy · 29 Jan 2015, 11:51

hmm.... I would be tempted if it was the square label one...

IvanIvanovich · 29 Jan 2015, 17:19

If I were in the EU I would take that Goupil. It's still a great deal if you are into retro computers. I have a similar Goupil 286 machine and it's still going strong. It is a shame about the missing keys though to be sure.