Great/Interesting Finds

bhtooefr · 19 Mar 2015, 02:26

Based on the build date, LEDs, and label format, that's a Unicomp Customizer 102 (or, nowadays, Classic 102).

Could be buckling spring, could be dome.

Mal-2 · 19 Mar 2015, 17:22

imbattable wrote: ↑40 Euros are twice the shipping cost from Germany to Sweden, what is wrong with the Swedish post oO

It didn't get cold enough this year for the North Sea to freeze, so they didn't get to drive over to Lithuania for their cheap beer. Now they're extracting beer money out of everyone shipping internationally. They couldn't just jack up domestic postal rates or there would be riots — nobody else got their cheap beer either. On the bright side, there are substantially fewer headaches this Spring.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Khers · 19 Mar 2015, 18:43

Mal-2 wrote: ↑
imbattable wrote: ↑40 Euros are twice the shipping cost from Germany to Sweden, what is wrong with the Swedish post oO
It didn't get cold enough this year for the North Sea to freeze, so they didn't get to drive over to Lithuania for their cheap beer. Now they're extracting beer money out of everyone shipping internationally. They couldn't just jack up domestic postal rates or there would be riots — nobody else got their cheap beer either. On the bright side, there are substantially fewer headaches this Spring.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

The Swedish post is cheap! (In comparsion to the Norwegian, that is)

Redmaus · 20 Mar 2015, 04:10

http://www.recycledgoods.com/ibm-139012 ... board.html

Found this in case anyone wants a square logo model M.

XMIT · 20 Mar 2015, 13:29

Anyone still looking for Beam Springs? There are two Displaywriters on eBay right now in the US for the lowest prices I've seen in several months.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251885559859
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221688090065

I can maybe proxy one of these out of the US if someone is interested, PM for details.

mr_a500 · 20 Mar 2015, 13:38

I was very tempted, my hand quivering as I almost clicked "Buy it Now"...

seebart · 20 Mar 2015, 13:40

mr_a500 wrote: ↑I was very tempted, my hand quivering as I almost clicked "Buy it Now"...

I'm looking at that second one with the finger on the trigger....

XMIT · 20 Mar 2015, 13:41

$46 shipping is abusive. This is the seller that's sold a bunch of them before.

seebart · 20 Mar 2015, 13:42

Shipping: $50.51 International Priority Shipping to Germany via the Global Shipping Program

well it would be going across the pond to me...

mr_a500 · 20 Mar 2015, 13:43

Shipping is quite cheap to Canada: $37.67. The annoying thing is the added customs charge.

This looks like the same white whale that has been on sale for quite a while. Either that or the seller doesn't update photos.

mr_a500 · 20 Mar 2015, 13:51

I was looking at the seller's other items and I found this amusing:

There's also this:

Spoiler:

XMIT · 20 Mar 2015, 13:53

Yes, it is the same exact one. I've been watching the same listing for a while drop down from $250. I suspect this seller has more and just sells them one at a time.

The seller is located in northern New York so cheaper shipping to Canada does not surprise me.

As for the magazine - I bet there would be room for it in the box.

mr_a500 · 20 Mar 2015, 13:57

XMIT wrote: ↑The seller is located in northern New York so cheaper shipping to Canada does not surprise me.

It surprises me. Proximity to Canada makes absolutely no difference when shipping US to Canada. I once tried to buy an item just 150km across the border from me and they wanted $75 shipping. They offered free shipping anywhere that's a US territory - and that included Guam, on the other side of the frigging world!

No, the reason the shipping is cheap is because they're using eBay Global, which can sometimes be half the price of USPS.

andrewjoy · 20 Mar 2015, 14:31

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Access-IS-AKE ... 19fcf3623f

accepted a best offer of 15 on a similar model , i am tempted just for the caps and the switch blockers , as far as i know they are double shot

kbdfr · 20 Mar 2015, 15:29

andrewjoy wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Access-IS-AKE ... 19fcf3623f

accepted a best offer of 15 on a similar model , i am tempted just for the caps and the switch blockers , as far as i know they are double shot

The white on black caps are probably doubleshot, the >1u ones are engraved and infilled for sure.
The white on blue arrow keys can be doubleshot or engraved and infilled - I have both variants.
Regarding the switch blockers, they sit on the switch pressing the slider down, so you can use them only where a switch is present AND it doesn't send signals to the computer.

andrewjoy · 20 Mar 2015, 15:31

the caps i want are the number caps as the main keyboard caps the rest are of no interest to me. They will be used to augment another access keyboard i have , the switch blockers will also be going on another access keyboard so i can program it to disable them.

I was going to then harvest the switches and chuck it.

dzhoou · 20 Mar 2015, 15:31

mr_a500 wrote: ↑
XMIT wrote: ↑The seller is located in northern New York so cheaper shipping to Canada does not surprise me.
It surprises me. Proximity to Canada makes absolutely no difference when shipping US to Canada. I once tried to buy an item just 150km across the border from me and they wanted $75 shipping. They offered free shipping anywhere that's a US territory - and that included Guam, on the other side of the frigging world!

No, the reason the shipping is cheap is because they're using eBay Global, which can sometimes be half the price of USPS.

Exactly this... International shipping quotes has nothing to do with proximity at all.

On the other hand, screw ebay. I got a quote from surplustraders.net that they are selling refurb Displaywriters for $110.

ramnes · 20 Mar 2015, 15:33

kbdfr wrote: ↑
andrewjoy wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Access-IS-AKE ... 19fcf3623f

accepted a best offer of 15 on a similar model , i am tempted just for the caps and the switch blockers , as far as i know they are double shot
The white on black caps are probably doubleshot, the >1u ones are engraved and infilled for sure.
The white on blue arrow keys can be doubleshot or engraved and infilled - I have both variants.
Regarding the switch blockers, they sit on the switch pressing the slider down, so you can use them only where a switch is present AND it doesn't send signals to the computer.

Can't you just remove the slider?

I'd be interested in two of those blockers anyway.

andrewjoy · 20 Mar 2015, 15:35

i don't think i will need them all so you can have 2 if i end up getting it and i don't need them all

I guess you could just remove the slider but i want it to look nice

ramnes · 20 Mar 2015, 15:38

andrewjoy wrote: ↑i don't think i will need them all so you can have 2 if i end up getting it and i don't need them all

I guess you could just remove the slider but i want it to look nice

That would be awesome, keep me up to date.

scottc · 20 Mar 2015, 15:45

Ooooh I might take 2 blockers too if you have spares

XMIT · 20 Mar 2015, 15:52

dzhoou wrote: ↑I got a quote from surplustraders.net that they are selling refurb Displaywriters for $110.

Oh good luck! I picked up a Displaywriter for a similar price from another resale site. Let us know if they actually have anything, or if you get one!

kbdfr · 20 Mar 2015, 15:54

ramnes wrote: ↑
kbdfr wrote:[…] Regarding the switch blockers, they sit on the switch pressing the slider down, so you can use them only where a switch is present AND it doesn't send signals to the computer.
Can't you just remove the slider? […]

Yes, you can. They have two small "grips" seizing the switch on both sides,
and a (very short) stem obviously for horizontal positioning using the slider.
When the slider is removed, the stem engages into the switch housing exactly like a a cap would,
but then the blocker can move sideways a little bit.

cooldiscretion · 20 Mar 2015, 17:22

Findecanor wrote: ↑SGI Granite on Swedish auction site Tradera. ANSI layout. PS/2. ~ 17 euros.

The same seller has also Cherry Raptor Gaming K! keyboard for sale, with lubed Cherry MX Blacks. Norwegian layout. I'd guess the keycaps are POM, lasered with infill.

Is the seller one of us?

Do you know if the mods on SGI keyboards are PBT as well?

Muirium · 20 Mar 2015, 20:18

They are on mine. Everything but the spacebar.

cooldiscretion · 20 Mar 2015, 22:58

Muirium wrote: ↑They are on mine. Everything but the spacebar.

That's sweet. I assumed that since the spacebar was the only key that was discolored, but it's nice to get confirmation. I would really really love to have one of these, but they appear to be nearly impossible to find.

ramnes · 20 Mar 2015, 22:59

That would be a great key caps set for an Alps Orion v2!

ne0phyte · 20 Mar 2015, 23:19

G80-1000 HAD
http://www.kalaydo.de/kleinanzeigen/tas ... /70597931/

shreebles · 21 Mar 2015, 01:21

ne0phyte wrote: ↑G80-1000 HAD
http://www.kalaydo.de/kleinanzeigen/tas ... /70597931/

Even doubleshots aren't cheap anymore, and people are catching up to the trend!

ne0phyte · 21 Mar 2015, 01:23

Well, it seems to be in a good condition (a bit hard to tell from the pictures) so it's still not that bad of a deal.
I gave up ISO over three years ago so I don't really care anyways