Great/Interesting Finds

Muirium · 30 Jul 2015, 10:44

XMIT wrote: ↑Heh. I just so happen to have a Displaywriter beam spring and the Texas Instruments 914 board next to each other on a shelf. The 914 is taller by about 15mm.

Metal shelf, right? I can hear the creaking.

derzemel · 30 Jul 2015, 19:42

Fooking hell... Model F Unsaver for 95 USD: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141730100831?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Keytronic with an interesting layout: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221839608723?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Colorfull spherical keycaps on a video terminal: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321818942006?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Muirium · 30 Jul 2015, 19:49

Anyone in America care to play rubberdome roulette?

photekq · 30 Jul 2015, 19:50

Absolutely rubberdome

seebart · 30 Jul 2015, 19:53

As we just found out recently those are not RD!

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/itt ... 11225.html

You guys need to pay more attention!

jbondeson · 30 Jul 2015, 19:56

Almost certainly the honeywell version, not the buckling spring.

hammelgammler · 30 Jul 2015, 19:57

This isn't a real Unsaver or is it? If yes, i would totally want to get it, but that can't be real right?

Edit: Well yeah seems to be honeywell domes, at least dorkvader said it is.

seebart · 30 Jul 2015, 20:00

What you think it's a fake? IBM made some with that strange switch, the same one lowpoly sold for 20 Euros! They are not domes. Look at the video of Engicoder typing on that, sound like a dome?

I'm typing on expensive japanese domes right now.

jbondeson · 30 Jul 2015, 20:09

seebart wrote: ↑What you think it's a fake? IBM made some with that strange switch, the same one lowpoly sold for 20 Euros! They are not domes. Look at the video of Engicoder typing on that, sound like a dome?

I'm typing on expensive japanese domes right now.

On kishy's page about his IBMs you can see a version of this with part #73X3848. The backside looks to be identical to the one for sale.

seebart · 30 Jul 2015, 20:14

if its the same switch like on that ITT Courier 1700 keyboard it's not you're average rubberdome the way we know it, take a look at Engicoder video. It's obviously not buckling spring.

I'll quote Mu from Engicoder's thread:

Muirium wrote: ↑Need to see the insides. Rubber domes can be many things, but not clicky!

Now take a look at that video.

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/itt ... 11225.html

Muirium · 30 Jul 2015, 20:38

Indeed, so rubbery those domes…

Go on, someone grab it! We've no idea what it could be.

seebart · 30 Jul 2015, 20:40

Well after Engicoder's thread I do have some idea. I should have bought that unsaver from lowpoly when I had the chance damn it.

Engicoder · 30 Jul 2015, 22:16

Some one did buy it...hopefully someone here or on GH. Now that lowpoly's has gone missing, maybe this new one can tell us if its the same as the ITT or rubber dome.

Parak · 30 Jul 2015, 23:25

Muirium wrote: ↑Indeed, so rubbery those domes…

Go on, someone grab it! We've no idea what it could be.

No, we have a pretty good idea

Finding a switch exception (which surprised me!) doesn't mean that the already known keyboards will magically change their switches.

Muirium · 31 Jul 2015, 00:23

So which switch is this board?

joc · 31 Jul 2015, 00:26

Hmm, I didn't realize there was more than one version of the rubber dome unsaver. kishy's example goes with the IBM 3191 and the example above goes with the IBM 3471/3472. Here are the relevant announcements: IBM 3191 IBM 3471/3472

seebart · 31 Jul 2015, 10:17

Calling it "another version of the rubber dome unsaver" is wrong to beginn with! The truth is we do not know. If IBM produced unsavers with that ITT switch then that's a whole other thing.

Parak wrote: ↑Finding a switch exception (which surprised me!) doesn't mean that the already known keyboards will magically change their switches.

that is right, only means there was an exception, the RD's are known.

HzFaq · 31 Jul 2015, 11:27

Tipro Chameleon, looks kind of fun.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tipro-Chamele ... 1352892885?

orihalcon · 01 Aug 2015, 02:45

Engicoder wrote: ↑Some one did buy it...hopefully someone here or on GH. Now that lowpoly's has gone missing, maybe this new one can tell us if its the same as the ITT or rubber dome.

So... The seller either relisted it because the buyer didn't pay, or perhaps he has multiple, but I bought the one here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141732693087

Will let you all know what I find and post pics. Really betting that it is rubber dome or oddball switches. 95% sure that the caps aren't going to work with anything other than what is on there. If they were model M compatible, you could switch the domes for BS like the rubber dome model M's can be. Really doubt that since the keycaps and fonts on the caps look very different than M's.

I don't think the case is wide enough to support a cut up model F122 unfortunately, and the curvature is also likely wrong as others have mentioned, though the seller didn't really have any pictures posted looking at it from the side.

gogusrl · 01 Aug 2015, 09:20

is that a real industrial case or painted ? anyway, maybe someone is interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Industrial- ... 2038654691

E TwentyNine · 01 Aug 2015, 16:05

gogusrl wrote: ↑is that a real industrial case or painted ? anyway, maybe someone is interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Industrial- ... 2038654691

Oak switch industrial. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54779.0

And the unsaver is honeywell, I have one with the same "feet" and it is WAY overpriced at $75. They were going for $20 shipped when I snagged one. Extremely solid construction.

seebart · 01 Aug 2015, 21:13

Muirium · 01 Aug 2015, 21:59

That DisplayWriter beamspring from Cyprus sure like popping up in this thread. The shipping's just killing its chances of selling, though.

macmakkara · 01 Aug 2015, 22:13

I have seen that so many times here. I have started think that i have some friends that live at cyprus. IF they could ship it cheaper sine way :p

seebart · 01 Aug 2015, 22:28

macmakkara wrote: ↑I have seen that so many times here. I have started think that i have some friends that live at cyprus. IF they could ship it cheaper sine way :p

Please tell me if you do.

lolpes · 02 Aug 2015, 17:45

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-Keyboard ... rmvSB=true

Shipping price kills it for me

g80-11900 HRMUS if anyone is interested

vivalarevolución · 03 Aug 2015, 03:21

Muirium wrote: ↑That DisplayWriter beamspring from Cyprus sure like popping up in this thread. The shipping's just killing its chances of selling, though.

If the seller lowered the price a little bit, he/she probably could sell it before the end of the year.

Chyros · 03 Aug 2015, 10:29

"Soviet reed" keyboard: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/soviet-reed-k ... 35eed4e166

What is this thing anyway? I'm sure I've seen this or something just like it before. Is it a magnetic reed keyboard?

dyger · 03 Aug 2015, 10:35

http://www.ebay.de/itm/DOLCH-PAC-62-Mob ... 43e0771b15

ANSI Dolch in Poland

hypkx · 03 Aug 2015, 14:00

http://www.ebay.de/itm/171874617836?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

ibm terminal keyboard