Great/Interesting Finds

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Ludovician

25 Dec 2015, 23:50

And why would they have their damn business card blocking our view of the label? ... but yeah, definitely not a Model M.

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

26 Dec 2015, 00:27

AT&T branded Keytronic rubber dome (specifically model E03600QL). Looking up the UL number also confirms.

http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/cgif ... chres.html

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E3E

26 Dec 2015, 07:14

seebart wrote:
Blaise170 wrote: Yeah same here. I've only spent over $100 on a keyboard and that was one you can usually only find in Japan. :P
Right, it's "worth it" if it is so to you and your wallet can take it. With older keyboards lucky bargains do happen to me on occasion. This NTC KB-6151 I'm typing on now cost me one Euro, but it looked like shit in the auction. A few keyboards I own I spent 150+ Euros on. It's all relative.
*Shakes fist at 1 EUR ebay.de auctions*

Never in America. Never.
Engicoder wrote: Blue Alps making people crazy
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311507341321
Yeah, blue alps plus the odd quirk of having caps that look like they belong to a Cherry board is what I think made people go apeshit over that one.

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Ludovician

26 Dec 2015, 08:06

E3E wrote: *Shakes fist at 1 EUR ebay.de auctions*

Never in America. Never.
*Shakes fist at all of you guys that even have keyboards on your ebays. It's a barren wasteland over here.

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XMIT
[ XMIT ]

26 Dec 2015, 16:19

I mean, you do live in Queensland. Isn't that generally true? :o

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Muirium
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26 Dec 2015, 17:06

Desert eBay isn't up to much. But every eBay outside of the US is a bit of a desert in its own right.

And remember that you guys aren't bent over and given a good thrashing by customs when you do import from abroad. In Europe, they get started at anything worth $20. Generous buggers.

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seebart
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26 Dec 2015, 17:20

Muirium wrote: Desert eBay isn't up to much. But every eBay outside of the US is a bit of a desert in its own right.

And remember that you guys aren't bent over and given a good thrashing by customs when you do import from abroad. In Europe, they get started at anything worth $20. Generous buggers.
Yup, and rolling in the fees big time is what their job is, pay up or get in trouble:
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ohaimark
Kingpin

26 Dec 2015, 19:59

Here is the board:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WAL-2-Keyboard-/151093015635?

Here are some interesting thoughts on membrane technology... When it was new:

http://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/05/busin ... board.html

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seebart
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27 Dec 2015, 00:13


hypkx
Chasing the Dream

27 Dec 2015, 00:21


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scottc

27 Dec 2015, 01:41

Could anyone in Germany proxy that Realforce for me please? Seems ideal...
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hypkx
Chasing the Dream

27 Dec 2015, 02:18

scottc wrote: Could anyone proxy that Realforce for me please? Seems ideal...
Have you bought it? Because it is gone.

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scottc

27 Dec 2015, 02:44

No... :?

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derzemel

27 Dec 2015, 07:56

Vintage NCR Computer with a very nice keyboard (SA/Sculpted keycaps?):

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331738553614?_tr ... .S1.R3.TR8

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Interesting layout Japanese Fujitsu keyboard:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/252220577334?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

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Focus FK2000 Plus (good looking)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/141855083569?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

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Ducky DK9087S Year of the Dragon TKL Cherry MX Blue US ANSI

http://www.ebay.de/itm/321957443702?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

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guk
1896 Vintage Reds

27 Dec 2015, 08:23

IIrc, the NCR is foam & foil unfortunately.

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

27 Dec 2015, 09:24

Japanese one should be Fujitsu Leaf Spring.

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guk
1896 Vintage Reds

27 Dec 2015, 19:39

www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches

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seebart
Offtopicthority Instigator

27 Dec 2015, 19:42

guk wrote: http://www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches
Damn. :o :shock: Great find guk!

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E3E

28 Dec 2015, 02:39

guk wrote: http://www.ebay.de/itm/161925596794

If anyone feels like harvesting some Alps and Topre keycaps + Omron switches
*shakes fist at ebay.de once again*

Seriously, how do things like this happen in Germany? 1 EUR prices? Dear gawd.

#neverinamerica

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

28 Dec 2015, 03:05

America has a lot more stuff but Europe gets some really interesting and cheap stuff from time to time. :D

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ohaimark
Kingpin

28 Dec 2015, 06:33

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GT6OMNIKEY-Mech ... 1657146668?

This layout made me spasm for a moment. What in hell's name is a big ass enter doing on a board with WIndows keys and the extra random clusters? And the colors?

Waaaaaaaaay overpriced -- it's a later version of the Omnikey (after they were bought out) with simplified switches, etc.

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derzemel

28 Dec 2015, 06:35

I kind of like it... kind of

That big ass Enter + win keys remind me of SteelSeries keyboards

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ohaimark
Kingpin

28 Dec 2015, 06:40

I would buy it if it didn't cost an arm and a leg. Just for how unique it is.

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

28 Dec 2015, 07:06

Honestly I think it is a really nice layout. I like the colors too.

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E3E

28 Dec 2015, 10:42

Yeah, I've been seeing that Omnikey around for a long time, or others like it anyway. Very interesting board. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but then the looks of the Omnikey never really appealed to me. It looks cheaper than the Northgate models; it looks a bit icky to me. :(

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ramnes
ПБТ НАВСЕГДА

28 Dec 2015, 10:46

Ended at 55€, really?

If so, whoever got it got a very good deal.

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HzFaq

28 Dec 2015, 10:57

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Psion-MC200-M ... 2042902045?

Psion MC200 for reasonable (at the moment).

pcaro

28 Dec 2015, 12:12

I like this keycaps a lot and It's spanish, but rubberdome I suppose (I read olivetti are not so bad)

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... 2224347714

lolpes

28 Dec 2015, 12:47

pcaro wrote: I like this keycaps a lot and It's spanish, but rubberdome I suppose (I read olivetti are not so bad)

http://www.ebay.es/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... 2224347714
Well nice there it is! that was the board I was looking for xD

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Stabilized

28 Dec 2015, 13:07

HzFaq wrote: Psion MC200 for reasonable (at the moment).
Is that a Cherry based keyboard on that laptop? Do you know what switches it uses?

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