Great/Interesting Finds

Chyros · 29 Dec 2015, 13:25

Crazy Canadian XXIV wrote: ↑A bunch of weird old Cyrillic keyboards:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-Fully-M ... 1818266335

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-Fully-M ... 1928712677

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pravetz-8M-Full ... 1947463950

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soviet- ... 1876956019

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-soviet- ... 1728035206

Tandy Microcomputer TRS-80: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Vintage-Ta ... 2007740492

Data General 6246-A Dasher (sadly not the pretty blue Dasher, but still nice): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Data-Ge ... 1035797539

I'm very curious about the Cyrillic keyboards, I don't recognise the switches in any of them.

The Pravetz ones all look like they're magnetic reed (they used a rather strage orthogonal design). The soviet ones prop up from time to time (I posted one of them once myself xD) but people keep saying they're rubber dome.

Wiki suggests the Tandy is SKCC tall cream, no clue what the Data General is xD .

As for the Ortek; it looks suspiciously like a dressed-up AppleDesign keyboard to me Oo .

EDIT: the blue bear has one of the Pravetzes, he recorded a typing video. They sound really scratchy though, you can hear that good old vintage squeak in there.

Blaise170 · 29 Dec 2015, 17:47

pcaro wrote: ↑ What wonderfull keyboards!! The problem, I don't understand nothing and never brought to Japan. Any guide?

I just bought my first keyboard from Japan by using J-Subculture, they are really easy to use.

kbdfr wrote: ↑Probably the highest Enter key ever:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262028404723

The keycaps look distinctively MEI to me.

seebart · 29 Dec 2015, 17:57

Blaise170 wrote: ↑
kbdfr wrote: ↑Probably the highest Enter key ever:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262028404723
The keycaps look distinctively MEI to me.

That is correct, pretty horrible switch.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Datalux_SpaceSaver

Blaise170 · 29 Dec 2015, 19:23

seebart wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑
kbdfr wrote: ↑Probably the highest Enter key ever:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262028404723
The keycaps look distinctively MEI to me.
That is correct, pretty horrible switch.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Datalux_SpaceSaver

I have a Datalux, and I can say with certainty that MEI are one if the worst, if not the worst, switches I've ever had the displeasure of using.

maxmalkav · 29 Dec 2015, 20:46

Nice IBM set including a Model F Big Foot
http://www.milanuncios.com/ordenadores- ... 167053.htm

hypkx · 29 Dec 2015, 22:11

cherry ds:
http://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anze ... 4-225-2899

Engicoder · 30 Dec 2015, 05:58

Engicoder wrote: ↑Blue Alps making people crazy
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311507341321

Another example of this blue alps trackball keyboard is up on ebay. Seems as if the seller has taken the final bid of the first auction as the going rate and priced this one accordingly. It can be yours for the paltry sum of $295 BIN.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311514490150

ohaimark · 30 Dec 2015, 06:11

Yeah... I tried to talk him into auctioning it off, but no dice.

He's a really nice chap that had no idea what sort of a gold mine he stumbled into. I explained the whole Blue and Green Alps^thick keycaps phenomena to him.

He just joined here, so hopefully he'll be able to find more cool boards in a future buy. (He does arcade and retrocomputing stuff most of the time, it seems.)

ohaimark · 30 Dec 2015, 07:52

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Fluke-1720A-P ... 1836551688?

The keycaps on these are Cherry compatible... At this price it's getting tempting.

XMIT · 30 Dec 2015, 13:56

ohaimark wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Fluke-1720A-P ... 1836551688?

The keycaps on these are Cherry compatible... At this price it's getting tempting.

Group buy! I'll take one with all of the caps if you get the set.

ohaimark · 30 Dec 2015, 16:27

Alright, XMIT. I'll throw down a bid or two and we'll see what happens.

XMIT · 30 Dec 2015, 20:57

NeXT non ADB keyboard with small Enter and white tactile Alps switches. The second and third photos are pictures of the actual keyboard posted after messaging the seller. I would like this one for myself but instead I'll pass it on to you.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272013376624

Muirium · 30 Dec 2015, 21:06

Same seller as I got the black Alps NeXT haul from. Same price, too.

XMIT · 30 Dec 2015, 21:17

ohaimark wrote: ↑(He does arcade and retrocomputing stuff most of the time, it seems.)

I spy a Wang terminal with an extremely familiar looking keyboard.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311512720624

ramnes · 30 Dec 2015, 22:04

Who got that Swiss MX 5000, and how much?

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/181973335437

gogusrl · 31 Dec 2015, 12:58

new wang
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PIXIE-D ... 1743769870?

courtesi · 31 Dec 2015, 22:30

Not sure how many Cherry ML fans there are here but this buyer has a bunch of G84-4101SPAUS for sale (Dyesub!)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-ML4100-P ... 1453762406?

Blaise170 · 01 Jan 2016, 01:54

courtesi wrote: ↑Not sure how many Cherry ML fans there are here but this buyer has a bunch of G84-4101SPAUS for sale (Dyesub!)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-ML4100-P ... 1453762406?

My offer was accepted immediately at $13. Might go down to $10.

ohaimark · 01 Jan 2016, 05:04

An Omnikey -- which appears to have the same build quality as the older models -- with Windows keys.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Avant-Stellar-P ... 1977857388?

Chyros · 01 Jan 2016, 13:38

As I recall they had to use Alps clones for the later models of Omnikey though.

HzFaq · 01 Jan 2016, 14:08

DATADESK MAC 101E
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-apple ... 1977404432?

Apple M0116
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-apple ... 1977404432

AEK2
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/apple-extende ... SwX~dWhR8u

All from the same seller, might have to keep an eye on that one...

Pretty Cheap Rollermouse
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CONTOUR-ROLLE ... 1898087873?

seebart · 01 Jan 2016, 17:01

Good finds HzFaq!

Unicomp 122

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Unicomp-Keyboard ... SwNyFWf8pu

AEK 2 boxed

http://www.ebay.de/itm/WIE-NEU-Original ... Sw~otWguov

Leopold FC660C Electrostatic Capacitive Topre Keyboard PBT Grey SILENCED!

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Leopold-FC660C-E ... SwwE5WblZW

Topre Realforce 23U/23UB Black Numberpad/Tenkeypad 45g UNIFORM SILENCED!

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Topre-Realforce- ... Swv-NWblft

Cherry Electrical G80-3700 (G80-3700HAADE/03)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cherry-Electrica ... SwZ1lWdCGM

Halvar · 01 Jan 2016, 23:54

OK, neither great nor interesting -- this guy is just crazy:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/221978811262?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

seebart · 02 Jan 2016, 00:19

Halvar wrote: ↑OK, neither great nor interesting -- this guy is just crazy:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/221978811262?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Yes a prime example of how it has "made the round" that there is money to be made with old keyboards. It looks nice but 150 Euros is ridiculous. Now if it was G80-1000 HFD new in box.

dzhoou · 02 Jan 2016, 01:15

Beamspring for 3178?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Antique-IBM-term ... SwYIhWhwqA

snuci · 02 Jan 2016, 01:35

dzhoou wrote: ↑Beamspring for 3178?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Antique-IBM-term ... SwYIhWhwqA

Anyone here buy it? It's definitely a beam spring but it's probably pretty rusty so I thought twice and it was gone. That was quick

I'd love to hear about the restoration. My restoration is actually going pretty well.

chzel · 02 Jan 2016, 01:35

That would be me!
Been lusting for a beamspring for a while!
Christmas present for myself! Shipping is going to be a bitch though!

snuci · 02 Jan 2016, 01:38

Well, best of luck on the restoration, chzel! Hopefully it looks worse than it is.

chzel · 02 Jan 2016, 01:42

Thanks!
It has all the caps, and the pad card should be quite resilient, so the biggest bet is the condition of the switches.

Halvar · 02 Jan 2016, 01:49

Great catch, looking forward to your photos!

I want to know what's under that secret lid!