Great/Interesting Finds

Engicoder · 12 Jan 2016, 19:11

Battleship alert!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121863095812

Almost certainly Keytronic.

Chyros · 12 Jan 2016, 19:59

Looks pretty awesome dunnit?

I thought Key Tronic too, considering the font, but I don't recall ever having seen Key Tronics with integrated LEDs in the centre of caps. Think it's rubber dome?

derzemel · 12 Jan 2016, 20:27

Is that KBDFR selling his portable keyboard?

guk · 12 Jan 2016, 20:44

Pretty sure it's MX.

Halvar · 12 Jan 2016, 20:46

Chyros wrote: ↑Think it's rubber dome?

Hey, it says "clicky"!

Yeah I know...

Engicoder · 12 Jan 2016, 20:58

Chyros wrote: ↑Looks pretty awesome dunnit? I thought Key Tronic too, considering the font, but I don't recall ever having seen Key Tronics with integrated LEDs in the centre of caps. Think it's rubber dome?

Hmm. Your right, Key Tronic is usually upper right. The black back looked very Key Tronic like and the part number begins with 'E' so I may have jumped to a false conclusion.

Tombery · 12 Jan 2016, 21:36

Dont know if this was already posted. These are parts of an russian EWM system.

You can buy it here if you understand russian: https://www.avito.ru/moskva/tovary_dlya ... _692383677
Costs 1000 rubel (~12euro).

ohaimark · 12 Jan 2016, 21:41

Sort of interesting. I like the name, "HAL," because of Odyssey 2001.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hal-Kb2100-Rtty ... 1501873593?

Blaise170 · 12 Jan 2016, 22:05

I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".

SL89 · 12 Jan 2016, 22:08

DAMN now that is a battleship!

lolpes · 12 Jan 2016, 22:19

Tombery wrote: ↑Dont know if this was already posted. These are parts of an russian EWM system.

You can buy it here if you understand russian: https://www.avito.ru/moskva/tovary_dlya ... _692383677
Costs 1000 rubel (~12euro).

The problem for me with avito is that i cannot manage to contact a seller, or even buy anything, can you explain how to do it? or maybe I am missing something here :/

seebart · 12 Jan 2016, 22:21

Right, if I knew how and the seller spoke english I might get that for 12 Euros. Looks highly interesting.

Engicoder · 12 Jan 2016, 22:28

Blaise170 wrote: ↑I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".

That might be a hard argument. The definition of a "mechanical keyboard" is one of our own making. A rubber dome could be considered mechanical as compared to a touch screen keyboard.

seebart · 12 Jan 2016, 22:39

Engicoder wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".
That might be a hard argument. The definition of a "mechanical keyboard" is one of our own making. A rubber dome could be considered mechanical as compared to a touch screen keyboard.

True, unless the seller specifically called it a mechanical keyboard in his auction. But even then the seller could argue against that. Then again ebay generally gives the buyer more rights than the seller these days.

guk · 12 Jan 2016, 22:42

Blaise170 wrote: ↑I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".

Not much to worry about, it's made by TG3 and here's a pic of an almost identical one:

edit: There's also this GH thread: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=20652.0

ramnes · 12 Jan 2016, 23:32

derzemel wrote: ↑Is that KBDFR selling his portable keyboard?

Tombery · 13 Jan 2016, 00:00

lolpes wrote: ↑
Tombery wrote: ↑Dont know if this was already posted. These are parts of an russian EWM system.

You can buy it here if you understand russian: https://www.avito.ru/moskva/tovary_dlya ... _692383677
Costs 1000 rubel (~12euro).
The problem for me with avito is that i cannot manage to contact a seller, or even buy anything, can you explain how to do it? or maybe I am missing something here :/

There is a button with a Phone. Klicking it will reveal the sellers number. To call him you need also Russian international code i think its 007. So the number is 007 8 906 061-47-29. I dont know if this person speaks english but its possible.

If you want to buy it and the seller can speak english then you dont need an avito account.

PS. I am from germany i just got this tipp from a friend.

lolpes · 13 Jan 2016, 00:07

Most of the times when I click on the phone number all is get is a infinite loading symbol and the number never actually shows up, also when the message icon is displayed and I try to send a message, it just says that an error occured, and nothing happens also

Chyros · 13 Jan 2016, 00:10

Tombery wrote: ↑

JAYSUS FOOKENCROIST those switches are like the goddamn tower of Babel xD .

Also glad I didn't buy the Battlestar Galactica, awesome-looking as it is I don't need anymore MX black xD .

Blaise170 · 13 Jan 2016, 03:58

Engicoder wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".
That might be a hard argument. The definition of a "mechanical keyboard" is one of our own making. A rubber dome could be considered mechanical as compared to a touch screen keyboard.

Sure, but I've argued it before and won. I've also argued "clicky" before and won. Don't describe something that it isn't and there won't be any problems as a seller.

rddm · 13 Jan 2016, 04:06

olivetti ank-28 http://www.ebay.it/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... Swo3pWe9gA

Crazy Canadian XXIV · 13 Jan 2016, 04:21

rddm wrote: ↑olivetti ank-28 http://www.ebay.it/itm/Teclado-vintage- ... Swo3pWe9gA

Looks like dome over membrane. Not much interesting there.

Engicoder · 13 Jan 2016, 04:39

Blaise170 wrote: ↑
Engicoder wrote: ↑
Blaise170 wrote: ↑I bought the Battleship for $60 shipped. If it turns out not to be mechanical, it'll be going back for a refund as "not as described".
That might be a hard argument. The definition of a "mechanical keyboard" is one of our own making. A rubber dome could be considered mechanical as compared to a touch screen keyboard.
Sure, but I've argued it before and won. I've also argued "clicky" before and won. Don't describe something that it isn't and there won't be any problems as a seller.

Remind me to get in touch with you next time I have a dispute

Redmaus · 13 Jan 2016, 05:03

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Alps-Mech ... SwGotWjgz9

Oh man I am tempted...

I have almost completed my alps collection.

Crazy Canadian XXIV · 13 Jan 2016, 06:11

Redmaus wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.com/itm/Green-Alps-Mech ... SwGotWjgz9

Oh man I am tempted...

I have almost completed my alps collection.

That was actually posted a few pages back, believe it or not. I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet; it's super nice. It's anyone's guess how easy it'll be to convert to USB, though.

Ludovician · 13 Jan 2016, 06:29

Looks like a switch donor to me.

Crazy Canadian XXIV · 13 Jan 2016, 06:37

Ludovician wrote: ↑Looks like a switch donor to me.

And a cap donor too, I'd hope! Because those are some very nice olive drab caps.

kbdfr · 13 Jan 2016, 07:58

derzemel wrote: ↑Is that KBDFR selling his portable keyboard?

Seriously, you bet I wouldn't sell such a nice small gem

Congrats, Blaise170!

ettasian · 13 Jan 2016, 18:31

Acorn Electron in nearly perfect contition (only that it doesn't work) in Poland
http://allegro.pl/acorn-electron-niespr ... 66021.html

It ends in 3 hours. I can proxy.

ohaimark · 13 Jan 2016, 18:37

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sun-Microsystem ... 2061016574

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Headstart-LX-Co ... 2238504993

1st one is a teensy convert with Oak Linears. 2nd is an unknown quantity that I didn't investigate deeply.