Great/Interesting Finds

Scarpia · 05 Apr 2016, 08:32

Oh sh.. I have one of those 2464 SSKs with missing keycaps! I need this!!! (..though at that price, the TCO for my SSK becomes a bit too high. I've PM'ed the seller though.

Would anyone be interested in splitting one of those? I need the "2" keycap and the arrow keys, and I'd like the "Esc" and F1-F10 keys (though I'm flexible if the price split is right). And you get to keep the working grey-label Model M, which should be worth a little on its own.

Chyros · 05 Apr 2016, 09:33

Khronokrator wrote: ↑
Chyros wrote: ↑Ah, the Ortek battlecruiser! Not cheap for the condition it's in, but genuine Alps and it's a cool board, and almost as big as a battleship .
Not sure about "genuine" Alps, Chyros. I have a working theory all Ortek 142s shipped with SKBM Simplified switches, and I think this one's no exception--the upside down bold Alps logo is a fairly telltale sign of Simplified White Alps, which are pretty yucky switches IMO.

In any case, yes, it's probably overpriced for the condition it's in. Ohaimark's board was in MUCH better condition, excepting the switches themselves.

$125 is actually about how much that NIB German 142 sold for back in January, so yeah, I think the seller is overreaching here.

Haha well I can definitely confirm not ALL MCK-142Pros have SKBM

. Whether the ones in that one are simplified I don't know, but they're not clones.

Khronokrator · 05 Apr 2016, 09:57

Ah man, it figures that Chyros would have seen or owned the rare MCK-142 that came with actual Alps switches.

All the ones I've seen--which granted is not a huge sample size--have been simplified Alps. I bow before your superior Alps knowledge, however, Chyros.

... On topic: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenith-Z-150-Gr ... 1958221925

kokokoy · 05 Apr 2016, 10:13

Several KUL boards from EK http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 59&alt=web

alh84001 · 05 Apr 2016, 10:45

emdude wrote: ↑These Model Ms are pretty neat, P/N: 1394618, a Displaywriter version and the 101-key counterpart to the Displaywriter SSKs with stepped Ctrl/Alt modifiers.

That backspace key looks so out of place though.

ramnes · 05 Apr 2016, 12:57

Who wants relegendable BS keycaps?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/371589768805

shreebles · 05 Apr 2016, 13:28

Getting dangerously close to my birthdate!
I'm happy it doesn't match, otherwise I'd have had to buy that overpriced standard M.

andrewjoy · 05 Apr 2016, 15:24

shreebles wrote: ↑Getting dangerously close to my birthdate!
I'm happy it doesn't match, otherwise I'd have had to buy that overpriced standard M.

I think everyone looks for one of them.

I would love an IBM of my birthdate , ideally the original M with the sliver label and fat ass black cable

Chyros · 05 Apr 2016, 15:39

andrewjoy wrote: ↑
shreebles wrote: ↑Getting dangerously close to my birthdate!
I'm happy it doesn't match, otherwise I'd have had to buy that overpriced standard M.
I think everyone looks for one of them.

I would love an IBM of my birthdate , ideally the original M with the sliver label and fat ass black cable

Aww yihh

. Don't even know what the part number for the UK 0131 is though xD . Nor if they still made the black cables when I was born (although I have one from my 1388032).

alh84001 · 05 Apr 2016, 16:31

andrewjoy wrote: ↑ I think everyone looks for one of them.

I would love an IBM of my birthdate , ideally the original M with the sliver label and fat ass black cable

Some of us are too old to be playing that game

In fact, if there isn't some model F XT prototype from 1980, I am only left with beamsprings, and I don't know if they have exact date printed anywhere at all.

andrewjoy · 05 Apr 2016, 16:33

16/7/86 please . ANYONE!

Khers · 05 Apr 2016, 16:44

I would also like an M made on my birthday. 22/09/86, please!

Scarpia · 05 Apr 2016, 17:43

Maybe create a 'Model M birthday match making" thread? Where M owners can post their birthday labels and hopefuls can post their birthdates?

hypkx · 05 Apr 2016, 17:56

Scarpia wrote: ↑Maybe create a 'Model M birthday match making" thread? Where M owners can post their birthday labels and hopefuls can post their birthdates?

https://www.reddit.com/r/modelmbirthdays/

Scarpia · 05 Apr 2016, 18:27

Back on topic... Here's a Fame TH-5539 from Germany:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAME-TH-5539- ... 2075836471

An interesting 24-key Apple numeric keypad:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Numeric-Keypa ... 2079134863

And an Apple M0110A:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Apple ... 2157848408

Not to mention a nice Dell AT101:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-AT101-PS ... 1841993072

And a sexy model F AT:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Click ... 2074575574

And what is this? "Funkenstört" branded Taiwanese keyboards, seems like they made lab gear?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage- ... 1822522983

A Zenith board (P/N 163-0092-03-00) with a curious layout and lots of free dirt and grime:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zenith-Data-S ... 1841293912

Soviet "reed keyboard" (2 available)?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/soviet-reed-k ... 1901329786

tentator · 05 Apr 2016, 18:46

Hey do you think this is interesting?
http://m.tutti.ch/berna/uffici-ed-eserc ... 315993.htm
For sure overpriced but..
Not sure if caps would be bs compatible or what switches they are but that split spacebar is nice

tentator · 05 Apr 2016, 18:48

I think that funkenstort is rubberdome..

timmo · 05 Apr 2016, 19:09

HAL DKB-2010: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-HAL-D ... 1823360727

alh84001 · 05 Apr 2016, 19:29

tentator wrote: ↑Hey do you think this is interesting?
http://m.tutti.ch/berna/uffici-ed-eserc ... 315993.htm
For sure overpriced but..
Not sure if caps would be bs compatible or what switches they are but that split spacebar is nice

This looks like IBM 6715 Actionwriter, so keycaps should be compatible.

Dra · 05 Apr 2016, 19:32

Scarpia wrote: ↑Back on topic... Here's a Fame TH-5539 from Germany:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAME-TH-5539- ... 2075836471

Watch out, at least one of those is most likely my returned board, which had shitty alps clones

Nuum · 05 Apr 2016, 20:35

Scarpia wrote: ↑[...]
And what is this? "Funkenstört" branded Taiwanese keyboards, seems like they made lab gear?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage- ... 1822522983
[...]

"Funkentstört" is not a brand but a German word, it means "RFI suppressed"

Chyros · 05 Apr 2016, 20:37

Dra wrote: ↑
Scarpia wrote: ↑Back on topic... Here's a Fame TH-5539 from Germany:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAME-TH-5539- ... 2075836471
Watch out, at least one of those is most likely my returned board, which had shitty alps clones

Maybe it's Seebart's? In that case it has Aruz switches iirc. But yeah, I think it's a resell of that batch that turned up. Disappointing to see how many got returned/relisted Oo .

Dra · 05 Apr 2016, 20:42

Chyros wrote: ↑Maybe it's Seebart's? In that case it has Aruz switches iirc. But yeah, I think it's a resell of that batch that turned up. Disappointing to see how many got returned/relisted Oo .

Nope, Seebart didn't return it, he sold it to lolpes

I don't know why but I somehow find it funny how 3 boards are for sale, last one had 4, one can only hope they just found some new stock

seebart · 05 Apr 2016, 20:43

Dra wrote: ↑
Chyros wrote: ↑Maybe it's Seebart's? In that case it has Aruz switches iirc. But yeah, I think it's a resell of that batch that turned up. Disappointing to see how many got returned/relisted Oo .
Nope, Seebart didn't return it, he sold it to lolpes

I don't know why but I somehow find it funny how 3 boards are for sale, last one had 4, one can only hope they just found some new stock

That's right and I don't think that seller has another one either.

Dra · 05 Apr 2016, 20:47

Nuum wrote: ↑ "Funkentstört" is not a brand but a German word, it means "RFI suppressed"

Taking this a bit further, googling for ACK-200 reveals that it's an AceKey, according to this ebay listing it's 'semi mechanical'

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acekey-ack-200- ... 7675.l2557

Scottex · 05 Apr 2016, 21:25

Scarpia wrote: ↑
A Zenith board (P/N 163-0092-03-00) with a curious layout and lots of free dirt and grime:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zenith-Data-S ... 1841293912

pretty sure this is a rubberdome

Halvar · 05 Apr 2016, 21:42

Yes, even if you don't know the model, the backside gives it away.

miloica · 05 Apr 2016, 21:46

seebart wrote:
That's right and I don't think that seller has another one either.

At least one of these three is fresh, because mine is still with me, and I won't send it back. It has blue switches and I find them very interesting, but the keyboard itself is all plastic.

timmo · 05 Apr 2016, 22:36

A number of interesting boards from one seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw= ... d&_sacat=0

Such as this "Sundstrand SWINC keyboard PCB":

Ratfink · 05 Apr 2016, 23:45

alh84001 wrote: ↑
andrewjoy wrote: ↑ I think everyone looks for one of them.

I would love an IBM of my birthdate , ideally the original M with the sliver label and fat ass black cable
Some of us are too old to be playing that game

In fact, if there isn't some model F XT prototype from 1980, I am only left with beamsprings, and I don't know if they have exact date printed anywhere at all.

My Displaywriter board has (if memory serves me right) not one, but three different dates in it, all from 1980.