Great/Interesting Finds

[tentator]

I think this is an expensive rubberdome or laptop crosswitches one right?
https://m.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzei ... 1-234-4898

[emdude]

Ooh, an M4, I believe it is just a rubber dome, albeit a neat variation of it called the buckling rubber sleeve.

[jacobolus]

The Yamaha MSX board is definitely Alps dome switches. The keycaps are nice sculpted spherical (doubleshots?) with cyrillic legends, so someone might be interested, though they’re pretty yellowed, and with all the modifiers missing, they aren’t going to match other keycap profiles, so maybe not.

I also like this Yamaha MSX Alps keycap color scheme:

[ramnes]

Cool Cherry keyboard at a very nice price, please someone take it before I do:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331822818429

Model F AT:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322065739852

What happened to that XT? Look at the dye-subs...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222077389711

[lolpes]

Seems like someone from one of the forums, possible to arrange for the keycaps only is someone wants them? I don't but those are some really cool looking keycaps!

[scottc]

That Cherry keyboard is ohaimark's.

[ramnes]

AEKII
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111959485256

RealForce 91UBK
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222076626445

[gogusrl]

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11021.m4 ... 2030404345

[Chyros]

What very much appears to be THREE Key Tronic magnetic reed keyboards:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Key-Tronic-Ke ... SwWBJXBBoE
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Key-Tronic-Ke ... SwbwlXBBn-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Key-Tronic-Ke ... SwgApXBBnv

NEC keyboard with CREAM oval switches (haven't seen those yet, only blue, white and yellow):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEC-PC-9801N- ... Sw9uFW-Yec

[XMIT]

NEC keyboard with CREAM oval switches (haven't seen those yet, only blue, white and yellow):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEC-PC-9801N- ... Sw9uFW-Yec

I passed up NEC Cream Ovals at Weird Stuff in Sunnyvale, CA a couple of times. They may still be there. These are linear switches, pretty smooth with a subtle bump when the switch is made. As with all NEC Oval switches be careful when pulling key caps to not damage the switch body.

[seebart]

NEC keyboard with CREAM oval switches (haven't seen those yet, only blue, white and yellow):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEC-PC-9801N- ... Sw9uFW-Yec

I passed up NEC Cream Ovals at Weird Stuff in Sunnyvale, CA a couple of times. They may still be there. These are linear switches, pretty smooth with a subtle bump when the switch is made. As with all NEC Oval switches be careful when pulling key caps to not damage the switch body.

I'd love to see a review on NEC Cream Ovals, we got plenty of infos on NEC Blue Ovals. Pretty rare switch in these parts.

[tentator]

Are those the same used in the Olivetti m10?

[kbdfr]

Are those the same used in the Olivetti m10?

Quite obviously not.

Photo from the NEC listing:


Photo from an Olivetti M10:

Alps switch in Olivetti M10.jpg (338.36 KiB) Viewed 6732 times

[Blaise170]

It's mine, and they are the plastic ovals like you see in other NEC boards. The switch is even aptly named "Nec Oval" since they've only really been found in NEC boards.

[seebart]

It's mine, and they are the plastic ovals like you see in other NEC boards. The switch is even aptly named "Nec Oval" since they've only really been found in NEC boards.

Add some more infos to our wiki when you have time, thanks.

[ohaimark]

GE Dispatch 'board:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-Harris-Erics ... 1731026279

No idea what switches it has.

[lolpes]

They look like SP DCS profile to me....sooo cherry?

[Blaise170]

Add some more infos to our wiki when you have time, thanks.

Time? What's that?!

[seebart]

OK I hear you, of course there is no rush in this. I have been very wiki lazy lately.

[timmo]

What very much appears to be THREE Key Tronic magnetic reed keyboards:

When I linked that seller a couple of days ago, I was told he only had "foil and foam".

[Chyros]

What very much appears to be THREE Key Tronic magnetic reed keyboards:

When I linked that seller a couple of days ago, I was told he only had "foil and foam".

Oops, sorry Oo .

[timmo]

Oops, sorry Oo .

I didn't mean that as a criticism, by the way. I'm just voicing my confusion. I'm still getting to grips with identifying vintage gear.

[jerue]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-Omnik ... 1906062242


The great find is the description:

I think the problem may be a solder trace, rather than the keys as it's intermittent. It's like 10 different keys or so. Who knows. Probably you do. I'm tired. AS IS.

If you're reading this you know what it is. It's one of the most loved mechanical keyboards in the world, and I believe it to be a take out from the Northgate offices in Minneapolis. Fix it. Give it a home. Kill an intruder with its sturdy backplate. Scare mice away with it's soothing clacks. Never be afraid again.

[E3E]

I just love the title of this listing. It comes with THE blue Alps switches. Rest assured. You're getting them? Yes, you!



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Focus-FK-2001-K ... 2034107737

[Khronokrator]

I was wondering if anyone else saw that. THE Blue Alps.

I feel like the sellers are getting just a bit greedy, no? After finding out those troll bidders weren't going to pay $500 for their keyboards, they relist them at well over 3x what the actual market value is.

I implore everyone (users and lurkers alike) not to buy them at these prices and let the artificial bubble finally burst.

[seebart]

I just love the title of this listing. It comes with THE blue Alps switches. Rest assured. You're getting them? Yes, you!

Me? I already got exactly that one but did not pay $ 33333.0000000.

wiki/Focus_FK-2002

And yes it does have THE blue Alps. You know those, not the other ones.

[Chyros]

Oops, sorry Oo .

I didn't mean that as a criticism, by the way. I'm just voicing my confusion. I'm still getting to grips with identifying vintage gear.

Not taken as such mate .

As for that Focus, we'll see if it actually goes for that price. There is more than enough supply that if people just pass on expensive boards, the price will come down eventually.

[Invisius]

Nice lot of 4 donor XTs and early Ms , some might just have loose flippers/bad contacts www.ebay.com/itm/172160383677
At what point does a keyboard become a longboard? www.ebay.com/itm/191844343316
Third-gen leaf springs? www.ebay.com/itm/291732066502

[Redmaus]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MICROKI ... Swfl9XBVNf

Neat microkit board

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-Apple-Exten ... SwsN9W~YtV

AEK

[ohaimark]

Do you want a project?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-4-Non-worki ... 2160383677