Great/Interesting Finds

zuglufttier · 24 Apr 2016, 22:29

I'd need a new switch, too

And I don't intend to solder MY switches. The board alone raises enough interest

Prelim wrote: why not selling here in the forum?

Ebay has the bigger audience and I put them there to get them sold... If you want it, just drop me a line.

seebart · 24 Apr 2016, 22:41

Did you try to sell it here? Because those caps are pretty nice.

Slom · 24 Apr 2016, 22:55

seebart wrote: Realforce 88UB Topre 45g ISO

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Realforce-88UB-T ... SwubRXF8XI

thx

seebart · 24 Apr 2016, 23:14

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote: Realforce 88UB Topre 45g ISO

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Realforce-88UB-T ... SwubRXF8XI
thx

Oh you're very welcome, although I don't post the links just for you.

That's a pretty good price for a RF if it is in good shape.

zuglufttier · 24 Apr 2016, 23:26

seebart wrote: Did you try to sell it here? Because those caps are pretty nice.

No, I have some more stuff to sell, so I put it all up on eBay. I try to get a good price to finance a nice headphone and amplifier from stax

Abstractions · 25 Apr 2016, 00:02

Beautiful Russian magnetic Reed board:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USSR-Front-cons ... Sw3mpXHSky

tentator · 25 Apr 2016, 00:52

nice caps: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Epson-Hx-20-Comp ... 0952780863

JanitorJoe · 25 Apr 2016, 05:21

IBM 5251 Beamspring: http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5251-Beam-S ... 2016247138

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 08:06

zuglufttier wrote: I'd need a new switch, too And I don't intend to solder MY switches. The board alone raises enough interest

Prelim wrote: why not selling here in the forum?
Ebay has the bigger audience and I put them there to get them sold... If you want it, just drop me a line.

A buying incentive for German DT members:
german-f16/du-wolltest-schon-immer-eine ... ml#p302933

OleVoip · 25 Apr 2016, 08:08

Abstractions wrote:
kbdfr wrote:
OleVoip wrote: I'll try to get them for the wiki and to see whether Siemens or RAFI caps fit (Cherry caps surely don't).
Half an hour before:
Nuum wrote: Dibs!
[cat with big eyes]
So... People aren't listening to the Cat Pics? I don't think they have ever worked... Nor has saying you want it first...
... But, whoever wins it, I would like one switch for my switch collection.

Sorry I missed the "Dibs", saw only the cat making big eyes, which looked more like surprise than like greed.
Maybe we should make it sort of a group buy? Everyone interested gets two of them and the rest gets sent to Beardsmore.

Scarpia · 25 Apr 2016, 09:43

In case that group buy of Sasse switches happens, you can count me in for one or two switches as well. Unless someone needs all 40, in which case they should have them.

zuglufttier · 25 Apr 2016, 10:07

kbdfr wrote:
zuglufttier wrote: I'd need a new switch, too And I don't intend to solder MY switches. The board alone raises enough interest

Prelim wrote: why not selling here in the forum?
Ebay has the bigger audience and I put them there to get them sold... If you want it, just drop me a line.
A buying incentive for German DT members:
german-f16/du-wolltest-schon-immer-eine ... ml#p302933

Alright... You have me: for-sale-f55/zug-t13623.html#p302945

I'll end those auctions on eBay in the next days...

Dra · 25 Apr 2016, 11:13

zuglufttier wrote: I'd need a new switch, too And I don't intend to solder MY switches.

But MY isn't a soldered switch and even then you can remove the stem without having to unmount it

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 14:53

zuglufttier wrote:
kbdfr wrote: […] A buying incentive for German DT members:
german-f16/du-wolltest-schon-immer-eine ... ml#p302933
Alright... You have me: for-sale-f55/zug-t13623.html#p302945

I'll end those auctions on eBay in the next days...

My point was not your offer on eBay, on the contrary I am trying to
i) boost your sale wherever it takes place and
ii) contribute to having that poor keyboard fixed

So I see no reason why you should end your eBay auctions.

I don’t object to eBay sales, but to people registering on DT just in order to promote their eBay sales,
which obviously is not the case with you

(I’ll probably be selling something on eBay myself shortly)

zuglufttier · 25 Apr 2016, 15:57

I didn't do it because of you, don't worry

I think that some people feel better buying here on DT. If I find some people within the next few days who buy the boards here, I'll end the auctions. And I'm violating eBay terms this way, make me feel like a little rebel.

Ray · 25 Apr 2016, 17:39

Fixing that key won't fix the keyboard. It will still be Cherry MY!

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 17:59

You are right, fixing such old things doesn’t make any sense.

Spoiler:

Ray · 25 Apr 2016, 18:11

Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of old stuff that is high quality. There's different qualities in old things, many of which you don't get with new, cheap counterparts.

MY switch does not fall into that category for me. Black MY is okay; if I had one that works with a machine I am using, it would be fine. White MY is just bad, probably already when it left the factory. Maybe I am just not into wet newspaper, though.

seebart · 25 Apr 2016, 18:20

Ray wrote: Fixing that key won't fix the keyboard. It will still be Cherry MY!

The only thing worth anything in this case are the keycaps.

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 18:39

Of course I agree with your opinion on white MY switches,
but this keyboard is still a nice thing and it’s a pity to see it missing a cap and a switch.
Have you never repaired an old bike just to have it fixed no matter how bad it is?

By the way, here’s another keyboard I wouldn’t want to use for typing:

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seebart · 25 Apr 2016, 18:41

What the hell is that kbdfr? Looks sci-fi'ish.

alh84001 · 25 Apr 2016, 18:42

[barbarian]
Well, cable seems nice. And maybe that sticker could be used for a custom IBM square sticker.
[/barbarian]

seebart · 25 Apr 2016, 18:46

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alh84001 wrote: [barbarian]
Well, cable seems nice. And maybe that sticker could be used for a custom IBM square sticker.
[/barbarian]

Custom IBM square sticker?

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 19:11

seebart wrote: What the hell is that kbdfr? Looks sci-fi'ish.

Same (but with even more LCD caps) as shown here by Halvar.

I wonder why repairing a switch and providing a cap for a G81-3000 SAD is frowned upon
while dozens of people care to bolt-mod ugly IBM keyboards which obviously break by design

ohaimark · 25 Apr 2016, 20:10

The plastic rivets are a planned obsolescence conspiracy!

Muirium · 25 Apr 2016, 20:11

Smiling at the sight of Kbdfr bashing IBM in my absense. All's right with the world.

(Model M is just IBM's crappy later cost cutting variant of Model F. If you want to hurt us, mention our crumbling foam!)

kbdfr · 25 Apr 2016, 20:30

Muirium wrote: Smiling […]

Glad if I am of any help

emdude · 25 Apr 2016, 20:31

Muirium wrote: (Model M is just IBM's crappy later cost cutting variant of Model F. If you want to hurt us, mention our crumbling foam!)

Don't forget crappy, dated layouts.

alh84001 · 25 Apr 2016, 20:53

Non-crappy dated connectors and protocols too

Scarpia · 25 Apr 2016, 21:03

While we're bashing IBM keyboards (secretly hoping to magically cause the prices to plummet on mint condition SSKs and Kishsavers) let's not forget about the embarrassing 2KRO!