Great/Interesting Finds

Phenix · 26 Jun 2016, 20:45

I also purchased an 3700 recently (not that one above), had CHerry mx
Badly is only working in BIOS

seebart · 26 Jun 2016, 22:20

tentator · 26 Jun 2016, 23:05

what switches has that strange siemens board?

Nuum · 27 Jun 2016, 00:30

Cherr MX (Black?)

seebart · 27 Jun 2016, 00:45

tentator wrote: ↑what switches has that strange siemens board?

I really don't know to be honest, it's obviously part of that BTX decoder and therefore not usable for anything else. Maybe I shouldn't post stuff like this here, it is interesting although not cheap at all. Looking at the keycaps it might be Cherry MX but I cannot tell from that picture. There is another picture in the auction from the back where you can see that it's got all kinds of custom keys.

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Nuum · 27 Jun 2016, 00:48

It's most definitely Cherry MX, but I don't know which type. There should be a thread on one of them around, I will search for it when I find the time.

BimboBB · 27 Jun 2016, 01:13

Looks like the white brother of this board. In that case it will have mx black switches and caps are ABS DS.

photekq · 27 Jun 2016, 01:23

photos-f62/cherry-blaupunkt-btx-t7873.h ... =blaupunkt

//gainsborough · 27 Jun 2016, 03:45

telex board. Not sure what switches it has, but has a sweet metal backplate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222166303036?ul_noapp=true

edit: pretty sure it's this http://imgur.com/a/d8HFd#0 but still no idea on switches. Dome with slider?

Engicoder · 27 Jun 2016, 05:20

//gainsborough wrote: ↑telex board. Not sure what switches it has, but has a sweet metal backplate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222166303036?ul_noapp=true

edit: pretty sure it's this http://imgur.com/a/d8HFd#0 but still no idea on switches. Dome with slider?

Yes, Micro Switch SilentTactile (ST)
wiki/Micro_Switch_ST

tentator · 27 Jun 2016, 09:00

uhm interesting.. silent-clicky? so more like a topre or a mx clear?? would be interesting to try.. caps look also lovely.. similar to nixie caps

alh84001 · 27 Jun 2016, 12:25

IBM 5140 - it will probably go up by the end
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-IB ... SwbYZXbU4F

Non-chiclet PCjr keyboard NIB
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOXED-VINTAGE-I ... SwOVpXcJ53

Phenix · 27 Jun 2016, 12:29

Which switches does the 5140 has?

derzemel · 27 Jun 2016, 12:36

Phenix wrote: ↑Which switches does the 5140 has?

Alps SKCM Brown (tactile) on the Alphas and Alps SKCL Compact (linear) on the F row and the Arrows.

Here is a topic with some more pictures: workshop-f7/ibm-5140-convertible-conversion-t9666.html

seebart · 27 Jun 2016, 12:36

Yes, thanks BimboBB & photekq those two are the same, very old MX blacks accoring to sixty:

sixty wrote: ↑All the date codes on the dips are late 1983 and early 1984. I assume the board was assembled in 1984. Probably one of the very first to use MX switches. They actually feel kinda different from normal vintage blacks, kinda heavier and more scratchy. I'll have to de-solder and compare some day.

III · 27 Jun 2016, 19:23

Lot of keyboards: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291804153193
Leading Edge Blue Alps: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291804155580
AEK II in beautiful condition for cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191907125958
Tellervision, should be MX Blues: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231988229862
$15 + shipping for seven Model Ms in bad condition: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322163368898
Might be Mitsumi, might be rubberdome: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201608580664

tentator · 27 Jun 2016, 23:05

I'd say that last one it's not a rubberdome... who agrees?

seebart · 27 Jun 2016, 23:13

tentator wrote: ↑I'd say that last one it's not a rubberdome... who agrees?

No one needs to agree or not because we have facts on that one: Mitsumi hybrid switch.

wiki/Commodore_KPQ-E99YC

wiki/Mitsumi_hybrid_switch

Dra · 27 Jun 2016, 23:33

is there anything known about this Qtronix? Apparently a Qtronix S-980A
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Neue-Qtronix-USB ... 2255160938

Overpriced Cherry boards, although the latter seems interesting with the doubleshots and everything else
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastatur-Cherry- ... 2255152348
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-Cherry-G ... 2287298175

And once again a model m
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-IBM-PS- ... 2117701943

kbdfr · 27 Jun 2016, 23:53

Dra wrote: ↑[…] Overpriced Cherry boards, although the latter seems interesting with the doubleshots and everything else
[…]
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-Cherry-G ... 2287298175 […]

It is a Cherry phoneboard, a telephone/keyboard combo which is just fantastic in its simplicity and usability.
I wouldn’t call it overpriced (BIN price: 300€), as it is definitely a very rare collector’s item.
At least the price will probably prevent it from being sacrificed just for its vintage MX black switches

photekq · 28 Jun 2016, 00:22

I'd call it very overpriced. It might be rare, but there's nothing unique about the keyboard or keycaps themselves to make it desirable to collectors like me. I wouldn't pay anything over the starting bid, and I'm well known for paying a bit too much for Cherry keyboards

kbdfr · 28 Jun 2016, 00:51

Our disagreement is probably due to the fact that I have one and you don’t

Plus, of course, you kind of scorn any Cherry board which is not NIB

photekq · 28 Jun 2016, 00:57

kbdfr wrote: ↑Plus, of course, you kind of scorn any Cherry board which is not NIB

Take it back! My three favourite Cherry keyboards don't have any boxes to go along with them!

hypkx · 28 Jun 2016, 17:36

If we come to overpriced keyboards

I discovered this: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-bes ... d=38318049

Blaise170 · 28 Jun 2016, 21:08

III wrote: ↑Lot of keyboards: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291804153193
Leading Edge Blue Alps: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291804155580
AEK II in beautiful condition for cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191907125958
Tellervision, should be MX Blues: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231988229862
$15 + shipping for seven Model Ms in bad condition: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322163368898
Might be Mitsumi, might be rubberdome: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201608580664

Oh good, a couple of those are mine.

The DC-2014 is only at $13 right now though.

alh84001 · 28 Jun 2016, 21:19

When I saw that first lot I thought to myself it must be from someone on DT

elecplus · 28 Jun 2016, 22:34

https://www.surplustraders.net/wincor-n ... -from.html
I doubt it, but are these the Nixdorf keyboards everyone keeps asking for?

gogusrl · 28 Jun 2016, 22:50

Nope, we want Siemens Nixdorf keyboards not Wincor Nixdorf.

elecplus · 28 Jun 2016, 22:58

gogusrl wrote: ↑Nope, we want Siemens Nixdorf keyboards not Wincor Nixdorf.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200925258605 ? Interesting legends!

tentator · 29 Jun 2016, 00:20

rafi compatible... outrageous shipping uuuuh...