Great/Interesting Finds

seebart · 19 Sep 2016, 00:21

Fun fact, I totally forgot about photekq's K104 picture that I added to the wiki page myself. The fact that it's a different row is irrelevant. But blank SKCM caps are rare that's true. I can't find the pic of that Ortek now. Of course Tai-Hao made all these keycaps.

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u-ra · 19 Sep 2016, 00:24

seebart wrote: ↑Very good point u-ra, my K104 does not have one for example. Thanks for pointing that out!

wiki/Monterey_K104

Yeah, neither does mine. Seems to be specific to the US variants.

E3E · 19 Sep 2016, 15:24

u-ra wrote: ↑
Chyros wrote: ↑The blank key isn't even on any Focus keyboard, or any Alps-mount board that I know of, in fact.

Some K104s have blanks. w/images/0/06/Monterey_K104_front_view_alternate.jpg

As did my former K101:

I'd say they commonly have blanks as far as I've seen, but as mentioned, it's probably a US vs EU model thing.

scottc · 19 Sep 2016, 22:15

This is the absolute worst troll keyboard I've ever found...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-AT-T- ... OSwYIxX3yy~

LewisR · 20 Sep 2016, 01:15

scottc wrote: ↑This is the absolute worst troll keyboard I've ever found...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-AT-T- ... OSwYIxX3yy~

I like that it has "Touch keys" though. I hate non-touch keys.

jerue · 20 Sep 2016, 17:31

http://www.ebay.com/itm/381775344620

mecano · 20 Sep 2016, 18:12

Those caps… Wish I'd be in the USA…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cado-Terminal-K ... 2372999983

BinaryHalibut · 20 Sep 2016, 18:30

I got one of those for a 55 shipped offer. Will post pics when it comes in.

mecano · 20 Sep 2016, 18:37

Good catch!
Would love to see better pics

ohaimark · 20 Sep 2016, 18:51

I had one of those a while back. Here's the photo I saved. It has some nifty feet for angling purposes -- those knurled squares on the back rotate asymmetrically to raise it off the desk.

//gainsborough · 20 Sep 2016, 21:31

this thing looks neat!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-HP-2647 ... SwLnBX4KRG

chiptea · 21 Sep 2016, 01:20

jerue wrote: ↑

http://www.ebay.com/itm/381775344620

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//gainsborough · 21 Sep 2016, 09:56

blue oval board

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Keyb ... SwLnBX4Vjd

how does the h410e differ from the h412?

Also here's a focus board with, what looks to be, some alps clone switch

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOCUS-FK-2001-V ... SwzaJX4b9v

Chyros · 21 Sep 2016, 10:11

//gainsborough wrote: ↑blue oval board

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Keyb ... SwLnBX4Vjd

how does the h410e differ from the h412?

Also here's a focus board with, what looks to be, some alps clone switch

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOCUS-FK-2001-V ... SwzaJX4b9v

The H410 has an AT pluig. Other than that I think they're quite similar. The Focus definitely has clones.

//gainsborough · 21 Sep 2016, 20:03

Chyros wrote: ↑The H410 has an AT pluig. Other than that I think they're quite similar.

Ahhhh. Gotcha.

manna · 21 Sep 2016, 23:48

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Focus-FK2001-Me ... SwNRdX2e7m

Worth it, considering it's going to cost 83 US dollars in total?

fohat · 22 Sep 2016, 00:15

manna wrote: ↑http://www.ebay.com/itm/Focus-FK2001-Me ... SwNRdX2e7m

Worth it, considering it's going to cost 83 US dollars in total?

How unfortunate that it has the plastic clips for the cover but not the cover itself.

I have a set of those clips, too, but no cover.

//gainsborough · 22 Sep 2016, 00:26

Didn't you want one of these, Chyros?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNIK ... SwmLlX4wIQ

edit: it's local pickup only, apparently

2nd edit: It was changed to shipping only in lower 48

seebart · 22 Sep 2016, 00:33

//gainsborough wrote: ↑Didn't you want one of these, Chyros?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNIK ... SwmLlX4wIQ

Yes I do also but I want it this side of the "pond", preferably in the EU.

Tuntematon · 22 Sep 2016, 00:48

//gainsborough wrote: ↑Didn't you want one of these, Chyros?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNIK ... SwmLlX4wIQ

edit: it's local pickup only, apparently

Somebody hurry and buy it now or I am going to kill the BIN with a bid!

Chyros · 22 Sep 2016, 04:11

Tuntematon wrote: ↑
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Didn't you want one of these, Chyros?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNIK ... SwmLlX4wIQ

edit: it's local pickup only, apparently
Somebody hurry and buy it now or I am going to kill the BIN with a bid!

No need, it's already gone, it seems xD . Yeah, I'm looking for a mint or near-mint one of these (with blue Alps). Thanks for pointing this out

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yangdaddy · 22 Sep 2016, 07:12

Chyros wrote: ↑
Tuntematon wrote: ↑
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Didn't you want one of these, Chyros?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHGATE-OMNIK ... SwmLlX4wIQ

edit: it's local pickup only, apparently
Somebody hurry and buy it now or I am going to kill the BIN with a bid!
No need, it's already gone, it seems xD . Yeah, I'm looking for a mint or near-mint one of these (with blue Alps). Thanks for pointing this out .

Hey Chyros,
I have one that is in very good condition. I'm gonna PM you.

snoopy · 22 Sep 2016, 11:15

hmm... I would love to try blue alps... but those prices...

mecano · 22 Sep 2016, 12:08

ohaimark wrote: ↑I had one of those a while back. Here's the photo I saved. It has some nifty feet for angling purposes -- those knurled squares on the back rotate asymmetrically to raise it off the desk.

Thanks for the picture ohaimark, on the ebay one the layout was hard to get.
Not exactly the best layout around, that esc key so close to the exec one may have led to industrial disasters

Though those caps are beautiful.

hypkx · 22 Sep 2016, 16:07

seebart wrote: ↑Congrats on that old Dell AT hypkx, those are quite rare in the EU. Looking foreward to your pics.

Received it today, man is in this keyboard much metall. A metall switchplate + a metall backplate in the case!
*edit: no metall backplate, just a very thick metal switch plate and a electro isolation shield.

Khers · 22 Sep 2016, 22:05

snoopy wrote: ↑hmm... I would love to try blue alps... but those prices...

You could probably get a few NIB blue Alps board for the price of one of your Kishsavers...

snoopy · 22 Sep 2016, 22:10

Khers wrote: ↑
snoopy wrote: ↑hmm... I would love to try blue alps... but those prices...
You could probably get a few NIB blue Alps board for the price of one of your Kishsavers...

Happy Birthday!

... and I think I'm too stupid to find a blue alps board in GER. I bet I would spend a ton of money for fake alps or the 'wrong' alps.

alh84001 · 22 Sep 2016, 22:14

Sharks are smelling blood and started circling

(I don't exclude myself from that shark club

)

E3E · 22 Sep 2016, 22:21

The ever desirable Leading Edge DC-3014:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-LE ... 2518.l4276

Hypersphere · 22 Sep 2016, 22:26

The same seller has posted a DC-2014 and a DC-3014. Both are a bit overpriced considering the shine on the caps and the damaged logo badge on the DC-3014. The seller is also in New Orleans -- I wonder if the keyboards went through one or more hurricane floods. Even without being submerged, it is so humid in New Orleans, the keyboard springs are probably adorned with Spanish moss and various strains of fungi.