Vintage laptops...

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Izza
Lurker Prime

09 Feb 2012, 08:02

I want to see some photos of everyone's vintage laptops. Post! :geek:

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002
Topre Enthusiast

09 Feb 2012, 09:18

Here's an old PC Convertible (broken) that I got for $25 or so a few years ago.
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I've ripped the ALPS based board out and it's sitting on my 'to do' list to convert to USB but I need someones (hopefully HaaTa's) help with that.

I really like these ?brown? ALPS switches so if anyone knows of other boards that have them I'd be interested to know what they are

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byFd

09 Feb 2012, 10:05

wow that enter key is huuuuge

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Izza
Lurker Prime

09 Feb 2012, 10:16

How do those Alps feel? Clicky, tactile, linear? Never seen brown Alps before.

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002
Topre Enthusiast

09 Feb 2012, 10:45

They are tactile (very) and non-clicky.

Edit: Just uploaded this for anyone interested. I make no apologies for quality :)
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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Feb 2012, 11:05

Olivetti M10, bought (new) 1986, still working after more than 25 years:
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Doubleshot keycaps on old-fashioned (linear) white ALPS (ShiftLock: latching yellow ALPS switch):
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002
Topre Enthusiast

09 Feb 2012, 11:16

Wow that's a beauty, kbdfr!

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Izza
Lurker Prime

10 Feb 2012, 04:08

Moar pics! Surely more folks have old laptops/portables laying around?

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Grond

10 Feb 2012, 10:25

I was going to buy one of those for the keyboard:

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But it turned out it's rubber dome. :(

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Icarium

10 Feb 2012, 10:31

002 wrote:Here's an old PC Convertible (broken) that I got for $25 or so a few years ago.
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I've ripped the ALPS based board out and it's sitting on my 'to do' list to convert to USB but I need someones (hopefully HaaTa's) help with that.

I really like these ?brown? ALPS switches so if anyone knows of other boards that have them I'd be interested to know what they are

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There are some of these on ebay.com, would be nice if you could check if they're the same model as yours and post them under great finds.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

10 Feb 2012, 11:39

Almost forgot this one, a Chicony you would hardly call a "laptop":

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White clicky Alps switches (except "Turbo", which has a yellow latching switch), most keycaps (but curiously not all) doubleshots.

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nathanscribe

11 Feb 2012, 14:22

Panasonic CF25 Toughbook and Tandy WP-3. I still use both of them occasionally.

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Izza
Lurker Prime

01 Apr 2012, 10:41

Bumping this for the hell of it.

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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

02 Apr 2012, 23:48

Hmm, one of the original Thinkpads :D (not the first, but still ancient, 755Cs).

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captain

03 Apr 2012, 02:37

Served me well. :-). Gotta like those semi-transparent keycaps, and HUGE screens by today's puny standards.
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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

05 Apr 2012, 02:18

I don't own this one (mostly because it was too heavy to carry home on my bike...).

Has Futaba switches.

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webwit
Wild Duck

05 Apr 2012, 02:24

Pah... it ain't got a Model F in it. Not strictly a laptop, but it's luggable.

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Izza
Lurker Prime

05 Apr 2012, 06:08

What's with the Apple stickers?

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Icarium

05 Apr 2012, 09:22

The cat again! \o/

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Charlie_Brown_MX

05 Apr 2012, 11:30

Icarium wrote:The cat again! \o/
The cat is always my favourite part of webwit’s photos.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

05 Apr 2012, 11:46

koralatov wrote:
Icarium wrote:The cat again! \o/
The cat is always my favourite part of webwit’s photos.
Which cat? I always thought it was webwit himself.

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