Best vintage keyboard or cache

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Vote in the final round of this category to win Dolch, Granite, and Stealth keycap sets from Pimp My Keyboard / SP.

Nomination rules:
What was the coolest vintage keyboard in 2016? What vintage keyboard do you really like to use as a daily driver? Give us a short motivation for each suggestion. One sentence will suffice.

Old and exotic keyboards like Honeywells from the 1970s belong in the Best relic or discovery category, not here.

Current suggestions:

• photekq's throne of G81-3100SDUs
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• atomicthumbs's Beamsprings
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• E3E's IBM 5576 Alps Plate Spring keyboards
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• Cindy's cache of 15 NIB Monterey Chiconies with trackball!
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• Cindy's Unsaver Haul
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• Snuci's Model M rescue
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• Cindy's XT/F122 haul for the MF project
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  [*]Rusty Beamsprings in abandoned place by Madhias nominated by davkol

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  [*]Dolch Pac keyboard

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  [*]E3E's Xerox Docutech Keyboards

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The first round ends on Saturday 26 November, 23:59:59 UTC.

[photekq]

What exactly is meant by "cache" in this context? As in a collection of vintage keyboards?

[ohaimark]

Yep. When you find a bunch of vintage keyboards in a single spot.

[photekq]

I guess I'll nominate this then



That's the biggest "cache" of a single model I've ever seen posted, especially as far as $ value goes.

[seebart]

I guess I'll nominate this then

I'm sure you already knew photekq; you cannot nominate yourself!


Looking forward to your nominations people...

[Khers]

Ok, then, I'll go ahead and nominate photekq's rather spectacular find of G81-3100SDUs

[seebart]

Ok, then, I'll go ahead and nominate photekq's rather spectacular find of G81-3100SDUs

Noted.

[Wodan]

I nominate the Nixdorf CT11. Can it get any more legendary? Plate mounted Nixies in a compact layout.
keyboards-f2/nixdorf-ct11-t14322.html

I also nominate the beamspring cache some guy found in the trash:
keyboards-f2/found-a-few-keyboards-in-t ... 14856.html

[emdude]

I'll nominate E3E's IBM 5576 Alps Plate Spring keyboards, neat keyboards with cool dye-subbed caps!

[Chyros]

Cindy's cache of 15 NIB Monterey Chiconies with trackball!

[lot_lizard]

• Cindy's Unsaver Haul
  
• Snuci's Model M rescue

[ohaimark]

There's no rule against nominating yourself in this category. The same goes for Best relic or discovery.

[OutragedPudding]

I would also like to nominate E3E's IBM 5576 Alps spring keyboards! It was great seeing so many alps keysets

[drevyek]

Cindy's XT/F122 haul for the MF project

[davkol]

What about this cache? Rusty keyboards in abandoned place.

[seebart]

What about this cache? Rusty keyboards in abandoned place.

Would you like to nominate that davkol?

[davkol]

Yes!

[Ratfink]

If that wins, does someone have to go there just to leave the wingnut?

[seebart]

If that wins, does someone have to go there just to leave the wingnut?

No, someone has to go there and get all those Beamsprings...

[Ratfink]

If that wins, does someone have to go there just to leave the wingnut?

No, someone has to go there and get all those Beamsprings...

I can see it now…Rustmaster 2.0.

[CommonCurt]

I guess I'll nominate this then



That's the biggest "cache" of a single model I've ever seen posted, especially as far as $ value goes.

Good gawd that's a beautiful sight

[Orpheo]

I nominate Dolch Pac keyboard, because the layout is compact, the key colors are a gem classic and it is so co mfortable.

[E3E]

Does anyone feel like my DocuTech lot is worth a nomination?

photos-f62/xerox-docutech-keyboards-and ... 13229.html

I don't mind if it doesn't get nominated, but I figured I might as well propose it since it was my favorite nab of the year.