Great/Interesting Finds

[Menuhin]

No Idea about the worth of the keyboard, but it uses SDL to SDL?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Burroug ... Sw5cNYWweA

Oh that's another ITW Magnetic Valve Keyboard. Guess it was used in a terminal - looks like the same low profile, rack mount style keyboard as the Heath Zenith SWA4300 I just got, but the switch tops are red on this one instead of white.

The K2 version of that board is a ProtoTopre dome keyboard.

Has to be identified with an experienced eye.
I hope there is some documented solution for the SDL to SDL though.

[Harshmallow]

No Idea about the worth of the keyboard, but it uses SDL to SDL?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Burroug ... Sw5cNYWweA

Oh that's another ITW Magnetic Valve Keyboard. Guess it was used in a terminal - looks like the same low profile, rack mount style keyboard as the Heath Zenith SWA4300 I just got, but the switch tops are red on this one instead of white.

The K2 version of that board is a ProtoTopre dome keyboard.

Has to be identified with an experienced eye.
I hope there is some documented solution for the SDL to SDL though.

Well, here is Haata's thread on the slightly newer 'prototopre' version:
photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k2-3675-6104-t12617.html

and his thread on the same model as this one on ebay, but with the seemingly more common white sliders: photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k1-ab-t12757.html

Not sure about the SDL cable though.

[Menuhin]

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Well, here is Haata's thread on the slightly newer 'prototopre' version:
photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k2-3675-6104-t12617.html

and his thread on the same model as this one on ebay, but with the seemingly more common white sliders: photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k1-ab-t12757.html

Not sure about the SDL cable though.

Should be a nice board to have, if only I am able to convert it for modern computers.

Also, the keycap profile of this style - low-profile cylindrical - is lost, among many lost keycap profiles of the golden key switch era.

[Harshmallow]

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Well, here is Haata's thread on the slightly newer 'prototopre' version:
photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k2-3675-6104-t12617.html

and his thread on the same model as this one on ebay, but with the seemingly more common white sliders: photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k1-ab-t12757.html

Not sure about the SDL cable though.

Should be a nice board to have, if only I am able to convert it for modern computers.

Also, the keycap profile of this style - low-profile cylindrical - is lost, among many lost keycap profiles of the golden key switch era.

I definitely agree with you there - these unique, dye sublimed PBT keycaps and these slightly heavier, kinda-Topre-feeling-but-more-mechanical switches are awesome. If you want to find a more usable format for these caps and switches, try to find the Heath Zenith - It uses a simple 5 Pin DIN. Here's mine (Chyros also has one, and did a review on it):

[Menuhin]

You are an evil salesperson...
I'm just sold to put Heath Zenith onto my list of keyboards to acquire, for also the switch and the unique key caps and cap profile, but not just the cool logo.

[Harshmallow]

The logo alone is worth the price of admission. Black metal with gold and silver raised lettering.

[Chyros]

The logo alone is worth the price of admission. Black metal with gold and silver raised lettering.

Definitely. It's lovely.

[Harshmallow]

This one looked promising until I got sniped by a seller : / - It's an NTC with a an undocumented model number that kinda looks like the AT style Northgate/Focus keyboards.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/391655855648?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Guaranteed it'll pop back up with a keycap pulled and at 3 times the price in a couple weeks.

[ohaimark]

I think XMIT or elecplus has one of those buried somewhere.

[miloica]

This one looked promising until I got sniped by a seller : / -

What do you mean?

[Harshmallow]

This one looked promising until I got sniped by a seller : / -

What do you mean?

I mean it got a high bid placed with exactly one second left by a user with about 2000 feedback - typically a seller who thinks they can sell it for more.

[Ray]

this one seems to be a proxying service or something like that; or one of the most serious collectors. We still haven't figured it out, but I haven't heard of items reappearing on the market from that account.

And that should be buyer's feedback, which isn't seller's feedback on ebay.

[XMIT]

I think XMIT or elecplus has one of those buried somewhere.

elecplus should have it in a blue bin in the warehouse. No idea when it will surface again.

[Harshmallow]

this one seems to be a proxying service or something like that; or one of the most serious collectors. We still haven't figured it out, but I haven't heard of items reappearing on the market from that account.

And that should be buyer's feedback, which isn't seller's feedback on ebay.

Oh yeah, I hadn't thought of that possibility - could be one of those paid sniping services that bid for people - I just clicked on their name again and it says they placed about 30-40 bids within the last hour and all on different seller items - probably what it is..

If elecplus has one in a bin somewhere - I''d definitely be interested in checking it out when/if it surfaces!

[elecplus]

Blue bins, at least 14 of them I think, all weighing about 70 pounds each. Thurs they are supposed to install internet at the warehouse. Then we will get back into the swing of things!

[Tuntematon]

this one seems to be a proxying service or something like that; or one of the most serious collectors. We still haven't figured it out, but I haven't heard of items reappearing on the market from that account.

And that should be buyer's feedback, which isn't seller's feedback on ebay.

Oh yeah, I hadn't thought of that possibility - could be one of those paid sniping services that bid for people - I just clicked on their name again and it says they placed about 30-40 bids within the last hour and all on different seller items - probably what it is..

If elecplus has one in a bin somewhere - I''d definitely be interested in checking it out when/if it surfaces!

I've sold to b***a before, as far as I can tell he's just a serious collector with deep pockets.

[Parak]

I've sold to b***a before, as far as I can tell he's just a serious collector with deep pockets.

And a sleazy one at that - I mentioned this before, but there was a case a while back where he/she offered a seller a significantly higher amount via a PM after losing out on an item in an already very expensive snipe war. Seller was a good guy though, and refused to do that.

I get this Howard Hughes type vibe...

[Harshmallow]

You already have some nice keyboards in stock elecplus, I will have to shop around a bit in January when I have recovered from the holidays

Ahh, well then that's one serious collector...the kind who is willing to do whatever it takes I guess.

[alh84001]

Industrial SSK with the raised silver on black badge: http://www.ebay.com/itm/232180389172

This ended at over $900 I wonder how much highet it would went if it had blue keycaps.

[fohat]

This ended at over $900

The going rate for industrial SSKs is ~$1K isn't it?

[E TwentyNine]

Industrial SSK with the raised silver on black badge: http://www.ebay.com/itm/232180389172

This ended at over $900 I wonder how much highet it would went if it had blue keycaps.

I think it might have went about the same or lower. The blue keycaps are nice addition for mopar to the SSK's, but that raised silver on black badge is more of a catch and the older dot matrix label on the back indicates an earlier model (as does, well, the date.. ).

[Ghost963]

http://allegro.pl/stara-mechaniczna-kla ... l#imglayer

Alps or Alps clones?

http://allegro.pl/cherry-mx-3000-klawia ... 79185.html

Actually comes with MX swtiches, not MY.

[Chyros]

http://allegro.pl/stara-mechaniczna-kla ... l#imglayer

Alps or Alps clones?

Neither, those look like the upside-down white KPT clones to me. A clone of a clone of a ripoff, basically xD .

[seebart]

http://allegro.pl/stara-mechaniczna-kla ... l#imglayer

Alps or Alps clones?

Neither, those look like the upside-down white KPT clones to me. A clone of a clone of a ripoff, basically xD .

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[emdude]

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What is even up with this image's URL?

[seebart]

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What is even up with this image's URL?

Who cares?! It's a mindless meme! Another one just for good measure...

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[Harshmallow]

What is this keyboard and which switches does it have? I love the color scheme on it...too bad it's not in a case.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-NOBLE-Multi ... 2310694638

[ohaimark]

I would say membrane-based switches. You can see membrane traces running to the right of the space bar.

[emdude]

An IBM PC XT keyboard with "TPC Keyboard I" branding and a 9-pin connector. Looks otherwise identical to a typical Model F XT.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-83- ... 2500562071

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What is even up with this image's URL?

Who cares?! It's a mindless meme! Another one just for good measure...

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Oh! I see now, it's an image attachment, I don't think I've ever seen an attachment URL formatted like that though.

[mike52787]

What a strange board. Maybe its from some terminal we dont have knowledge of. It could be using the 4704 protocol as I have never seen another IBM board with that db9 connector other than the 4704s.