Great/Interesting Finds

[codemonkeymike]

Infogrip is an interesting piece of history here is a cool story NYT did on it when it came out. $495
retail makes 99 seem cheap http ://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/09/business/tec ... uting.html

[MrDuul]

Infogrip 2:14 in the video.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Ps0_uHE3c


However looks nothing like that item, that is a good price for such a rare item wow.

[thegoldenmandenis]

Cyrillic keyboard. What's that switch? I don't recognise it myself: http://www.ebay.de/itm/172702435304

[hansichen]

Cyrillic keyboard. What's that switch? I don't recognise it myself: http://www.ebay.de/itm/172702435304

I think these are Half-Saint ones, he sells the caps alone too. Caps should be MX compatible but I can't tell you which switches they have.

[kbdfr]

Cyrillic keyboard. What's that switch? I don't recognise it myself: http://www.ebay.de/itm/172702435304

I think these are Half-Saint ones, […]

Rather not. Seller is in Slovakia, Half-Saint is in Slovenia.

[hansichen]

Cyrillic keyboard. What's that switch? I don't recognise it myself: http://www.ebay.de/itm/172702435304

I think these are Half-Saint ones, […]

Rather not. Seller is in Slovakia, Half-Saint is in Slovenia.

Oh, then I got it wrong, sorry. Maybe he just posted them to share and I got it wrong

[DoctorDubplate]

Hilariously overpriced 'bigfoot' keyboard: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132199742522

Lol I pointed this one out months ago and it used to be even more expensive than that

[waldorf120]

Looking for some nice dye-sublimated thick PBT Alps caps like on this board, but wouldn't want to tear apart something so beautiful. Are there any boards out there that have nice dye-sub PBT caps but are otherwise undesirable? Other than the Dell AT101?

[MrDuul]

Wow! Vintage IBM 5291 2 Terminal W/ Monitor & Model F Keyboard

$239.99 + $30 = $270 total, not bad.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-529 ... SwTA9X6nEH

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Also
Vintage USED IBM 3178 C Computer Terminal Keyboard Green Monitor WORKS

$125 + $65 = $190

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USED-IB ... 2256837187

[JP!]

Beamspring - 83 key at an extreme price. 2x what I would care to pay for this. One of the common variants, nice layout though and they don't necessarily come up too often. This seller previously had this listed on May 15th and bidding went to $384.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/192202306558?ve ... rmvSB=true

At this current going price it had better be usb ready and have an integrated toaster.

[MrDuul]

Yes, that is someone on this forum.

It will sell for sure.

[hypkx]

Cyrillic keyboard. What's that switch? I don't recognise it myself: http://www.ebay.de/itm/172702435304

I think these are Half-Saint ones, he sells the caps alone too. Caps should be MX compatible but I can't tell you which switches they have.

These are sliders over rubberdome.

[JP!]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

[nsmechkb]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

Congratulations!

How did you ever find it? I still don't know how to do this sort of work.

[Wodan]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

Now THAT'S how you play this game ...

Throwing money at high balling ebay auctions is about as heroic as shooting a caged tiger.

[MrDuul]

A beamspring in a barn? Under a haystack or what?

[Harshmallow]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

Now THAT'S how you play this game ...

Throwing money at high balling ebay auctions is about as heroic as shooting a caged tiger.

Like that dentist that murdered Simba

[E TwentyNine]

A beamspring in a barn? Under a haystack or what?

Probably holding up a corner of the roof.

[Wodan]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

Now THAT'S how you play this game ...

Throwing money at high balling ebay auctions is about as heroic as shooting a caged tiger.

Like that dentist that murdered Simba

Precisely!!!

[balotz]

Looking for some nice dye-sublimated thick PBT Alps caps like on this board, but wouldn't want to tear apart something so beautiful. Are there any boards out there that have nice dye-sub PBT caps but are otherwise undesirable? Other than the Dell AT101?

SGI AT101

[JP!]

Today was a good IBM day. Parts of an IBM system 3 literally in a barn, used as tables and as a tool chest. Some of the heavy electrical bits were there but nowhere near a full system. Keyboard is definitely a beamspring, one of the caps was missing. Will take some work to get out and it will be a few days before can get it. Will make a separate post though for this find.

Keyboard looks like this but the table and other pieces are painted red.

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[ohaimark]

Oh man. You found one of those integrated beam spring desks?

That's awesome. Add a mouse stand to the right and it would be one heck of a workstation.

[JP!]

Now that's an idea!

[MrDuul]

Oh my god what a find.!!!

[E TwentyNine]

Today was a good IBM day. Parts of an IBM system 3 literally in a barn

Would love to hear the circumstances as to how those parts ended up where they were.

[emdude]

Today was a good IBM day. Parts of an IBM system 3 literally in a barn

Would love to hear the circumstances as to how those parts ended up where they were.

Same! Nice find, JP! Looking forward to your post.

[ohaimark]

Now that's an idea!

I have always dreamed of having something like that since I saw one of those integrated units... Lovingly restore the whole thing and move it into a home office.

[JP!]

Sure I will try and capture more of the history behind this. Created post here: keyboards-f2/ibm-system-3-barn-find-t16698.html

[MrDuul]

Some more info on the desk at bottom of this blog:

http://mickey-cheatham.blogspot.com/201 ... ne-or.html

[Slom]

Possible local beamspring in a barn. This could be a good IBM day for me

Now THAT'S how you play this game ...

Throwing money at high balling ebay auctions is about as heroic as shooting a caged tiger.

That is indeed a great find ...

BUT honestly I'm really sick of all this money talk, in both directions
It's about the keyboards and stories for me, I don't care if you got it for 5 or 500€.