Great/Interesting Finds

[Chyros]

This is only a great find in terms of the seller's 'guesswork' about the keyboards history and how 'rare' it is. He believes that the AT in this Dell keyboard should stand for Austin, Texas...where they were founded. I thought it was all a clever listing by someone having a laugh, but I'm not so sure anymore

http://www.ebay.com/itm/132222706526/

Heh, he keeps going on about how low the serial number 00840088 on his is... The one on mine is 00778676 and that's from as late as 1992 xD .

[//gainsborough]

This is only a great find in terms of the seller's 'guesswork' about the keyboards history and how 'rare' it is. He believes that the AT in this Dell keyboard should stand for Austin, Texas...where they were founded. I thought it was all a clever listing by someone having a laugh, but I'm not so sure anymore

http://www.ebay.com/itm/132222706526/

Heh, he keeps going on about how low the serial number 00840088 on his is... The one on mine is 00778676 and that's from as late as 1992 xD .

My sides are in orbit.

[//gainsborough]

zkb-2 that doesn't ship to the states

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272711835708/

[fohat]

I never knew that Dell was making these in Ireland.

[j0d1]

Wheelwriter (5?), 20$ + shipping: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... m_caps_ibm

[fohat]

Wheelwriter (5?), 20$ + shipping: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... m_caps_ibm

Wheelwriter caps are nice crisp 1-piece with green sublegends. I use them on my naked F-122.

You get the elusive "Code" key but the space bar is not compatible with any M/F.

[Chyros]

I never knew that Dell was making these in Ireland.

Alps' Ireland plant was one of their most important keyboard assembly plants in Europe. It appears to be the Cork plant they took over from Apple, and they made all AT101 models for Europe there as far as I've seen. Other boards, such as ones for Canon, Sharp and Panasonic, were made in their Milton Keynes facility. Or so I've been told.

[alienman82]

removed.

[alienman82]

removed.

[taylorswiftttttt]

removed

[alienman82]

removed.

[kbdfr]

[…] Incidentally, b***a is also known as g***l. For some reason, older auctions show those two letters.

eBay assigns a different code to the same buyer in the bid history and in the seller's feedback.
Here for example the highest bidder in this G80-2100 sale is coded differently in the bid history and in the seller's feedback.
Moreover, a different code can be shown depending on from where you access the bid history:
http://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/172655 ... 7675.l2565
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7675.l2565

This is a consistent eBay feature.

that 2100 went for a great price. I would have bought it for that

Want another one?

[Slom]

Expensive NOS micro switch SD Hall effect switches (4b3b).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pcs-VINTAGE-1 ... 2389645182

Here is what I find interesting: that little tab that holds hall sensor, visible in this picture:


I don't remember seeing these on my keyboard ...

[seebart]

Expensive NOS micro switch SD Hall effect switches (4b3b).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pcs-VINTAGE-1 ... 2389645182

Here is what I find interesting: that little tab that holds hall sensor, visible in this picture:


I don't remember seeing these on my keyboard ...

Hmm...another variant.

[thegoldenmandenis]

Viglen keyboard, I've got one of these and it has white Alps switches. Unusual space saving layout as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401345432767

[thegoldenmandenis]

Viglen keyboard, I've got one of these and it has white Alps switches. Unusual space saving layout as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401345432767

[Chyros]

Damn, so Datacomp was OEMing for Viglen through Alps? The plot thickens Oo .

[//gainsborough]

5251 Display Station set! Only $1500.00!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272716140148/

[JP!]

[JP!]

Hughes helicopter data entry keyboard:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILITARY-SURPLU ... SwuxFYuwvR

Keyboard case from a humvee:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Keyboard-Protec ... xydkZRl-Rd

[Slom]

Hughes helicopter data entry keyboard:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILITARY-SURPLU ... SwuxFYuwvR

Huh, "data entry" turns out to be a interesting search term ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONEYWELL-DATA- ... 1319819868
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONEYWELL-16SD1 ... 2345488082
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONEYWELL-MICRO ... 1816572369
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honeywell-26SD1 ... 2611315194

Yeah, I know ... "only SD" ...

Spoiler:

how about these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICRO-SWITCH-KE ... 2397291748
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICRO-SWITCH-KE ... 2415723819

[mr_a500]

Excellent. Thanks Slom!

Jan. 1971 Micro Switch - my oldest keyboard/keypad so far. (my previous oldest were a bunch of 1974 Micro Switch and Clare Pendar)

[Slom]

You got it? Awesome, then I know it is in good hands

Big metal slab of a keyboard, with a nice display as a bonus:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CYBERNETIC-DATA ... 2671397841

[Engicoder]

You got it? Awesome, then I know it is in good hands

Big metal slab of a keyboard, with a nice display as a bonus:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CYBERNETIC-DATA ... 2671397841

Big plastic slab of a keyboard....look at the bottom view

[gogusrl]

https://es.wallapop.com/item/ordenador- ... 2-84899749

a bit expensive but so nicee

[seebart]

https://es.wallapop.com/item/ordenador- ... 2-84899749

a bit expensive but so nicee

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[mr_a500]

There's a set of NOS Alps SKCC (cream) numeric keys (originally for TRS-80 Model III) for only $11.99 (or less). I thought it was pretty good for the price. I've got some SKCC keyboards I can use them on though.

Alps numpad keys.JPG

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/391785318360

He had a bunch, but there's only one left.

Edit: What the...! He sold out and it looks like he has another listing for $24.99, but this time with "manual" (instructions). Strangely, the instructions and his photo show the Hi-Tek version of the keyboard (notice the flat top 3), but he's selling the Alps version.

[ryvnf]

* = ^ . Capacitive buckling spring monster with amazing weight. * ^ . -

USB converted 4704 F107. Maybe a bit expensive but you can judge for yourselves.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-470 ... SwDrNZQixz

Apparently weighs more than 4 kg of lead!

[codemonkeymike]

I would probably pick up that 4704 if the seller lived in my town. $300 USD for the F107+converter seems to be the norm now a days.

[seebart]

I would probably pick up that 4704 if the seller lived in my town. $300 USD for the F107+converter seems to be the norm now a days.

Yeah, I forgot what orihalcon charged for his but if I remember not much less, of course he's far away from Australia. I'd love to own a 4704, basically unobtanium around these parts.

Nice SKCC set mr_a500!