Great/Interesting Finds

[seebart]

Nixdorf magnetic valve. Surely much more interesting than MX, why don't THESE go for €500 instead?! xD

Right, then again I'm kinda happy they dont ! ;p The switch itself is actually quite smooth too.

[Wodan]

They could go for 500€ if yoi decided to pay 500€ for them

[seebart]

They could go for 500€ if yoi decided to pay 500€ for them

Very good wodan. But there's no nixie like hype for these...

Reminds me when one of these was for sale months ago and the buyer apparently did not check DT and spent waaayyyy too much on it...

[DanielT]

Those boards would go for 500€ if there was a way to make them usable, the smoothness is worth nothing if you can't hook up the board to your computer. They have a novelty factor, a piece of keyboard history and that's all.
The "other" nixie boards are worth more because you can use the switches.

[seebart]

Those boards would go for 500€ if there was a way to make them usable,..

No they woudn't because these switches don't have the insane nixie hype.

the smoothness is worth nothing if you can't hook up the board to your computer.

This same keyboard with nixies won't work with any PC or Mac either. Same keyboard different switch.

The "other" nixie boards are worth more because you can use the switches.

No, only because they enjoy that insane nixie hype.

[Gnohio]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it is interesting so I guess it counts. Could someone tell me what kind of switch this is?

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Here is the underside of the cap and a picture of the keyboard itself.

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This is the only markings/SN on the board.

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[Slom]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it is interesting so I guess it counts. Could someone tell me what kind of switch this is?

Next time, this thread is what you are looking for:
keyboards-f2/identify-this-keyboard-thread-t10405.html

The keycap mount looks like KeyTronic Foam and Foil. Is the switch clicky, tactile or linear?

[Gnohio]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it is interesting so I guess it counts. Could someone tell me what kind of switch this is?

Next time, this thread is what you are looking for:
keyboards-f2/identify-this-keyboard-thread-t10405.html

The keycap mount looks like KeyTronic Foam and Foil. Is the switch clicky, tactile or linear?

Im not sure. The pics are from an ebay listing/asking the seller to remove a keycap. There is a seperate listing for a keyboard i think is identical to the one shown but with different keycaps and that listing says its clicky.

[ohaimark]

It is a foam and foil variant. I've seen them before.

[Gnohio]

It is a foam and foil variant. I've seen them before.

Do you think they would be worth buying? If so how much do you think should be offered for such a board? Tbh i would probably get it just to have 30 F keys.

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[ohaimark]

$5 to $10 at most. You'll lose money on it no matter what.

[Gnohio]

$5 to $10 at most. You'll lose money on it no matter what.

How low will your jaw drop when i say they are currently listed at $100+ on ebay?

[Wingklip]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tono-THETA-O-900 ... 2045031501
Too expensive but very nice looking ... any ideas about the switches?


http://www.ebay.de/itm/DEC-VT-100-Serie ... 2821267194
Looks like alps tee mount.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAL-CT2100-Comm ... 2488456805
Fancy some nice old M7 cherry? wiki/HAL_KB-2100

The tono theta line used Mitsumi linears of type 1 I believe. Only needs one stabiliser on the whole board because they are so smooth

[seebart]

$5 to $10 at most. You'll lose money on it no matter what.

How low will your jaw drop when i say they are currently listed at $100+ on ebay?

Not at all because its another example of the pathetic GREED_bay.

...Only needs one stabiliser on the whole board because they are so smooth

I can confirm that, I`ve been using a internally very clean Apple M0110A with Mitsumi standard mechanical type 1 switches recently and these are quite nice on my very jaded smoothness scale.

[Gnohio]

$5 to $10 at most. You'll lose money on it no matter what.

How low will your jaw drop when i say they are currently listed at $100+ on ebay?

Not at all because its another example of the pathetic GREED_bay.

Normally I dont see malice in pricing. Id like to think that they are only as high as they are because they are dated 1984 along with the insane vintage mech keyboard craze that has been happening for a while now.

[seebart]

Normally I dont see malice in pricing. Id like to think that they are only as high as they are because they are dated 1984 along with the insane vintage mech keyboard craze that has been happening for a while now.

I`m pretty sure the seller does not even know what he`s selling and $100+ is just too much for a F&F like that although it actually looks pretty nice & interesting. I`d say 30-40 max. but for that it better be nice.

[ohaimark]

It's also a function of vintage computer collectors wanting keyboards that go with their machines, not keyboards that have certain switches. I'm sure some guy out there would pay that for it if he had an incomplete terminal of some sort.

[chip chop]

Sperry Rand Univac - 1710?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/253119233075

[Gnohio]

I`m pretty sure the seller does not even know what he`s selling and $100+ is just too much for a F&F like that although it actually looks pretty nice & interesting. I`d say 30-40 max. but for that it better be nice.

Dont foam and foil switches eventually end up feeling smoother without the foam (assuming its degraded completely)? Ive seen Chyros report such things on that one huge terminal thing he reviewed a while ago. And even if they are tactile the rubber sleeves could just be removed. I wonder if they would be worth it then... Also since its probably some proprietary connector(the seller on that one 30 F key board said it has something that looks like a 4P4C connector), I wonder how much of a pain an attempted conversion would be.

Also, the seller of that 30 F key board said he has 4 total and apparently are NOS.

[fohat]

It's also a function of vintage computer collectors wanting keyboards that go with their machines,

"Collector" and "enthusiast" are often used almost interchangeably, but they are very different creatures that may or may not overlap.

[xxhellfirexx]

ZKB-2 Green Alps - Seller is willing to take $35 USD for it.



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/122666090579?ul_noapp=true

[mike52787]

ZKB-2 Green Alps - Seller is willing to take $35 USD for it.



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/122666090579?ul_noapp=true

offered. please no competition!

[Elrick]

ZKB-2 Green Alps - Seller is willing to take $35 USD for it.

offered. please no competition!

None offered at all from me.

When I see a keyboard that looks like it should be dropped into landfill and buried forever, I applaud anyone that can resurrect a rotting corpse from the dead.

Hope you win this .

[Chyros]

Well, the switches will be ultra-crap so it's probably just a bid for the chassis. Which is excellent on the ZKB-2. Either way, good luck!

[mecano]

Maybe of interest, taking Alaska Railroad can be very conservative , IT devices surplus sale in september at Anchorage http://www.aksurplus.com/cgi-bin/mndeta ... ksurplus23

[seebart]

please no competition!

Why are you posting it then?

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Being SKCL they might not be sooooo horrible. Buy it just for parts.

[mike52787]

please no competition!

Why are you posting it then?

doit.jpeg

Being SKCL they might not be sooooo horrible. Buy it just for parts.

I'm not the one who originally linked it also.... I probably wont be getting this. the quoted "seller will accept $35 is quite untrue, as I offered $35 and was counteroffered with $90.

[seebart]

please no competition!

Why are you posting it then?

doit.jpeg

Being SKCL they might not be sooooo horrible. Buy it just for parts.

I'm not the one who originally linked it also.... I probably wont be getting this. the quoted "seller will accept $35 is quite untrue, as I offered $35 and was counteroffered with $90.

The way that looks $90 is too much IMO.

[mike52787]

The way that looks $90 is too much IMO.

Far too much. That thing is a rotten mess. The only real reason I went after it was the $35 pricetag, but I see that is too good to be true.

[chip chop]

When a NOS Zenith Z-150 sold a few days a go for $96