Vintage laptops...

Izza · 09 Feb 2012, 08:02

I want to see some photos of everyone's vintage laptops. Post!

002 · 09 Feb 2012, 09:18

Here's an old PC Convertible (broken) that I got for $25 or so a few years ago.

I've ripped the ALPS based board out and it's sitting on my 'to do' list to convert to USB but I need someones (hopefully HaaTa's) help with that.

I really like these ?brown? ALPS switches so if anyone knows of other boards that have them I'd be interested to know what they are

byFd · 09 Feb 2012, 10:05

wow that enter key is huuuuge

Izza · 09 Feb 2012, 10:16

How do those Alps feel? Clicky, tactile, linear? Never seen brown Alps before.

002 · 09 Feb 2012, 10:45

They are tactile (very) and non-clicky.

Edit: Just uploaded this for anyone interested. I make no apologies for quality

kbdfr · 09 Feb 2012, 11:05

Olivetti M10, bought (new) 1986, still working after more than 25 years:

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Doubleshot keycaps on old-fashioned (linear) white ALPS (ShiftLock: latching yellow ALPS switch):

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002 · 09 Feb 2012, 11:16

Wow that's a beauty, kbdfr!

Izza · 10 Feb 2012, 04:08

Moar pics! Surely more folks have old laptops/portables laying around?

Grond · 10 Feb 2012, 10:25

I was going to buy one of those for the keyboard:

But it turned out it's rubber dome.

Icarium · 10 Feb 2012, 10:31

002 wrote:Here's an old PC Convertible (broken) that I got for $25 or so a few years ago.

I've ripped the ALPS based board out and it's sitting on my 'to do' list to convert to USB but I need someones (hopefully HaaTa's) help with that.

I really like these ?brown? ALPS switches so if anyone knows of other boards that have them I'd be interested to know what they are

There are some of these on ebay.com, would be nice if you could check if they're the same model as yours and post them under great finds.

kbdfr · 10 Feb 2012, 11:39

Almost forgot this one, a Chicony you would hardly call a "laptop":

White clicky Alps switches (except "Turbo", which has a yellow latching switch), most keycaps (but curiously not all) doubleshots.

nathanscribe · 11 Feb 2012, 14:22

Panasonic CF25 Toughbook and Tandy WP-3. I still use both of them occasionally.

Izza · 01 Apr 2012, 10:41

Bumping this for the hell of it.

HaaTa · 02 Apr 2012, 23:48

Hmm, one of the original Thinkpads

(not the first, but still ancient, 755Cs).

captain · 03 Apr 2012, 02:37

Served me well.

. Gotta like those semi-transparent keycaps, and HUGE screens by today's puny standards.

HaaTa · 05 Apr 2012, 02:18

I don't own this one (mostly because it was too heavy to carry home on my bike...).

Has Futaba switches.

webwit · 05 Apr 2012, 02:24

Pah... it ain't got a Model F in it. Not strictly a laptop, but it's luggable.

Izza · 05 Apr 2012, 06:08

What's with the Apple stickers?

Icarium · 05 Apr 2012, 09:22

The cat again! \o/

Charlie_Brown_MX · 05 Apr 2012, 11:30

Icarium wrote:The cat again! \o/

The cat is always my favourite part of webwit’s photos.

kbdfr · 05 Apr 2012, 11:46

koralatov wrote:
Icarium wrote:The cat again! \o/
The cat is always my favourite part of webwit’s photos.

Which cat? I always thought it was webwit himself.