Great/Interesting Finds

JP! · 21 Aug 2018, 06:36

Congrats on the new unsaver. I'm sure it will be in pristine condition. One thing I find interesting are the custom keys. They seem newer than the keyboard itself like they could have been added later on for a specific customer. Just pure speculation but I'm guessing the keys are from the early 90s. I think I seen a Lexmark Model M with similar keys if my memory serves me.

clickityClackity · 23 Aug 2018, 00:05

https://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-vintag ... 6016.l4276

//gainsborough · 23 Aug 2018, 00:10

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith ... 7321!US!-1

ZKB-2 - looks extremeley clean. I think yellow alps based on 1990 year but I'm mostly guessing.

Chyros · 23 Aug 2018, 00:25

//gainsborough wrote: ↑https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zenith ... 7321!US!-1

ZKB-2 - looks extremeley clean. I think yellow alps based on 1990 year but I'm mostly guessing.

I'd guess yellows too.

The badge looks a lot less clean, though. Might just be that they made it look clean by using a very high exposure (the ZKB-2 case doesn't yellow as fast as the case does either xD) .

Elrick · 23 Aug 2018, 03:02

Just spotted these old models, which were better built than today's versions;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Das-Keyboard-D ... 0009.m1982

Although I really hate the single Backspace key, it looks alright with it's Large Return key.

samuelcable · 23 Aug 2018, 03:04

Elrick wrote: ↑Just spotted these old models, which were better built than today's versions;

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Das-Keyboard-D ... 0009.m1982

Although I really hate the single Backspace key, it looks alright with it's Large Return key.

the switches in this are not mx i believe they are something keytronic made. ive been looking for a das keyboard II since they supposedly have amazing caps

Gamuholic · 23 Aug 2018, 04:59

digital_matthew wrote: ↑Gotta love a keyboard with a bigass octagon key:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-and-Ra ... SwA-JbdMa6

I bought the other one they had listed and it just showed up today. It has very scratchy MX Black switches. The keycaps are thin doubleshots. The octogon feels like a D-pad or something, it's definitely not just a giant button. The spacebar is very rattly. Overall, a quirky board that should be fun to put some different switches in.

digital_matthew · 23 Aug 2018, 05:37

Gamuholic wrote: ↑
digital_matthew wrote: ↑Gotta love a keyboard with a bigass octagon key:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-and-Ra ... SwA-JbdMa6
I bought the other one they had listed and it just showed up today. It has very scratchy MX Black switches. The keycaps are thin doubleshots. The octogon feels like a D-pad or something, it's definitely not just a giant button. The spacebar is very rattly. Overall, a quirky board that should be fun to put some different switches in.

Shame about the switches. I was wondering what that big octagon was. Could make a cool oversized trackpoint or something. Thanks for the info

Elrick · 23 Aug 2018, 08:12

samuelcable wrote: ↑the switches in this are not mx i believe they are something keytronic made. ive been looking for a das keyboard II since they supposedly have amazing caps

So basically a rubber dome example hence the low price tag.

Geez, how crap Das has been and become. Although I did see a Das 2 selling three months ago and was snapped up immediately after I refreshed the browser.

Blaise170 · 23 Aug 2018, 14:04

At least for the modern boards, I've never seen an issue with Das. They certainly aren't as popular as other big names like Corsair or Thermaltake but they have the advantage of actually having a standard layout and the media buttons are nice too.

III · 23 Aug 2018, 14:43

Low starting price for 2 model M: https://ebay.to/2P0Rxus

Large lot of Cherry MX Orange: https://ebay.to/2N8jvUn

QWERTZ Blue Alps board: https://ebay.to/2MwsfHA

Chyros · 23 Aug 2018, 14:58

III wrote: ↑Large lot of Cherry MX Orange: https://ebay.to/2N8jvUn

Ah, the elusive Yamaha quadshots! I didn't realise those keyboards came with (also elusive) MX Orange!

samuelcable · 23 Aug 2018, 15:00

Chyros wrote: ↑
III wrote: ↑Large lot of Cherry MX Orange: https://ebay.to/2N8jvUn
Ah, the elusive Yamaha quadshots! I didn't realise those keyboards came with (also elusive) MX Orange!

Quad shot is the best item in the game

PlacaFromHell · 24 Aug 2018, 02:10

Look what I got for only 8 U$D

Myoth · 24 Aug 2018, 02:22

nice space invaders keyboard !

PlacaFromHell · 24 Aug 2018, 02:24

Wait a second, isn't Prototopre?

Myoth · 24 Aug 2018, 02:28

well it looks like the AT&T Unix keyboard which comes with SKCM Brown or Space Invaders, that led placement would mean Space Invaders. I've never heard of a Prototopre board like this but I could be wrong since it's unlikely that an AT&T board is in Europe ...

Noobmaen · 24 Aug 2018, 02:33

I don't know of any hi tek AT&T boards with this genreal layout, so far I have only seen keytronic foam and foil, alps SKCM brown and ITW magnetic valve.
This board seems to be protopre indeed: photos-f62/burroughs-b25-k2-3675-6104-t12617.html

PlacaFromHell · 24 Aug 2018, 02:35

I found a typing video, but can't recognize it just hearing. Anyway is a steal for that price.

Myoth · 24 Aug 2018, 02:36

oh yeah I forgot I was retarded, my bad

Noobmaen · 24 Aug 2018, 02:40

Bad news, I found a keyboard which matches it more closely which is simple conductive rubberdome over membrane: https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaa ... 9026523137

PlacaFromHell · 24 Aug 2018, 02:46

I need to stop buying things just for YOLO. It differs a bit.

Bass · 24 Aug 2018, 03:46

This guy has two GE branded (Unicomp made?) Model M's:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-GE ... 3137232414

The listing also has a rather colorful description:

It works great, it sounds great, and it feels great. It'll make you the envy of your keeb-club, the fancy of your nerd crush, and the l33t h4x0r of your cr3w and/or cl4n.

Free shipping within the United States, calculated shipping for all other countries.

Please send me any inquiries, questions, compliments, insults, or IBM facts.

clickityClackity · 24 Aug 2018, 06:42

Unique Hall Effect beauty with some awesibd moss, unfortunately it's missing keycaps and a spacebar. :/

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3328946000

ag36 · 24 Aug 2018, 17:23

Bass wrote: ↑This guy has two GE branded (Unicomp made?) Model M's:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-GE ... 3137232414

The listing also has a rather colorful description:

It works great, it sounds great, and it feels great. It'll make you the envy of your keeb-club, the fancy of your nerd crush, and the l33t h4x0r of your cr3w and/or cl4n.

Free shipping within the United States, calculated shipping for all other countries.

Please send me any inquiries, questions, compliments, insults, or IBM facts.

I paid $40 for a NIB on taobao a few month ago

TheInverseKey · 24 Aug 2018, 17:53

PlacaFromHell wrote: ↑Look what I got for only 8 U$D

Nice I had one of these but it was cherry mx blacks

clickityClackity · 24 Aug 2018, 21:56

M0110 with Hiragana! Very cool but way too pricey for my broke ass...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3076473817

CORRECTION: that's Katakana, even cooler.

clickityClackity · 24 Aug 2018, 22:50

ISO French(?) IBM Model M. I sold one of these a few months back, love the sublegends.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Mo ... 2516.l5255

depletedvespene · 24 Aug 2018, 22:59

Canadian French, to be precise. I won't comment further, so as not to incur in kbdfr's wrath.

clickityClackity · 24 Aug 2018, 23:33

depletedvespene wrote: ↑Canadian French, to be precise. I won't comment further, so as not to incur in kbdfr's wrath.

I've been gone for a while, what is kbdfr's wrath?