Great/Interesting Finds

[JP!]

Zenith ZKB-2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ZENITH ... ctupt=true

[xxhellfirexx]

Zenith ZKB-2
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ZENITH ... ctupt=true

Buyer beware. The last two pictures in the above listing are taken from another listing.

https://picclick.com/Vintage-Zenith-Dat ... 42747.html

[Blaise170]

10% off everything on eBay.com (North America only)
https://pages.ebay.com/promo/2018/1025/70725.html

Damn it! I just spent $160 on eBay yesterday.

[Slom]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Zenith ... 2853788088

[Engicoder]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Zenith ... 2853788088

This beauty deserves a good home

[zrrion]

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264006488386
Unsure what it is but it isn't a.model f, the key sculpt is way off and it says non clickey. Looks like its something else in a painted fxt case.

[JP!]

Not a Model F. It uses Oak Full Travel Membrane (FTM) switches. I have one from this seller.

[adamcobabe]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ISC-Intelligen ... 3507653822

The original vomit keycap set.

[Hypersphere]

This Otrona Attache looks intriguing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Otrona-At ... :rk:1:pf:0

As does this IBM 5100:
https://www.ebay.com/i/253935012048?ul_noapp=true

The prices are well out of my reach, however.

[ScottPaladin]

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/59371152#

The shipping is a real hit, but those keycaps are fab and I'm pretty sure this is FLS.

[tigpha]

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As does this IBM 5100:
https://www.ebay.com/i/253935012048?ul_noapp=true

The prices are well out of my reach, however.

The IBM 5100 is in remarkably good condition. The CRT display is super crisp and inside seems surprisingly clean for its age. Hope it finds a worthy home.

[Myoth]

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/59371152#

The shipping is a real hit, but those keycaps are fab and I'm pretty sure this is FLS.

thanks for reminding me that goodwill blocks europe

[Hypersphere]

Wang 725-7231 black Alps:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WANG-725-7231- ... :rk:4:pf:0

[abrahamstechnology]

Wang 725-7231 black Alps:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WANG-725-7231- ... :rk:4:pf:0

Wow, that's a strange plate design. It also looks like the riser cracked the switch stem.

[Hypersphere]

Wang 725-7231 black Alps:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WANG-725-7231- ... :rk:4:pf:0

Wow, that's a strange plate design. It also looks like the riser cracked the switch stem.

Thanks for pointing this out -- I should have checked all the pics before posting.

[digital_matthew]

Model M2 Bigfoot. Probably a rubber dome since the model number begins with a 7. I didn't even know this existed:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M2-P ... :rk:1:pf:0

[abrahamstechnology]

Model M2 Bigfoot. Probably a rubber dome since the model number begins with a 7. I didn't even know this existed:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M2-P ... :rk:1:pf:0

I wonder if rubber dome M2s have provisions for buckling springs. I have an M2 case that is unusable because of broken clips.

[digital_matthew]

Model M2 Bigfoot. Probably a rubber dome since the model number begins with a 7. I didn't even know this existed:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M2-P ... :rk:1:pf:0

I wonder if rubber dome M2s have provisions for buckling springs. I have an M2 case that is unusable because of broken clips.

Hmmmm... As far as I know the only difference between buckling springs and rubber dome Model Ms (aside from the rubber dome mat of course) is that the key caps have a solid piece in the stem to push down the rubber dome. I don't see why the case top/barrel plate of a rubber dome M2 wouldn't work with the buckling springs version.

[abrahamstechnology]

Model M2 Bigfoot. Probably a rubber dome since the model number begins with a 7. I didn't even know this existed:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M2-P ... :rk:1:pf:0

I wonder if rubber dome M2s have provisions for buckling springs. I have an M2 case that is unusable because of broken clips.

Hmmmm... As far as I know the only difference between buckling springs and rubber dome Model Ms (aside from the rubber dome mat of course) is that the key caps have a solid piece in the stem to push down the rubber dome. I don't see why the case top/barrel plate of a rubber dome M2 wouldn't work with the buckling springs version.

Right now my entire keyboard budget is tied up in PCBs and an AT101W refurb project. But eventually I would like to take a gamble and try getting a rubber dome M2 for this.

If it doesn't work, the custom PCBs are for converting rubber dome boards anyway...

[Myoth]

why would anyone take their time to make a rubber dome M2 to buckling springs ?

[abrahamstechnology]

why would anyone take their time to make a rubber dome M2 to buckling springs ?

Deja vu? Lol.

I don't understand why someone put so much effort into one of the most common and most generic keyboard ever. I wouldn't even have paid the shipping for it

[xxhellfirexx]

Wang 725-7231 black Alps:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WANG-725-7231- ... :rk:4:pf:0

Wow, that's a strange plate design. It also looks like the riser cracked the switch stem.

Note: these are printed ABS key caps, not the thick dye-sub PBT caps found on some other WANGS

[Myoth]

why would anyone take their time to make a rubber dome M2 to buckling springs ?

Deja vu? Lol.

Déjà vu*

and yes, you may get déjà vu because I still don't understand why someone would waste their time and money to convert a rubber dome Model M2 to buckling springs by harvesting another Model M2 for pretty much all of its parts. I also find funny that you call ruining a keyboard when someone give the switches a new life, but you put colourful keycaps on a beige keyboard and call it restoring. I'd call one harvesting and the other ruining, I think you can link the respective terms to their project.

[abrahamstechnology]

why would anyone take their time to make a rubber dome M2 to buckling springs ?

Deja vu? Lol.

Déjà vu*

and yes, you may get déjà vu because I still don't understand why someone would waste their time and money to convert a rubber dome Model M2 to buckling springs by harvesting another Model M2 for pretty much all of its parts. I also find funny that you call ruining a keyboard when someone give the switches a new life, but you put colourful keycaps on a beige keyboard and call it restoring. I'd call one harvesting and the other ruining, I think you can link the respective terms to their project.

I have a bit of an opposite opinion, I view the switches as a consumable item. Eventually, the contacts oxidize and the click leaves fatigue and become useless. Certain switches are very nice, but their lifetime is finite. Keycaps are also consumables unless they are doubleshot. The supply of NOS Alps won't last forever, if we want Alps SKCM for much longer we should be seriously considering contracting Alps Electric to re-tool and revive the SKCM series.

Besides, my original M2 has so many broken clips it's useless. Also the membrane is badly oxidized. No one will do much else with the rubber dome M2s anyway.

The AT-101W was already harvested and would be cut up if I didn't grab it. Tai-Hao doesn't have many Alps options and I think the muted blue of the Tomcat fits best. It found a new home within hours of being posted on Ebay, so at least one other person likes it too.

[wobbled]

Rubber dome M2's are some of my favourite rubber dome boards, the sound of the upstroke ruins it for me though

[swampangel]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/APEX-BY-EPSON- ... 3349672676

SMK inverse cross mount switches

[Slom]

Reality is broken, we should order a new one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Exceedingly-RA ... 3341797961

[ekeppel]

It is pretty rare I suppose, but I prefer the Beamspring version.

[Chyros]

Just because it's not what you want doesn't mean it's not RARE xD .

[Slom]

Oh, I DOOO want it. More than the Beamspring. But not for a grand!

My hope to get one (for cheap) one day was exactly that it is not the beamspring one ...

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We have not had a NASA keyboard recently, have we?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-4027 ... 3488852593