Great/Interesting Finds

[goomba_]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194140266108?_ ... %7Ciid%3A1

speaking of blue alps

[raoulduke-esq]

Oh man that blue alps IIc board…. Mmmmm… Open Apple + Closed Apple + Blue Alps = delicious!!!

[Polecat]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194140266108?_ ... %7Ciid%3A1

speaking of blue alps

Interesting, this appears to be a Gen1 (gold label) Northgate with a later badge. The "inspection number" on the bottom doesn't match any of the normal formats, and the bigger paper label is gone, if it was ever there at all. Early 102 layout, blue Alps switches, XT/AT switch, and attached cable are all Gen1-only features. This might have been a warranty exchange or factory repair/refurb. We've seen that once or twice in the past.

[Muirium]

Interesting...seller says this is a NOS Apple IIc replacement board with Blue Alps.
Anyone seen that before? I was pretty sure it was hairspring (A2S4000) and Amber Alps (A2S4100/memory expansion) only....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133764731514/

Yes I remember seeing one, someone posted it either here or on the Discord many months ago.

Once upon a time, blue Alps were just common I suppose.

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Is aye a wee looker, that thing. Should really go into someone's IIc project.

[goomba_]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194140266108?_ ... %7Ciid%3A1

speaking of blue alps

Interesting, this appears to be a Gen1 (gold label) Northgate with a later badge. The "inspection number" on the bottom doesn't match any of the normal formats, and the bigger paper label is gone, if it was ever there at all. Early 102 layout, blue Alps switches, XT/AT switch, and attached cable are all Gen1-only features. This might have been a warranty exchange or factory repair/refurb. We've seen that once or twice in the past.

Thanks for the insight, the switches look to be in pretty good shape could just be cleaned tho. Would love to have this board but I imagine that this auction will not be cheap or lightly contested.

[Polecat]

Left handed Strongman, "Alps clicky clone".

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184834268511

[Weezer]

https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/254977920947

$1169 for a fake paintjob. Yikes.

[Weezer]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265166824852?h ... SwYVxgpoFP

Two model M 101s for the price of one! Silver square badge!

[goomba_]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324635241849?h ... Sw~LNgpxc5

any ideas?

[raoulduke-esq]

www.ebay.com/itm/254977920947

???

Please don't buy this guys, someone took the stickers off, painted it blue and copper and then put the stickers back on. Look how bad the paint job is. You're going to overpay for some NASA stickers that you can print out from online.

HOLY CRAP!!! That bull went for $1200 shipped. XMIT ought to break out the paint and stickers and make elecplus RICH!

You could paint one black and put a presidential seal on it and say it came from the situation room.

[Polecat]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324635241849?h ... Sw~LNgpxc5

any ideas?

Zenith Z150.

[Weezer]

www.ebay.com/itm/254977920947

???

Please don't buy this guys, someone took the stickers off, painted it blue and copper and then put the stickers back on. Look how bad the paint job is. You're going to overpay for some NASA stickers that you can print out from online.

HOLY CRAP!!! That bull went for $1200 shipped. XMIT ought to break out the paint and stickers and make elecplus RICH!

You could paint one black and put a presidential seal on it and say it came from the situation room.

Lmao, yeah, do it!

[TNT]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/313532511530?ha ... Swly1gooID

Commodore PC-1 keyboard with Buckling Sleeve Mitsumi Switches

[TNT]

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... 6-225-2290

FK 2002 w.o. Dust Cover, white ALPS

[hellothere]

Left handed Strongman, "Alps clicky clone".

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184834268511

I've been thinking about it. I have more than enough extra black and white Alps switches lying around. Considering black Alps Dell 101s are selling around $120, it's almost worth it. But I'm also one of the few folks that would prefer to have the num keys on the left.

[an_achronism]

black Alps Dell 101s are selling around $120

Hang on. What?! Surely not? That's bonkers!

[hellothere]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324635241849?h ... Sw~LNgpxc5

any ideas?

Zenith Z150.

Someone else has realized it's a Zeeeenith Zeee150, as well. I put in several bids and it's now over $100.

[Myoth]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324635241849?h ... Sw~LNgpxc5

any ideas?

Zenith Z150.

Someone else has realized it's a Zeeeenith Zeee150, as well. I put in several bids and it's now over $100.

asking because I've never been able to answering this question, why would you bid so early in the auction?

[thefarside]

Zenith Z150.

Someone else has realized it's a Zeeeenith Zeee150, as well. I put in several bids and it's now over $100.

asking because I've never been able to answering this question, why would you bid so early in the auction?

If I’m serious about something I like to bid early because the eBay app makes sure I am reminded about the auction, whereas watching doesn’t seem to work as well. At least for me, if I’m watching several items I don’t always get a reminder when the auction is ending. Probably because I’m watching too many!

[hellothere]

black Alps Dell 101s are selling around $120

Hang on. What?! Surely not? That's bonkers!

Surely yes, and I provisionally agree .

I think I have four white Dell-branded bigfoot KBs and one SGI-branded bigfoot KB (which is sort-of beige, after retr0brighting). While I do think the linearized blacks are quite nice, the big draw, for me, was that you can get aftermarket caps for these. Through various wheeling and dealing, I currently have two of the Tai-Hao new sets and one on the way.

All the above KBs have/had problems, from just missing or damaged keys to rusted mounting plates. I think all have cut cables. I have the parts and tools to fix these, so I didn't pay $100+ for any. Someone without parts and tools would be stuck having to buy something else.

[hellothere]

Someone else has realized it's a Zeeeenith Zeee150, as well. I put in several bids and it's now over $100.

asking because I've never been able to answering this question, why would you bid so early in the auction?

If I’m serious about something I like to bid early because the eBay app makes sure I am reminded about the auction, whereas watching doesn’t seem to work as well. At least for me, if I’m watching several items I don’t always get a reminder when the auction is ending. Probably because I’m watching too many!

That's essentially it for me, too. Especially when the auction doesn't stand out as something obvious, e.g. how there's no label on the Z150, I put a bid in to remind myself. I've also missed winning a couple auctions where the final bids were really, really low.

Building on TFS' post, I've won several auctions because the seller saw that I was a watcher and offered me a discount. In two cases, I got the KBs for more than 50% off of the asking price.

[an_achronism]

Surely yes, and I provisionally agree .

I think I have four white Dell-branded bigfoot KBs and one SGI-branded bigfoot KB (which is sort-of beige, after retr0brighting). While I do think the linearized blacks are quite nice, the big draw, for me, was that you can get aftermarket caps for these. Through various wheeling and dealing, I currently have two of the Tai-Hao new sets and one on the way.

All the above KBs have/had problems, from just missing or damaged keys to rusted mounting plates. I think all have cut cables. I have the parts and tools to fix these, so I didn't pay $100+ for any. Someone without parts and tools would be stuck having to buy something else.

I have one beige (off-white?) AT102W and one black AT102W and if you added the cost of both together including all the shipping, you still wouldn't get to $100. I got v lucky with the black one in particular but still... jeez.

[hellothere]

The other thing is that the key caps on most of the Dell 101s/102s are awful. Faded to oblivion. I've got single-shot and pad printed caps that look much nicer on KBs that are a decade older.

[Jan Pospisil]

A leather keyboard with a "Don't care" button?! (for Czech / Slovak buyers I guess)
https://aukro.cz/klavesnice-madarska-6989938224

[JP!]

Model F AT at a decent price.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294191985371

[Darkshado]

Seller is entertaining offers for four Selectrics (only one powers on) and a
"GTE Information Systems Novar 5-41" terminal which looks like it uses Selectric guts in some way... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 913062042/

[xxhellfirexx]

Nice one for whoever got this optoelectronic keyboard.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124740571267

[crypto_sloth]

Another 5140 looking to be saved from Brown Alps harvesting.
Keyboard looks in good shape, just needs some cleaning

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174774423755

[Lalaland124]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-IBM-ode ... 890.l49286

If anyone is interested in SMK linears.

[goomba_]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-IBM-ode ... 890.l49286

If anyone is interested in SMK linears.

What's the consensus on these?