Great/Interesting Finds

seebart · 09 Nov 2015, 21:18

Ah OK well that's fair enough.

Muirium · 09 Nov 2015, 21:19

Oh, right. Because I was about to start telling you off for hoarding SSKs. But then I remembered I have 3…

seebart · 09 Nov 2015, 21:20

Muirium wrote: ↑Oh, right. Because I was about to start telling you off for hoarding SSKs. But then I remembered I have 3…

Halvar is not Snoopy.

ramnes · 09 Nov 2015, 21:26

IBM 122 with nice blue sublegends
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-IBM-Mo ... SwN81WECUb

Halvar · 09 Nov 2015, 21:30

Ah, that's a nice one, probably the rare-ish model that can be connected to a PC without a Soarer converter...

andrewjoy · 09 Nov 2015, 21:31

If anyone gets that just for the caps i will take the case off you for model F modding !

Halvar · 09 Nov 2015, 22:37

I can post the link to this SSK in Stuttgart again, maybe someone is interested:

http://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anze ... 0-225-9293

ramnes · 10 Nov 2015, 09:49

Looks like it's gone. Was it a "normal" SSK? How much?

Halvar · 10 Nov 2015, 10:07

Yes, a normal ANSI SSK from 1990 with a minor scratch on the case for 180 €.

ramnes · 10 Nov 2015, 10:31

Thanks.

gogusrl · 11 Nov 2015, 07:52

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEXMARK-MODEL-M ... SwwbdWP9sU

kbdfr · 11 Nov 2015, 10:15

Kinesis Advantage Pro, black, US layout, MX browns, like new with box, 150€, in Berlin:
http://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/386041180

hypkx · 11 Nov 2015, 11:26

kbdfr wrote: ↑Kinesis Advantage Pro, black, US layout, MX browns, like new with box, 150€, in Berlin:
http://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/386041180

Is this a good price? Maybe I am interested.
* already gone now,

next time I will snap it

ramnes · 11 Nov 2015, 14:09

Nice Micro-Switch board:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/RAR-12x-alte-PC- ... SwA4dWNlBm

Wang computer:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WANG-co ... Sw~bFWLZ4H

Televideo:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Televideo-Model ... pfGXKiGbCQ

NIB model M:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Personal-Sy ... SwT5tWQq2U

G80-11800:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-MX11800- ... Sw3xJVVBja

Univac:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sperry-UNIVAC-U ... SwMmBVuC4N

Real SA retro

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-Ke ... SwT5tWQn93

seebart · 11 Nov 2015, 14:35

Pretty nice finds ramnes, that Televideo link is "Wanged" though.

If that seler does not sell his cards I'll try and talk him down on that Micro Switch. Looks like Honeywell Hall Effect not Micro Switch dual magnet Hall Effect. Still nice.

HzFaq · 11 Nov 2015, 16:21

hypkx wrote: ↑ apple keyboard:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Apple-M0110-B-ke ... B#shpCntId

Thanks for the tip, I picked this up and it just came in the post today. Retrobright candidate for sure, the case is crazy yellow. Not really had much time to play with it yet as I'm at work, but it seems to be in pretty decent nick apart from that

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ramnes · 11 Nov 2015, 16:21

seebart wrote: ↑Pretty nice finds ramnes, that Televideo link is "Wanged" though.

If that seler does not sell his cards I'll try and talk him down on that Micro Switch. Looks like Honeywell Hall Effect not Micro Switch dual magnet Hall Effect. Still nice.

I've Televideoed back the Televideo, thanks.

seebart · 11 Nov 2015, 16:28

ramnes wrote: ↑
seebart wrote: ↑Pretty nice finds ramnes, that Televideo link is "Wanged" though.

If that seler does not sell his cards I'll try and talk him down on that Micro Switch. Looks like Honeywell Hall Effect not Micro Switch dual magnet Hall Effect. Still nice.
I've Televideoed back the Televideo, thanks.

Uhh that's a nice one, good thing it's out of my range!

ramnes · 11 Nov 2015, 16:42

3x AEKII
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Apple-E ... Sw7hRWQ02s

Siemens
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Siemens-Tastatur ... SwI-BWNISs

Commodore blank keycaps

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Commodore-65-C65 ... Swo0JWNOJu

E3E · 11 Nov 2015, 22:48

This is probably not the right place to post this, but since it was part of the great finds thread, I thought it might fit.

A while back, an awesome Salmon Alps AT101 popped up on eBay for really cheap:

Originally, I was just going to steal its caps for another project, but because of feeling sentimental toward the old board, I decided that I'd instead restore it!

Full album: http://imgur.com/a/LCsEY

The switches were in good condition, but the plate had rust specks, so I had to desolder all the switches, and then sanded off all of the rust and paint and gave it some thin coats of SEM self-etch primer in grey, since it looks a LOT like the original paint.

Then I retrobrited it with my indoor retrobrighting setup. First time I've done it (I usually use sunlight outside, but winter is coming

). It went okay, but I should have made sure to wash off the stuff and reapply every hour, but I was skeptical it was even working. I made a box that was lined with aluminum foil to give let the UV really bounce around.

So it went well. There's a few little bleached speckles because the stuff dried in spots, but eh... It's hardly noticeable!

It's a shame. I don't like Salmon Alps as much as I thought I would, haha. I don't know if I could sell it now, but these damn things to go for a lot on eBay, even nasty yellowed ones. Ehhh....

seebart · 11 Nov 2015, 23:00

You're right this is not the correct thread but great work! If you sell it I might be interested. Really nice.

Blaise170 · 11 Nov 2015, 23:11

guk · 11 Nov 2015, 23:15

Blaise170 wrote: ↑ I found everything mechanical or that is possibly mechanical under $50 on ebay.

Nah, maybe in the computers category. but I doubt it.

Nice list though.

seebart · 11 Nov 2015, 23:17

Some nice finds Blaise170!

AND he's got time to correct my random spelling in the wiki.

E3E · 11 Nov 2015, 23:19

seebart wrote: ↑You're right this is not the correct thread but great work! If you sell it I might be interested. Really nice.

I've been scared to venture the other parts of Deskthority! I'm used to the cavernous like darkness of GeekHack.

I need to go out and get some nice bright white sunshine over here!

Yeah, I'll make a proper thread for the board, but thanks for the appreciation, Seebart!

lolpes · 11 Nov 2015, 23:20

Okay these seem interesting

I talked to the buyer he says he does not know how to add a picture of the switches on ebay, maybe someone can talk to him? he says he has 11 of the first available, don't know how many from the second.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141825727137?eu ... xe,ext=ext

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141824869850?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Prelim · 11 Nov 2015, 23:26

NIB 1980 boards! @@ that's a freaking nice find!

lolpes · 11 Nov 2015, 23:27

Prelim wrote: ↑NIB 1980 boards! @@ that's a freaking nice find!

GB time?

still don't know what switches, for either of the models

seebart · 11 Nov 2015, 23:28

Prelim wrote: ↑NIB 1980 boards! @@ that's a freaking nice find!

Yes very impressive find. Both look great.

Personally I don't need to see any switches but it would not hurt.

Muirium · 11 Nov 2015, 23:29

Weird stuff!

They're older than MX, so don't expect to be able to do much with those caps, mind. Back then, Cherry used much bigger mounts.

Expect these guys:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_M5/M6/M7

Looks MX compatible. But these are way bigger!