Interest Check: WYSE Terminal 102 Keyboards

[sixty]

Going through a bunch of old contacts and sources, got a chance for these:


They would be all 102 ISO layout UK or German layout. Varying conditions from "good" to "absolutely disgusting".
Luck of the draw would decide these I guess.

As far as I know, no PCE versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.

About 10 to 15 available. They would be 15 Euro + Shipping each.
Anyone interested?

[scottc]

Interested! UK board for me please.

[Laser]

Interested in an UK board, how much would you estimate the shipping? (UE)

[Sayso]

Hello Sixty,

interested in one uk iso keyboard please.

[7bit]

One, new in unopened box, please, preferably UK layout, but does not much matter.

[sixty]

I should clarify. I don't know how many UK or German ones we would be getting. I just know that both layouts are a possibility. I would be able to cherry-pick (harhar) the first few for people who wanted a specific layout, but I don't know if there will be enough of a specific layout. That's why it would more likely be random.

[iAmAhab]

Interested in a german one.

[scottc]

I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.

Edit: If these have vintage MX black switches then I would be interested regardless of the keycap layout!

[Laser]

I don't think that a German layout would be much use to me, so if there aren't enough UK ones for me I'd gladly let someone else take a German one before me.

Similar situation applies for me.

[7bit]

OK, then I take one in DE if there are no UK version left or they are not good enough for me.


Thank you sixty, for organising this -- like in the old days!

[Findecanor]

As far as I know, no PS/2 versions, all Terminal. So you would need Soarer's converter.

FTFY. "PCE" stands for the layout, not protocol. That is a PCE keyboard.

BTW, I have heard that the terminal case should be better quality somehow and that the PS/2-compatible innards would fit inside it.

[Ascaii]

I would take a german one, if possible in cleanable condition.

[scottc]

Forgot to add: I'd like one that's not filthy, if possible. It doesn't need to be working, but I have a weak preference for boards that do work.

[Laser]

I step forward in providing a good randomization service
(literally laser-based precision )

[sixty]

Ordered, will try to pick them up tomorrow. Lets see what we get.

[scottc]

Thanks sixty!

[rindorbrot]

I'd take one too. German preferred.

[kennyk64]

I'll take one UK layout.

[tinnie]

will take a DE one and a UK one.

[pasph]

I will take a DE one

[Miko]

I already have one. Beautiful keyboards, beautiful caps. I'd take another one, too, for that price. I'd prefer german layout. From where are you shipping?

[rindorbrot]

If there are enough left, I might take a second one.

[Muirium]

You guys will probably want to build this: the Wyse version of Soarer's converter.

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/wyse ... t7424.html

[gotbadger]

Interested in a UK board what would shipping to the UK be like?

[plasticchair]

Would take a DE one if there's one left. UK would do as well.

[sixty]

Got the boards. Bad news is that over 10 of them were the rubber dome variant, which looks almost exactly like the MX one. I got 9 or 10 Cherry MX ones. Majority is German layout. I saw one or two UK layouts.

Some of the boards have very uneven discoloration going on, how odd. But some are also very good condition. I think we really have to use random.org to decide who gets what, because otherwise I end up sitting on the banana colored ones with no buyers

[7bit]

Just do it the 7bit way:
Divide the costs by the number of good ones and sell the best for the highest prices and the bad for cheap. Finally, ebay the trash.

[Laser]

Hm, perhaps the good ones at 20 Euros, and bad ones (no rubber) at 10 Euros? From those, at least/most the board/switches/case can be harvested.

Just tested my randomization service, works perfectly :

Code: Select all

$ seed
$ get_random
2
$ get_random
2
$ get_random
2

[scottc]

Laser: You mean it works perfectly as long as you are number 2!

[Muirium]

"The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance."

https://www.random.org/quotations/