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1 euro each, 1,3 $$ !!!

Some think these are gold and set them on sale at $50 used. We had some at my old school and I didn't think they were any different from most other rubber dome keyboards. Personally I would just go look at my local recycling station if I wanted one, a few months ago I found 40+ there, mind not NIB ...

Hi there!
I'm not a keyboard addict like most of you, I'm using it just for my ham radio activity, but I like to collect keyboards, if I like a specific keyboard I grab it and sometimes I like to switch keyboards on my radio shack.
Today I bought to local swapmeet, two brand new and sealed ...

NO, it is NOT PS/2.

It is Apple Desktop Bus.

You need an old Macintosh (everything up to a Power Macintosh G3, except for iMacs and the last two generations of PowerBook G3), an Apple IIGS, or an adapter such as the Griffin iMate, to use an ADB keyboard.

ADB is designed such that you plug the ...

I've never seen an italian keyboard with this layout...and I'm italian and 31yo... so not so young!
Thanks for infos...so it works with a simple ps2 cable, in wich port, right or left??

But why it has two ports on each side? Are they ps2 port?
Well I don't know why it has Z instead W....all italian keyboards has qwerty and not qzerty!!
Blocco num, blocco scorr, blocc maiusc are italian words but I don't know why it has this layout!! Maybe someone on this forum knows!
Well I paid 2 ...

Hi! Today I bought this keyboard..do you like it?
Any ideas on its value? I would say 30$....

Some kind of Alps clone.
There's an ATW with "10" at the top here . Maybe you should post your ATW 15 there and drive him crazy. :evilgeek:


Yep you're right!!! Do you know the difference between these atw 10 and mine atw15??

The switch is not accessible till you don't disassemble the keyboard...

Hi everyone!
Today I bought this keyboard at the flea market...it is a Sunshine but there is no model.
I'm not a keyboard expert..but I bought it 'cause I think that is a mechanical keyboard with buckling spring key switches, if I'm not wrong, maybe you can tell me...I think that is a brand new ...

t!ng wrote:Which switches does it have?

Sorry I don't know!!

hq1ify wrote:ledpoisoning, that board looks sweet

Thank you!! I like these big keyboards!!

Hi! I'm not a keyboard expert, but I'm glad to show you my recent purchase for 15 euro only...an Olivetti ANK 25-102...maybe it comes from an Olivetti M300 but I'm not sure 'cause it has a blue colored band on top, anyway it's like a brand new keyboard, after a little mod it works very well.
I think ...

I see so many Blackberries in these photos. Are they the preferred choice of the mechanical keyboard community?
I only see one blackberry in these pics :mrgreen:

Hi, why so many of you have two monitors in 2 different positions? Vertical and horizontal...I don't know why, please can you tell me ...

All the ANKs are rubber dome but really good, i think the 102 was sold with M24

Yep you're right...I'm not an keyboard expert, but I can feel that the touch is not mechanic...I'm looking for a mechanic model M...next week I'll let you know about it...

I dunno if 102 was sold with M24...I saw ...

Great updates guys!!
I simply connected a PS2 male to original port with this diagram:

PS2 male:

1: DATA (PIN 1 from serial port to PIN 1 PS2 male)
2: NC
3: GND (PIN 3 from serial port to PIN 3 PS2 male)
4: VCC (PIN 9 from serial port to PIN 4 PS2 male)
5: CLK (PIN 2 from serial port to PIN 5 PS2 ...

Thank you....I don't think that this is a DIN 5 pin....it is like a D-SUB 9 pin...so I have to re-assign pin to D-SUB 9 pin...any tips? I think that is Olivetti Proprietary connector...
Anyway colors are:

1 Black
2 White
3 Green
4 Red
5
6
7
8
9 Orange


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Thank you for info...where I can find him?
Anyway I think that this is not serial port, it is proprietary connector...but I don't know anything about it...anyway is there any chance to modify and let it works with winxp? It's always a keyboard!

Thank you for replies...well it looks wonderful I bought it for this reason!!

I tought to connect it to the serial port but didn't work...it is certainly too old!! But there will be a way to make it work under win xp...Another italian guy had same problem...he tried with a serial to usb adaptor but ...

Hi, I'm new user, I'm from Italy and I love vintage keyboard...
On ebay I won this wonderful olivetti keyboard

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An ANK 25-102...but it doesn't ...