Great/Interesting Finds

seebart · 31 Oct 2014, 11:14

Is it wrong that i want to buy that beamspring for the caps to put on my one ?

shame on you andrew!

Just kidding of course. Well what if this beamy is in really good condition?

IBM XT QWERTZ

http://www.ebay.de/itm/291278077775?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

andrewjoy · 31 Oct 2014, 11:20

i would put my black on white caps on it and sell it

but nah i would not do that to you guys i have one beamspring in amazing condition i would not want someone else to miss out . in a perfect world i would be nice to get the grey and black caps on my one but it still amazing without

you can jam cherry caps onto a beamspring so i may see if i can find some thick SPH style PBT caps and force them on

seebart · 31 Oct 2014, 11:22

i would put my black on white caps on it and sell it

and I might still buy it!

Ichigo87 · 31 Oct 2014, 11:53

Is it a fair price for a beam spring ?

I stupidly missed the one sold in France but i really want one... I have a little ibm collection only in Azerty but i am not sure that i could find Azerty beam spring ?

seebart · 31 Oct 2014, 12:10

Is it a fair price for a beam spring ?

if it´s in good working condition.

I stupidly missed the one sold in France but i really want one...

welcome to the club!

I have a little ibm collection only in Azerty but i am not sure that i could find Azerty beam spring ?

many of us here have a little (some not so little) IBM collection. I´m not sure I will find a Beamspring in the EU in any layout!

Muirium · 31 Oct 2014, 12:12

You're QWERTZ, right, Seebart? If so, I may have one spare eventually.

seebart · 31 Oct 2014, 12:16

You're QWERTZ, right, Seebart? If so, I may have one spare eventually.

yes my Lord, I see the force is strong with you!

Ichigo87 · 31 Oct 2014, 16:30

I bought it : 324 dollars for the all package (shipping cost to France 47 USD + custom fees 60 USD)... i hope that it is a fair price but i am tired of missing stuff like that and it is too hard to get them in Europe in good condition.

Last stuffs i would like, are a space saver (i saw only one time an Azerty Lexmark version) and a display writer with buckling spring, a former "graphic" worker has one in his showcase next to my appartment but he wants to give it to a museum (computer + printer + keyboard), at least he accepted to sell me a terminal ibm board "Big Foot"...

ramnes · 31 Oct 2014, 17:41

Ichigo87 wrote: Last stuffs i would like, are a space saver (i saw only one time an Azerty Lexmark version)

Take any SSK, convert it to ISO and put an AZERTY keyset on it.

mintberryminuscrunch · 31 Oct 2014, 18:13

351211919961

kbdfr · 31 Oct 2014, 18:16

mintberryminuscrunch wrote: 351211919961

You obviously mean http://www.ebay.de/itm/351211919961

mintberryminuscrunch · 31 Oct 2014, 18:21

kbdfr wrote:
mintberryminuscrunch wrote: 351211919961
You obviously mean http://www.ebay.de/itm/351211919961

Yes, thanks

I haven't figured out how to share links with the current eBay app.

nourathar · 31 Oct 2014, 23:40

ultimate beamspring !

http://www.ebay.de/itm/alte-Computer-IB ... 1466789223?

gogusrl · 31 Oct 2014, 23:50

I think it's a rubberdome but it has some great looking cyrillic typeset so I thought it's worth mentioning
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Keyboar ... 20ee6ffdf9

Focus 2001 looks like cream alps or yellowed white
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Old-Stock-F ... 2c8f03739f

Daniel Beardsmore · 01 Nov 2014, 00:16

gogusrl wrote: Focus 2001 looks like cream alps or yellowed white
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Old-Stock-F ... 2c8f03739f

Type T1 four-tab clone (probably Himake AK-CN2) because that's what was used in the Windows key version of the FK-2001.

Hak Foo · 01 Nov 2014, 04:21

One thing about that Focus-- it's one of the few places you'll find a full compliment of "conventional" 1.25x ALPS modifiers. (AT101Ws have weird bulged ones). The Windows and Menu keys are pad-printed, though.

Hypersphere · 01 Nov 2014, 18:53

nourathar wrote: ultimate beamspring !

http://www.ebay.de/itm/alte-Computer-IB ... 1466789223?

Spoiler:

Looks like original Star Trek.

Hypersphere · 01 Nov 2014, 18:58

IBM F122:

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-F-611 ... 20ef0dacd1

There are several like this from more than one seller on eBay at the moment. There is also an F107.

gogusrl · 01 Nov 2014, 21:30

Madhias · 01 Nov 2014, 23:45

Dolch Alps?

gogusrl · 02 Nov 2014, 00:25

Looks like it.

pics and link for the lazy ppl

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-White-A ... 27efb7ea25

Daniel Beardsmore · 02 Nov 2014, 01:57

gogusrl wrote: Nec blue switch (wiki says it's ALPS)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NEC-APC ... 3ceb3efba4

Where does the wiki say that?

gogusrl · 02 Nov 2014, 07:14

Tried to look at my browsing history to recreate the chain of links that led me to that conclusion but I can't find anything atm.

quick question : what's the difference between APC-H412 and APC-H410E ? the 412 sold already@120$ but the 410 is still up at 50$.

Also I'd love it if you guys post here if you buy anything from my links so I know what's great/interesting for you.

Dgsbllx · 02 Nov 2014, 08:47

Anybody know anything about these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitel-Keyboar ... 3f3fba2a71

Seem to be a superset 700

Daniel Beardsmore · 02 Nov 2014, 14:00

gogusrl wrote: Tried to look at my browsing history to recreate the chain of links that led me to that conclusion but I can't find anything atm.

I can only guess that it's related to something written here:

http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/acer_kb101a.html

(Which is linked from the KB-101A page on the wiki.)

I've certainly never mistaken Alps and NEC.

gogusrl wrote: quick question : what's the difference between APC-H412 and APC-H410E ? the 412 sold already@120$ but the 410 is still up at 50$.

Pass. I've personally never paid much attention to NEC keyboards or switches, and they're almost completely absent from the wiki. alps.tw has some nice photos of the switches, but I don't yet understand enough about them to document them, and it's virtually impossible to learn from Chinese-to-English translations.

All I know is that NEC clicky switches seem to have a good reputation, from the few people who've tried them.

gogusrl · 02 Nov 2014, 15:33

Commodore C128 keyboard with doubleshots and MX black in great condition (4h left)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Commodore-C-128- ... 35de9af2fa

seebart · 02 Nov 2014, 17:38

All I know is that NEC clicky switches seem to have a good reputation, from the few people who've tried them.

I can confirm that once again, my NEC APC-H4124 has NEC blue sliders, quite clicky, really nice. Also pretty loud.

ramnes · 03 Nov 2014, 00:23

French ISO model M :
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/321567228001

Same vendor, Wang board with Alps:
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/321570228326

Keypad for Apple II (not sure on switches on this one):
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/251702098074

kbdfr · 03 Nov 2014, 07:35

gogusrl wrote: Commodore C128 keyboard with doubleshots and MX black in great condition (4h left)
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Commodore-C-128- ... 35de9af2fa

MX blacks? in a Commodore 128D? Are you sure? Any source to confirm that, or just a guess on your part?

gogusrl · 03 Nov 2014, 08:39

There was a thread here in the photos section I think with this keyboard. I remember I spent 15-20 mins trying to find that exact model.