Darn, I love their appearance and the layout looks great, but if the switches are just domes…seebart wrote:Not only rubber domes but those HP keyboards speak their own proprietary HP protocol. I have one here, the keycaps are nice but that's it.Chyros wrote:Rubber domes.Ratfink wrote: NOS HP terminal boards: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172417561366?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Does anyone know what switches these have?
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mr bob... he tells everyone the same thing
no idea, his prices are pretty prohibitive though, he quoted me 200$ on an omnikey ultra early version
Isn't that the same one that got listed separate from that computer? =o Still guessing it's got yellow Alps - if anyone found out please let me know if I'm right or not!
I had a message exchange with this seller before he took down the listing. It was difficult to get information from him, but in a series of questions and answers, he confirmed that the sliders were yellow and that the underside of the keycap was white and black stripes -- so, it looks like yellow Alps with doubleshots.
My theory is that once you factor in wear, the "range" of Blue and White switches overlap so much that there isn't a definable difference. It would be a fun thing to test: set up a test rig with, say, 100 mixed switches under identical caps, and see if people can reliably differentiate Blue and White. Maybe mix some later bamboo-white, clone-white, and Matias switches in for extra fun.
I'd love it if this was set up as a stand at keyboard meetups; correctly identify all 51 SKCM Blues in a keyboard of 102 SKCM Whites to win a prize! ... and then record all the guesses, for science!Hak Foo wrote: My theory is that once you factor in wear, the "range" of Blue and White switches overlap so much that there isn't a definable difference. It would be a fun thing to test: set up a test rig with, say, 100 mixed switches under identical caps, and see if people can reliably differentiate Blue and White. Maybe mix some later bamboo-white, clone-white, and Matias switches in for extra fun.
Cool, thanks for the confirmationHypersphere wrote:I had a message exchange with this seller before he took down the listing. It was difficult to get information from him, but in a series of questions and answers, he confirmed that the sliders were yellow and that the underside of the keycap was white and black stripes -- so, it looks like yellow Alps with doubleshots.
He also said that he broke the cap and that he was going to glue things back together before relisting. I urged him NOT to glue anything because buyers would want to know exactly what was damaged in order to know what needed to be repaired and to do proper repairs.
Looks like he is not divulging the mishap in the relisting.
. As long as the board acoustics don't influence the sound too badly, you should be able to separate them pretty reliably by sound alone.Scarpia wrote:I'd love it if this was set up as a stand at keyboard meetups; correctly identify all 51 SKCM Blues in a keyboard of 102 SKCM Whites to win a prize! ... and then record all the guesses, for science!Hak Foo wrote: My theory is that once you factor in wear, the "range" of Blue and White switches overlap so much that there isn't a definable difference. It would be a fun thing to test: set up a test rig with, say, 100 mixed switches under identical caps, and see if people can reliably differentiate Blue and White. Maybe mix some later bamboo-white, clone-white, and Matias switches in for extra fun.
My guess is, if the whites are clean Pines then it'll be too close to call.
Chyros - that's definitely not the same board. The one that got separated from its computer was almost certainly NIB. Here is the sold listing (in way better shape):
gogusrl wrote: Not a keyboard but a really good price :
BeyerDynamic DT 880 Premium Special Edition Chrome Version 250 ohm 149$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311742462942
Ah yes, I must've mixed them up. That one should be yellow Alps too, btw.Harshmallow wrote:Chyros - that's definitely not the same board. The one that got separated from its computer was almost certainly NIB. Here is the sold listing (in way better shape):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Zenith- ... 7675.l2557
