deskthority

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 13:48**

Looks like mini Mitsumi to me. Those are Cherry MX mount. Let's see who is correct!

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 18:29**

I'm guessing Cherry MX mount SMKs

But only because I have a 5191 with them lieing around.

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 19:14**

Those are Futabas :p .

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 19:23**

Really? How do you tell between MX mount SMKs and Futabas?

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 19:46**

Wanderer wrote: Really? How do you tell between MX mount SMKs and Futabas?

I've got my switch box out anyway, I'll make a picture for you side-by-side

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Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 20:10**

Thanks!

I guess all the boards that I thought were MX SMKs were actually Futabas, and I'm yet to try an MX mount SMK.

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 23:39**

Alps numpad:
https://m.de.aliexpress.com/item/32249685916.html

Posted: **29 Oct 2016, 23:46**

hypkx wrote: Alps numpad:
https://m.de.aliexpress.com/item/32249685916.html

https://aliholic.com/change-language-aliexpress/

Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 01:07**

Here's what the LE D2 seller shared:

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Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 01:15**

XMIT wrote: Looks like mini Mitsumi to me. Those are Cherry MX mount. Let's see who is correct!

I win.

Definitely Futaba.

Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 02:09**

Could the Futaba caps be used on a board with Cherry mx or clones?

Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 02:27**

Yes. This particular set is probably pad printed, though.

Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 19:09**

model m in good condition:
https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und ... 179912573/

ibm p70 (doesn't boot)
https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und ... 179910486/

Posted: **30 Oct 2016, 23:51**

If you want the first model F
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/sys/5850866819.html

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 00:20**

Wow, that's like less than 10 minutes away from where I live. Not sure what I'd do with it though....

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 00:42**

BinaryHalibut wrote: Wow, that's like less than 10 minutes away from where I live. Not sure what I'd do with it though....

You don't know what the price is.

If the seller would ship worldwide, there might be numerous buyers.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 01:07**

There's also the small matter of lugging home a hundred-pound system without a car

Maybe if it stays up for a few more days I'll throw a low-ish offer in.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 01:19**

BinaryHalibut wrote: There's also the small matter of lugging home a hundred-pound system without a car

You could try asking the seller if he'd be willing to drop off the system at your home, provided you compensated him for gas and his time.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 01:22**

Cyrillic M2 (legends are kinda ugly tho) - $40 BIN: http://www.ebay.com/itm/282238808362

Matias Mini Tactile Pro - $70 BIN (I've seen them for less, but not in white)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282238845055

this probably isn't worth $80 but if you wanted to desolder a lot of switches and tune them this could be good: http://www.ebay.com/itm/262696619062

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 02:43**

jerue wrote:
this probably isn't worth $80 but if you wanted to desolder a lot of switches

~$100 divided by 1K switches + 1K key caps = a nickel each

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 04:29**

jerue wrote: this probably isn't worth $80 but if you wanted to desolder a lot of switches and tune them this could be good: http://www.ebay.com/itm/262696619062

This is about two hours from me, and comes out to under $10 in shipping... It's tremendously tempting, just to have a functionally infinite supply of mediocre mechanical switches to use for weird projects.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 17:02**

kbdfr wrote: A Cherry keyboard with a photo of the label showing "G80-1800 HAD",
which would mean doubleshot keycaps,
but where these have obviously been replaced with lasered ones,
so way too expensive:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... 2-225-3396

It is now also on eBay (for 48€ instead of 40€ in the small ads

):
http://www.ebay.de/itm/262694583300
Frankenboard with a HAD label (=doubleshots), but with lasered caps instead.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 18:25**

I feel like it's just the picture of the bottom of a different board. There's at least a difference in lighting. In most pictures the board looks pretty much the same grey, but that one looks beige.

Posted: **31 Oct 2016, 21:18**

"Made in West Germany" on the label doesn't sit particularly well with the winkeys. Frankenboard is a definite possibility, but I'm leaning towards Rimrul's explanation that the picture of the bottom shows another keyboard.

Posted: **01 Nov 2016, 07:00**

You are both most probably right.
G80-1800 HAD would be a winkeyless keyboard, while a winkey with doubleshots would be G80-1800 HPMDE.
So obviously "borrowed" label photo.

Posted: **01 Nov 2016, 11:00**

Seems like it was a placeholder photo. The label in the listing how says G80-1851 LPMDE, which is consistent with the rest of the board.

Posted: **01 Nov 2016, 11:13**

I contacted the seller, it was a mistake on his part and he changed the photo.

Posted: **02 Nov 2016, 06:31**

Any clue what this keyboard is and what switches it could have?
http://ebay.de/itm/RAR-Klick-Tastatur-P ... ING_ACTIVE

Model f xt
http://m.ebay.de/itm/Originale-IBM-XT-T ... 0408.m2460

Posted: **02 Nov 2016, 06:38**

hypkx wrote: Any clue what this keyboard is and what switches it could have?
http://ebay.de/itm/RAR-Klick-Tastatur-P ... ING_ACTIVE

Model f xt
http://m.ebay.de/itm/Originale-IBM-XT-T ... 0408.m2460

Looks like an NMB Hi-Tek with space invaders.

Posted: **02 Nov 2016, 06:40**

hypkx wrote: Any clue what this keyboard is and what switches it could have?
http://ebay.de/itm/RAR-Klick-Tastatur-P ... ING_ACTIVE

Hmm...interesting. If I didn't know any better I'd say NMB but I don't know. The keycaps look quite PBT'ish. The lock light bezel looks a little NEC but I'm pretty sure it's not an NEC.

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