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Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 19:24
by Hypersphere
Honeywell terminal with keyboard:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONYWELL-VIP720 ... 0914469940
Note that Honeywell was misspelled in the listing -- it did not come up in a search for "Honeywell" etc.
Does anyone know if this one has Hall Effect switches?
I've contacted the seller; he said he is willing to consider offers for the keyboard alone. Either way, it looks like a reasonably accessible price if the keyboard is a Hall Effect.
I am not bidding on this; I already found another Honeywell.
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 19:27
by Hypersphere
Honeywell terminal from 1974:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-19 ... 41836f635b
This one is an all-in-one. However, I wonder how easy it would be to detach the keyboard section?
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 20:13
by Hypersphere
IBM 5100 -- the first portable!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-IBM-5100-P ... 9467&rt=nc
My God! It's full of beam springs!
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 20:27
by BlueBär
I have a wallpaper of one, does that help?
Sneaky bugger edited his post...
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 20:29
by Hypersphere
Yep. Wouldn't want to be accused of not doing my homework!
What an amazing machine! Incredibly fascinating history.
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 20:36
by Muirium
So that's what a beam spring MacBook Pro would look like!
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 23:13
by seebart
Posted: 06 Jul 2014, 23:14
by seebart
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 15:19
by webwit
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 15:30
by urbancamo
Is this not of more interest (found it whilst looking at the 'sold sold sold' eBay listing as above:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-Tronic-Prof ... 1382283554
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 20:42
by seebart
Cherry G80-3000LSCDE-0 in Bonn Germany for 38,00 Euros.
http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 20:44
by seebart
IBM spacesaver with Trakpoint for 19 EUR...but not the one we want...
http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... ref=search
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 21:03
by scottc
That Space Saver has buckling rubber sleeves, which all in all are not bad. I'd still prefer to use them over MX brown, for example.
The trackpoint is also easily salvageable and reaches very high up, for anybody interested in their own trackpoint mod.
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 21:48
by seebart
so would you say that´s a good price if it is in working condition?
You say that switch feels like cherry mx brown?
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 21:52
by tinnie
It feels like Topre.
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 21:56
by seebart
It feels like Topre.
hmm interesting. Considering I just sold my Realforce...I might get it.
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 21:57
by tinnie
seebart: The mechanism is the same actually.
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 22:00
by seebart
I´m goona try and see if I can talk that seller down to 15 euros.
as long as it doesent feel like Mitsumi...
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 22:03
by scottc
seebart wrote: so would you say that´s a good price if it is in working condition?
You say that switch feels like cherry mx brown?
Not like MX brown, but rather more tactile, in my opinion. I don't like MX brown at all, though. It's very good for a rubber dome board. It's comparable in quality to a good scissor switch - good for a rubber dome, but still rubber dome. I don't think it feels much like Topre, though.
For 15 euro it's probably worth trying.
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 22:52
by crunch
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 22:59
by crunch
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 23:06
by Muirium
Apparently the BTC's are foam and foil buckling rubber sleeve? Certainly the picture of a switch looks like these sliders:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_5100
If so, sweet deal for some unfairly maligned boards. Ten of them!
Posted: 08 Jul 2014, 23:20
by crunch
I was seriously tempted to buy the BTC keyboards, €20 and free shipping but what should I do with 10 keyboards and I don't want french layout either.
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 00:13
by jacobolus
Sharp PC-7100 in the Netherlands:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331256694642
My guess is either green Alps switches, or blue Alps switches with green ones for the LEDs. Not totally sure of that though.
Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing.
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 00:25
by Hypersphere
Nice of them to include a clear pinout diagram! Would that all keyboards would come equipped with that information!
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 00:43
by Daniel Beardsmore
jacobolus wrote: Sharp PC-7100 in the Netherlands:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/331256694642
My guess is either green Alps switches, or blue Alps switches with green ones for the LEDs. Not totally sure of that though.
Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing. :-)
If it's the same as the PC-7000, it's Alps integrated dome, with Alps SKFL for the LED keys, such as "scrol l lock":
http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/tulip ... ml#p127169
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 10:13
by urbancamo
Daniel Beardsmore wrote: jacobolus wrote: Would be pretty sweet to take one of these to a coffeeshop and start typing.
I like that idea
a lot! I got enough inquisitive looks in the past using a Z88 and an Epson HX-20 whilst on holiday at the Cafes. I think this would just blow a few people away.
Maybe we should have a name for this as a 'sport'.
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 10:18
by shreebles
Thanks seebart, I got that one. 27,50€ seems a good price just to try out blues.
The way I enjoy linear keys at the moment is uncanny, let's see if this G80 can change that
Tai-Hao probably?
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 11:33
by jacobolus
Thanks for that. I couldn’t find the PC-7100’s switches discussed anywhere in a very quick google.
Nevermind, not nearly so cool then. Nice keycaps still, but those Alps rubber-dome switches aren’t nice to type on.
Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 17:03
by maxrunner
shreebles wrote:
Thanks seebart, I got that one. 27,50€ seems a good price just to try out blues.
The way I enjoy linear keys at the moment is uncanny, let's see if this G80 can change that
Tai-Hao probably?
Are these decent?