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Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 13:25
by Chyros
The Pravetz ones all look like they're magnetic reed (they used a rather strage orthogonal design). The soviet ones prop up from time to time (I posted one of them once myself xD) but people keep saying they're rubber dome.
Wiki suggests the Tandy is SKCC tall cream, no clue what the Data General is xD .
As for the Ortek; it looks suspiciously like a dressed-up AppleDesign keyboard to me Oo .
EDIT: the blue bear has one of the Pravetzes, he recorded a typing video. They sound really scratchy though, you can hear that good old vintage squeak in there.
Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 17:47
by Blaise170
pcaro wrote:
What wonderfull keyboards!! The problem, I don't understand nothing and never brought to Japan. Any guide?
I just bought my first keyboard from Japan by using J-Subculture, they are really easy to use.
The keycaps look distinctively MEI to me.
Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 17:57
by seebart
Blaise170 wrote:
The keycaps look distinctively MEI to me.
That is correct, pretty horrible switch.
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Datalux_SpaceSaver
Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 19:23
by Blaise170
I have a Datalux, and I can say with certainty that MEI are one if the worst, if not the worst, switches I've ever had the displeasure of using.
Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 20:46
by maxmalkav
Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 22:11
by hypkx
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 05:58
by Engicoder
Another example of this blue alps trackball keyboard is up on ebay. Seems as if the seller has taken the final bid of the first auction as the going rate and priced this one accordingly. It can be yours for the paltry sum of $295 BIN.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311514490150
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 06:11
by ohaimark
Yeah... I tried to talk him into auctioning it off, but no dice.
He's a really nice chap that had no idea what sort of a gold mine he stumbled into. I explained the whole Blue and Green Alps^thick keycaps phenomena to him.
He just joined here, so hopefully he'll be able to find more cool boards in a future buy. (He does arcade and retrocomputing stuff most of the time, it seems.)
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 07:52
by ohaimark
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Fluke-1720A-P ... 1836551688?
The keycaps on these are Cherry compatible... At this price it's getting tempting.
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 13:56
by XMIT
Group buy! I'll take one with all of the caps if you get the set.
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 16:27
by ohaimark
Alright, XMIT. I'll throw down a bid or two and we'll see what happens.
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 20:57
by XMIT
NeXT non ADB keyboard with small Enter and white tactile Alps switches. The second and third photos are pictures of the actual keyboard posted after messaging the seller. I would like this one for myself but instead I'll pass it on to you.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272013376624
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 21:06
by Muirium
Same seller as I got the black Alps NeXT haul from. Same price, too.
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 21:17
by XMIT
ohaimark wrote: (He does arcade and retrocomputing stuff most of the time, it seems.)
I spy a Wang terminal with an extremely familiar looking keyboard.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311512720624
Posted: 30 Dec 2015, 22:04
by ramnes
Who got that Swiss MX 5000, and how much?
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/181973335437
Posted: 31 Dec 2015, 12:58
by gogusrl
Posted: 31 Dec 2015, 22:30
by courtesi
Not sure how many Cherry ML fans there are here but this buyer has a bunch of G84-4101SPAUS for sale (Dyesub!)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-ML4100-P ... 1453762406?
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 01:54
by Blaise170
My offer was accepted immediately at $13. Might go down to $10.
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 05:04
by ohaimark
An Omnikey -- which appears to have the same build quality as the older models -- with Windows keys.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Avant-Stellar-P ... 1977857388?
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 13:38
by Chyros
As I recall they had to use Alps clones for the later models of Omnikey though.
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 14:08
by HzFaq
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 17:01
by seebart
Posted: 01 Jan 2016, 23:54
by Halvar
OK, neither great nor interesting -- this guy is just crazy:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/221978811262?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 00:19
by seebart
Yes a prime example of how it has "made the round" that there is money to be made with old keyboards. It looks nice but 150 Euros is ridiculous. Now if it was G80-1000 HFD new in box.
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:15
by dzhoou
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:35
by snuci
Anyone here buy it? It's definitely a beam spring but it's probably pretty rusty so I thought twice and it was gone. That was quick

I'd love to hear about the restoration. My restoration is actually going pretty well.
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:35
by chzel
That would be me!
Been lusting for a beamspring for a while!
Christmas present for myself! Shipping is going to be a bitch though!
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:38
by snuci
Well, best of luck on the restoration, chzel! Hopefully it looks worse than it is.
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:42
by chzel
Thanks!
It has all the caps, and the pad card should be quite resilient, so the biggest bet is the condition of the switches.
Posted: 02 Jan 2016, 01:49
by Halvar
Great catch, looking forward to your photos!
I want to know what's under that secret lid!
