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Offline dante

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I purchased this recently and unfortunately it is now dead.  It might work on your PC but I'm not going to guarantee it.  I keep getting "Beep Beep Beep" upon booting.  As of now - no beeping - no lights - not working.  I could not figure out what the hell is wrong with it.  You've been warned.

It has non-shiny abs double shots, smooth vintage cherry mx blacks (which are smoother and require less force than modern blacks.)

Also when it WAS working I got as high as 10NKRO on some combinations so it would make a good gamer board.

I paid over $90 for this and am just trying to make something back.  If any hardware tinkerers want to give it a go it might be a bargain board for you if you're a genius and can fix it for nothing.

The back of the keyboard says Wyse, the front says "Telerate Dow Jones Global Information".  Unfortunately I have no pics currently.

900866's w/ PS/2 are pretty rare - but even if you don't buy it for the board you could use the double shots off of it - or solder the rare Vintage Blacks into another board.

Prefer to ship in CONUS due to the fact I will lose my ass on shipping.

Listening to $$$ and/or Gift Card transactions.

Also might be able to take this as currency/trades: Steel Series 6gv2, Filco w/ Blacks, O-Rings, Wire keycap pullers, etc, just offer.

I'm just desperate to make something back - maybe someone here with more brains then me can fix it and get some value out of it.  Me, I just feel like I flushed a bunch of cash down the toilet.  What stuff might not be much worth to you I might like.

The board looks like this, except with the Dow Jones stuff on front:
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WYSE PCE "Telerate Dow Jones" 900866-1, any interest in a dead board?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 19:52:05 »
Did you try it in another PC?
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WYSE PCE "Telerate Dow Jones" 900866-1, any interest in a dead board?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 20:55:10 »
Are they yellowing?  Or are the keycaps still really nice?  If they are, wondering if you'd be interested in any trades (+cash)?  Been looking for a set since I traded my NIB set away =/

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WYSE PCE "Telerate Dow Jones" 900866-1, any interest in a dead board?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 19 June 2012, 21:47:26 »
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I've had several inquiries regarding pictures - issue is while I have a digital camera my family keeps displacing the cable to connect it to my PC!  I'm on my 3rd cable and the 4th is going to be glued into place.

Maybe by the end of the week I'll have another one.  Stupid ass proprietary Sony cable.....

Get a card reader. lol  Anyway, yeah.. pics might help speed up your sale.  I'm interested also but would like to see some pictures first if possible.

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WYSE PCE "Telerate Dow Jones" 900866-1, any interest in a dead board?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 20 June 2012, 18:28:34 »
There are two types of WYSE double-shot key caps (thick and thin). When you get a camera, could you take a pic of the backside of a key cap?
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WYSE PCE "Telerate Dow Jones" 900866-1, any interest in a dead board?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 20 June 2012, 20:07:31 »
Do you have a ballpark price you are targeting for? and would there be a big difference in price if we only bought the caps?
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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 20 June 2012, 20:36:19 »
I'm not sure I follow, are you auctioning this and after reaching what amount?? does the donation portion begin?
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