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Offline fohat.digs

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Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 08:58:51 »
Not really a "great" price but there are certain people who really like these, and they are getting very hard to find.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gateway-2000-AnyKey-AT-Keyboard-Model-2189014-/271612979336?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 12:05:55 »
These are sought after? I had no idea.

I have one in my closet.

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 13:59:14 »
I am not sure how large the demand might be, but they were very popular for CAD work a few years ago, and some users love the extra programmable keys. You could probably get at least $30 shipped for it.

Also, as I recall (foggy that far back), the caps are MX or Alps compatible, although I do not remember the material or quality.
"It turns out that for a decade, whenever Trump wanted to get a loan, or make a deal, he would inflate the value of his real estate. For instance, suggesting that his 11,000-square foot penthouse was a 30,000-square foot penthouse.
And the attorney general of New York knew that Trump's property values were inflated because when it came time to pay taxes, Trump undervalued the very same properties.
It was all part of a very sophisticated real estate practice known as “lying.”
- Jon Stewart 2024-03-28

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 16:45:08 »
Love the layout.
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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:44:57 »
From searching old Geekhack threads, AnyKeys seem to have MX-compatible doubleshot keycaps (DCS profile, made by Comptec). The earliest ones are Cherry MX white switches, but in ~1993 they switched to (nicer than average) rubber domes.
« Last Edit: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:53:54 by jacobolus »

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:58:02 »
The caps on mine appear to be printed ABS, but I have the PS/2 model.