Author Topic: What did you find today? (e-cycler, thrift store, dumpster & garage sale finds!) (Read 35479 times)

jwaz · « **on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 18:15:38 »

Can't believe I couldn't find a current thread on this. I know quite a few of us dig through the local thrift shop hoping to find the one decent board in the pile of Quiet Keys and MS Naturals.

Anyway, post your in-person finds, be it Goodwill, Weird Stuff, garage sales, etc!

I'll start us off with these Alps boards I found at a hole-in-the-wall computer store in Oakland this morning.

NIB (bag, no box :/) Omnikey (white clicky Alps)
Dell with black tactile Alps

demik · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 18:15:55 »

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noisyturtle · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 18:26:08 »

Quote from: demik on Sat, 05 April 2014, 18:15:55

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CPTBadAss · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 22:10:22 »

Jwaz you got an Omnikey?? Go back and grab me one!

lightsout714 · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 22:28:03 »

Nice score. Never tried alps.

Beca · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 22:29:23 »

fellow oaklander? awww yeh

dustinhxc · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 05 April 2014, 22:56:53 »

Quote from: jwaz on Sat, 05 April 2014, 18:15:38

Can't believe I couldn't find a current thread on this. I know quite a few of us dig through the local thrift shop hoping to find the one decent board in the pile of Quiet Keys and MS Naturals.

Anyway, post your in-person finds, be it Goodwill, Weird Stuff, garage sales, etc!

I'll start us off with these Alps boards I found at a hole-in-the-wall computer store in Oakland this morning.

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NIB (bag, no box :/) Omnikey (white clicky Alps)
Dell with black tactile Alps

Wow lucky! Went to like 4 places and the only 1 board that was any what eye catching was an IBM rubber dome ha..

jwaz · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 10 May 2014, 17:32:20 »

a different sort of input device:

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 10 May 2014, 17:43:04 »

^^ EPIC

lightsout714 · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 10 May 2014, 18:54:28 »

Quote from: jwaz on Sat, 10 May 2014, 17:32:20

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Oh man I remember the ads for the power glove. It looked so awesome. Got one for Christmas and it was pretty useless lol. Looks rad though.

brainT · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 11 May 2014, 13:26:36 »

I work for an e-cycle/resale company. We had a rather large collection even yesterday and this beauty turned up. I asked my boss to set it aside so I could buy it later and he just told me to take it! Almost nabbed a nice ALPs board as well but on of the volunteers trashed it before I could put it in the keeper pile.

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Kliee · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 15:17:35 »

This is really a cool find! Plus it seems to be in great condition.

Too bad for the ALPS board, but just this 1390131 is already awesome. I whish I could get one like this!

jwaz · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 15:42:47 »

Quote from: brainT on Sun, 11 May 2014, 13:26:36

I work for an e-cycle/resale company. We had a rather large collection even yesterday and this beauty turned up. I asked my boss to set it aside so I could buy it later and he just told me to take it! Almost nabbed a nice ALPs board as well but on of the volunteers trashed it before I could put it in the keeper pile.

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Great find on the Model M!

From DT Wiki:

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1390131 Appearing at the same time as the 1390120, the 1390131 was associated with certain variants of the PC AT, as well as the XT 286. It differed from the 1390120 by having lock lights. It could be considered the same as the 1388032, except in the standard white colour, and with a metallic IBM logo label.

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IBM PC AT Keyboard, Part Number 1390131. This can be distinguished from the more common 1391401 by the square metal IBM logo on the top right of the keyboard.

What Alps board was trashed? I'm kind of jealous that you get to work for an E-cycler, so much good stuff gets thrown away :/

brainT · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 20:00:01 »

I was shocked when I saw it! We have another, newer one sitting at the warehouse with a healthy coating of dust thats next on my list. My boss is pretty cool about grabbing stuff. There's so much that comes in but only so much that is worth selling. Even with the salable stuff so much gets torn down for good because we don't have the space or manpower to actually sell it again. There's a Thinkpad 300 sitting in our "to the junker" crate that I'll probably end up pulling and adding to my tech to refurb stash.

It's a dangerous place to work for someone that likes old tech...

This is the Alps board that I didn't get to in time: http://www.uneedus.com/alps.html
I'm hoping that it just got buried in a crate and not destroyed. As long as the volunteers didn't smash it I should be able to get it going again as we tend to just cut the cords to sell for the copper and ship the rest out to be broken down further elsewhere.

Edited: Wrong link...

Photekq · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 14 May 2014, 20:47:14 »

Found this UK ISO Olivetti G81 on a classified ad last week.. Got it for £10 shipped. Should be here next week. It looks like it's in good condition with no yellowing. I just hope there's no shine..

lightsout714 · « **Reply #15 on:** Fri, 16 May 2014, 00:50:38 »

Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 14 May 2014, 20:47:14

Found this UK ISO Olivetti G81 on a classified ad last week.. Got it for £10 shipped. Should be here next week. It looks like it's in good condition with no yellowing. I just hope there's no shine..

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Wow scored. Looks very clean.

nubbinator · « **Reply #16 on:** Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:14:58 »

Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 14 May 2014, 20:47:14

Found this UK ISO Olivetti G81 on a classified ad last week.. Got it for £10 shipped. Should be here next week. It looks like it's in good condition with no yellowing. I just hope there's no shine..

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Deal of the year?

Photekq · « **Reply #17 on:** Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:16:46 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:14:58

Deal of the year?

If it doesn't have any shine then it might be a contender!

Not sure what the market value is though. I've never seen UK ISO Olivetti (except one that tinnie found on ebay, but nobody got), and I've only ever seen 1 or 2 Olivetti doubleshot sets in good condition.

tinlong117 · « **Reply #18 on:** Sat, 17 May 2014, 04:31:33 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:14:58

Quote from: Photekq on Wed, 14 May 2014, 20:47:14
Found this UK ISO Olivetti G81 on a classified ad last week.. Got it for £10 shipped. Should be here next week. It looks like it's in good condition with no yellowing. I just hope there's no shine..

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Deal of the year?

No.

tinlong117 · « **Reply #19 on:** Sat, 17 May 2014, 04:31:47 »

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:16:46

Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 16 May 2014, 23:14:58
Deal of the year?
If it doesn't have any shine then it might be a contender! Not sure what the market value is though. I've never seen UK ISO Olivetti (except one that tinnie found on ebay, but nobody got), and I've only ever seen 1 or 2 Olivetti doubleshot sets in good condition.

Oh **** :/

intelli78 · « **Reply #20 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 19:53:06 »

No keyboards lately, but I found this for $25.00 at an antique store:

haven't built it yet, but it looks complete.

jwaz · « **Reply #21 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:15:47 »

Quote from: intelli78 on Wed, 21 May 2014, 19:53:06

No keyboards lately, but I found this for $25.00 at an antique store:

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haven't built it yet, but it looks complete.

Nice find! I was going to guess 80s but it's late 70s.

From what I can tell that's a pretty great price for something like this though I'm not really in the know on vintage Legos.

Vibex · « **Reply #22 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:17:04 »

Quote from: intelli78 on Wed, 21 May 2014, 19:53:06

No keyboards lately, but I found this for $25.00 at an antique store:

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haven't built it yet, but it looks complete.

I only collect Bionicles, but that seems like a great price. :thumb:

intelli78 · « **Reply #23 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:33:25 »

Quote from: Vibex on Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:17:04

I only collect Bionicles, but that seems like a great price.

I vaguely remember Bionicles, but I think that was mostly after I stopped playing with Legos

Quote from: jwaz on Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:15:47

Nice find! I was going to guess 80s but it's late 70s.

From what I can tell that's a pretty great price for something like this though I'm not really in the know on vintage Legos.

I'd say so! I'd buy 300+ piece vintage Lego sets all day long for $25 a pop.

Vibex · « **Reply #24 on:** Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:37:34 »

Quote from: intelli78 on Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:33:25

Quote from: Vibex on Wed, 21 May 2014, 20:17:04
I only collect Bionicles, but that seems like a great price.

I vaguely remember Bionicles, but I think that was mostly after I stopped playing with Legos

I just love the complex design of the older Bionicles, and the lore was fantastic!

tinlong117 · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 23 May 2014, 04:33:17 »

I found these.

swill · « **Reply #26 on:** Fri, 23 May 2014, 08:28:11 »

Quote from: tinlong117 on Fri, 23 May 2014, 04:33:17

I found these.
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For free? Confused...

narlzac85 · « **Reply #27 on:** Mon, 26 May 2014, 21:57:06 »

$2 Focus FK-555 from Goodwill. Seems to be in perfect shape, except for a little grime.

jwaz · « **Reply #28 on:** Mon, 26 May 2014, 21:57:46 »

Any plans for the switches? Maybe a Kingsaver

Just realized we have all kinds of awesome Alps finds

narlzac85 · « **Reply #29 on:** Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:00:03 »

I have no current plans for this keyboard other than using it for a while. I'm not likely to tear it apart.

Elrick · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:05:06 »

Quote from: narlzac85 on Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:00:03

I have no current plans for this keyboard other than using it for a while. I'm not likely to tear it apart.

You don't have to take anything apart. Just enjoy a really good bargain that very few of us here on Geekhack could ever get

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jwaz · « **Reply #31 on:** Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:06:37 »

Quote from: Elrick on Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:05:06

Quote from: narlzac85 on Mon, 26 May 2014, 22:00:03
I have no current plans for this keyboard other than using it for a while. I'm not likely to tear it apart.

You don't have to take anything apart. Just enjoy a really good bargain that very few of us here on Geekhack could ever get .

It ain't like that, you just gotta dig through a bunch of trash. Rouger just came through the Bay and picked up a Model F 122 and an AT from one of my local spots...

dustinhxc · « **Reply #32 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 14:14:47 »

Hey how do you guys get keyboards from E-Cyclers? I went to one here and they said they don't offer any electronics (keyboards) to anyone. Do you have to go to a private owned one and not the county?

zenuty · « **Reply #33 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 16:56:57 »

Quote from: jwaz on Sat, 10 May 2014, 17:32:20

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Wow That was my children device a long time ago
Very Good

brainT · « **Reply #34 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:14:38 »

Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 14:14:47

Hey how do you guys get keyboards from E-Cyclers? I went to one here and they said they don't offer any electronics (keyboards) to anyone. Do you have to go to a private owned one and not the county?

Some have stores/ebay sales (like the one I work for), and others it may just be cool about it I would imagine.

dustinhxc · « **Reply #35 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:29:16 »

Quote from: brainT on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:14:38

Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 14:14:47
Hey how do you guys get keyboards from E-Cyclers? I went to one here and they said they don't offer any electronics (keyboards) to anyone. Do you have to go to a private owned one and not the county?

Some have stores/ebay sales (like the one I work for), and others it may just be cool about it I would imagine.

Oh alright I was assuming it was just the one I went to. Thanks!

brainT · « **Reply #36 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:38:55 »

Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:29:16

Quote from: brainT on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:14:38
Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 14:14:47
Hey how do you guys get keyboards from E-Cyclers? I went to one here and they said they don't offer any electronics (keyboards) to anyone. Do you have to go to a private owned one and not the county?

Some have stores/ebay sales (like the one I work for), and others it may just be cool about it I would imagine.

Oh alright I was assuming it was just the one I went to. Thanks!

No problem! Just check around to find one that does more than just strait up recycle the stuff. The one I work for is a non-profit which leaves us pretty limited on what we can actually rescue and put back out into the world with how limited we are on money and manpower. The stuff that end up in our "dumpster" make me cringe from time to time.

dustinhxc · « **Reply #37 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:39:42 »

Quote from: brainT on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:38:55

Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:29:16
Quote from: brainT on Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:14:38
Quote from: dustinhxc on Sat, 31 May 2014, 14:14:47
Hey how do you guys get keyboards from E-Cyclers? I went to one here and they said they don't offer any electronics (keyboards) to anyone. Do you have to go to a private owned one and not the county?

Some have stores/ebay sales (like the one I work for), and others it may just be cool about it I would imagine.

Oh alright I was assuming it was just the one I went to. Thanks!

No problem! Just check around to find one that does more than just strait up recycle the stuff. The one I work for is a non-profit which leaves us pretty limited on what we can actually rescue and put back out into the world with how limited we are on money and manpower. The stuff that end up in our "dumpster" make me cringe from time to time.

Oh wow, yeah that makes perfect sense. Damn I bet! Thanks,

brainT · « **Reply #38 on:** Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:00:15 »

The nostalgia hit me hard when I found this.

davkol · « **Reply #39 on:** Wed, 04 June 2014, 14:07:09 »

I found an AT101, before I was forced to go offline; asked, if they had more stuff like that... didn't get any specific answer, but a 700% price rise and a claim that the fugly AT101 was #vintage #rare #collectible. Screw 'em.

brainT · « **Reply #40 on:** Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:35:20 »

Space invader switches and a big ass enter. I think I'm in love (typing on it now).

whiskytango · « **Reply #41 on:** Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:50:34 »

Quote from: brainT on Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:35:20

Space invader switches and a big ass enter. I think I'm in love (typing on it now).
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I have that exact board that I rescued form an e-recycler. I like it, but I could not get used to the tiny backspace. Still, nice find. I think space invaders are very pleasant to type on.

jwaz · « **Reply #42 on:** Thu, 05 June 2014, 18:11:40 »

Quote from: brainT on Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:35:20

Space invader switches and a big ass enter. I think I'm in love (typing on it now).
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Clickey Space Invaders? I agree with whiskeytango a lot of boards from this OEM with the tiny backspace have great switches but I just can't hand the 1U spacing.

brainT · « **Reply #43 on:** Thu, 05 June 2014, 18:28:39 »

Quote from: whiskytango on Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:50:34

Quote from: brainT on Thu, 05 June 2014, 17:35:20
Space invader switches and a big ass enter. I think I'm in love (typing on it now).
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I have that exact board that I rescued form an e-recycler. I like it, but I could not get used to the tiny backspace. Still, nice find. I think space invaders are very pleasant to type on.

I love the switches but the backspace is going to take some time to get used to. They're firmly on my list of things to look for now.

Working for an e-cycler is just dangerous, there are so many coolthings that come through our doors/loading dock that just get torn down for a full on recycling. If I brought every cool piece of old tech home my fiancee would kill me...

brainT · « **Reply #44 on:** Thu, 19 June 2014, 17:18:02 »

Picked up a blue label Model M today! Now I just need a SSK to complete the family, I'll post a pic when I get it cleaned and all of them together.

brainT · « **Reply #45 on:** Sat, 28 June 2014, 18:04:05 »

MX blacks and ML's.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #46 on:** Sun, 29 June 2014, 15:54:30 »

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The nostalgia hit me hard when I found this.

SOME FINE LITERATURE YOU FOUND YOURSELF THERE!

dustinhxc · « **Reply #47 on:** Sun, 29 June 2014, 16:41:41 »

Quote from: brainT on Thu, 19 June 2014, 17:18:02

Picked up a blue label Model M today! Now I just need a SSK to complete the family, I'll post a pic when I get it cleaned and all of them together.

Nice! I still need to find an ecycler that sells stuff too.

Findecanor · « **Reply #48 on:** Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:32:15 »

I have a cold, so I'm sitting at home instead of going to the large open-air flea market.

brainT · « **Reply #49 on:** Sun, 29 June 2014, 19:36:45 »

Quote from: dustinhxc on Sun, 29 June 2014, 16:41:41

Quote from: brainT on Thu, 19 June 2014, 17:18:02
Picked up a blue label Model M today! Now I just need a SSK to complete the family, I'll post a pic when I get it cleaned and all of them together.

Nice! I still need to find an ecycler that sells stuff too.

I work for one so it's extra dangerous but we are working on getting online sales going, and I'm hoping get mechanicals lumped into that category as they don't really sell well in the store. And my fiancee will kill me if I keep buying them to rescue them from the junk bin...

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Quote from: brainT on Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:00:15
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The nostalgia hit me hard when I found this.

SOME FINE LITERATURE YOU FOUND YOURSELF THERE!

Only the best! Now if only some usable installation media would come in so I could slap it on a old machine and set it up in the shop for giggles...

brainT · « **Reply #50 on:** Wed, 09 July 2014, 17:11:54 »

A couple Model M's with funky keycaps:

ComradeSniper · « **Reply #51 on:** Sun, 03 August 2014, 15:45:18 »

A pretty gross Leading Edge KB with SMK MX mount switches.

Feels really weird. It feels very tactile if I press the key slowly, but when I type on it at full speed the tactility pretty much goes away and it's more akin to an MX Brown.

kaje · « **Reply #52 on:** Mon, 11 August 2014, 23:16:00 »

NMB RT-101+ with beige Space Invader tactile switches.

Cleaned up:

ComradeSniper · « **Reply #53 on:** Thu, 14 August 2014, 22:24:14 »

Got a hookup with a guy who takes in broken computers and builds up working PCs and donates them to disabled combat vets. He's got multiple storage units full of computer equipment so I can only imagine there are a bunch of vintage mech boards in there. He was happy to let me search around one of his storage units today and I snagged a blue label model M (he even let me have it for free!). Looking forward to seeing what else he has when I've got some more spare time.

nubbinator · « **Reply #54 on:** Thu, 14 August 2014, 22:31:11 »

Quote from: ComradeSniper on Thu, 14 August 2014, 22:24:14

Got a hookup with a guy who takes in broken computers and builds up working PCs and donates them to disabled combat vets. He's got multiple storage units full of computer equipment so I can only imagine there are a bunch of vintage mech boards in there. He was happy to let me search around one of his storage units today and I snagged a blue label model M (he even let me have it for free!). Looking forward to seeing what else he has when I've got some more spare time.

Damn, that will be cool. Hopefully you make some fun Alps discoveries. #AlpsHipster4Life

digi · « **Reply #55 on:** Thu, 14 August 2014, 22:34:33 »

Went to a recycler in the Bay last weekend..just a bunch of domers and junk, but it's always fun anyways

gogusrl · « **Reply #56 on:** Sat, 27 September 2014, 07:47:30 »

Just got this combo of 6 keyboards for ~60$
His description was :
1. IBM 1390714. missing keys
2. Bunker Ramo 125-600389
3. Vendex P/N 112763-001. XT connector
4. Unitek K-151L.
5. Junior XT (Hall effect)
6. terminal keyboard VDT-52S/microcomputer Cub-Z.

rowdy · « **Reply #57 on:** Thu, 02 October 2014, 06:08:14 »

Quote from: gogusrl on Sat, 27 September 2014, 07:47:30

Just got this combo of 6 keyboards for ~60$
His description was :
1. IBM 1390714. missing keys
2. Bunker Ramo 125-600389
3. Vendex P/N 112763-001. XT connector
4. Unitek K-151L.
5. Junior XT (Hall effect)
6. terminal keyboard VDT-52S/microcomputer Cub-Z.

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Welcome to Geekhack!

An interesting way to start a keyboard collection ;)

gogusrl · « **Reply #58 on:** Thu, 02 October 2014, 08:40:33 »

Hehe thx, didn't even notice that was my first post here. Guess I've been more active on DT. Still a beginner, buying everything I can get my hands on to check everything out.

bazh · « **Reply #59 on:** Fri, 03 October 2014, 10:26:32 »

found this baby at the trash place, don't have a clue what it is but it has really nice tactile feels

davkol · « **Reply #60 on:** Fri, 03 October 2014, 10:41:56 »

NMB rubber dome AFAIK, not a bad one for sure.

silas1128 · « **Reply #61 on:** Sat, 04 October 2014, 15:42:27 »

Found this guy a few days ago...

http://imgur.com/a/IVCoK

Fnzzy · « **Reply #62 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51 »

Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

digi · « **Reply #63 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:29:13 »

Quote from: Fnzzy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51

Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

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now that's a freaking score! nice job man!

snoopy · « **Reply #64 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:37:47 »

Quote from: Fnzzy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51

Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

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good basis for a custom keyboard project. you got smooth switches and nice keycaps... and that for 2Euro... good find.

hwood34 · « **Reply #65 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:46:12 »

Quote from: Fnzzy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51

Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

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dang man, nice find!

digi · « **Reply #66 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:47:26 »

Quote from: snoopy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:37:47

good basis for a custom keyboard project. you got smooth switches and nice keycaps... and that for 2Euro... AWE$OME find.

ftfy

Fnzzy · « **Reply #67 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:48:55 »

Quote from: snoopy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:37:47

Quote from: Fnzzy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51
Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

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good basis for a custom keyboard project. you got smooth switches and nice keycaps... and that for 2Euro... good find.

It's my third Cherry double shot set now. I have one ANSI and two ISO sets. But at least I got some smooth blacks and some extra stabilizers that I can use for future projects (planning on building a Viper and a NerD 60).

It was hard to stay calm in the thrift shop when I saw it lying around in a box with the mx black exposed. :thumb:

digi · « **Reply #68 on:** Tue, 21 October 2014, 22:55:09 »

I "recovered" this big ass swintec typewriter from disposal, I don't know much about it but the caps were cool..Too bad they're too big for cherry mx, hah.

frosty · « **Reply #69 on:** Wed, 22 October 2014, 00:27:32 »

Quote from: Fnzzy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 12:25:51

Went to a thrift shop today and found a Cherry G80-1000HAD with MX Blacks for 2€. Comes with german double shots and a missing F1 key. And those blacks feel so incredibly smooth!

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Dang, at that price, it's certainly a great deal! Nice find! Are the switches vintage blacks or normal blacks? o.o

Quote from: digi on Tue, 21 October 2014, 22:55:09

I "recovered" this big ass swintec typewriter from disposal, I don't know much about it but the caps were cool..Too bad they're too big for cherry mx, hah.

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I like the caps a lot! Too bad they don't fit :( Any idea what switches are on the typewriter?

edit: Multi-quoted a extra post.

jwaz · « **Reply #70 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 14:48:05 »

Haul from this past weekend:

Flyersfan1 · « **Reply #71 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 14:55:08 »

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Haul from this past weekend:

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Awesome! Nice ALPS caps, and is that a Model F XT?

jwaz · « **Reply #72 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 15:16:33 »

Yup, tons of good Alps stuff. Blue Alps, SGI, AEK and old white T-mount. '86 and '88 NIB Model Ms were a nice surprise. The XT F got dropped in the parking lot but I was going to use it for parts anyway.

I'm pretty stoked on the PVM too.

hwood34 · « **Reply #73 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 16:31:04 »

Quote from: jwaz on Mon, 02 March 2015, 14:48:05

Haul from this past weekend:

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jacobolus · « **Reply #74 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 19:35:47 »

Quote from: jwaz on Mon, 02 March 2015, 15:16:33

Yup, tons of good Alps stuff. Blue Alps, SGI, AEK and old white T-mount. '86 and '88 NIB Model Ms were a nice surprise. The XT F got dropped in the parking lot but I was going to use it for parts anyway.

Where’d you get it?

DamnDan · « **Reply #75 on:** Mon, 09 March 2015, 04:23:47 »

I finally can add something to this thread!

On Saturday i went to the thrift store and found me a Swedish model M for 1zł (about 0,25$).

It was horribly dirty and missing the "9" key, but had original ps/2 cable

Before:

Aftuh:

All in all a fully functional model M for a miniature amount of money

Btw: Any clues about the fact that the numpad legens are violet O,o?

Ps: Does anyone have a spare "9" key?

rowdy · « **Reply #76 on:** Tue, 10 March 2015, 04:57:15 »

An excellent find - congratulations!

No idea why the legends were a different colour - fading, perhaps? Although unlikely as the primary legends are still black.

DamnDan · « **Reply #77 on:** Thu, 12 March 2015, 09:18:55 »

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 March 2015, 04:57:15

An excellent find - congratulations!

No idea why the legends were a different colour - fading, perhaps? Although unlikely as the primary legends are still black.

Thanks!

I was really happy to find and clean it

As for the legends...now that you mentioned it they do look faded instead of violet O,o wierd that other legends did not fade

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #78 on:** Thu, 12 March 2015, 17:20:10 »

*FINALLY* I spot something even worth mentioning. I didn't pick these up but I did find them:

Compaq Rubber Dome with a weird and cool layout

IBM Selectric Correcting II - I *really* wanted this but it's missing parts and the keyboard seemed jammed.

Keytronic with really nice rubber domes. Didn't wear well though because the home row felt linear compared to the very nice tactile bump on the rest of the keys.

I did pick this up for real cheap though

Touch_It · « **Reply #79 on:** Thu, 12 March 2015, 19:11:42 »

Nothing...again. Vice city though brings back a lot of memories

. I'd also like to tulle on a selectric some day

Jotokun · « **Reply #80 on:** Sat, 04 April 2015, 18:45:41 »

Today was a good day.

Gateway 2000. Rubber dome, with cherry compatible doubleshots.

Goldtouch KeyOvation. Really light rubberdomes.

IBM Wheelwriter. The typewriter part is broken, but I'm hoping I can yank the keyboard off and get it going standalone.

Wyse ASCII. Aside from a damaged space bar stabilizer, this thing is remarkably clean. Cherry blacks, beautiful doubleshot keycaps.

rowdy · « **Reply #81 on:** Sun, 05 April 2015, 05:37:25 »

Are your Gateway doubleshots? I have a similar Gateway keyboard and although MX compatible, they are not doubleshots (from what I remember).

Jotokun · « **Reply #82 on:** Sun, 05 April 2015, 11:24:30 »

Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 05 April 2015, 05:37:25

Are your Gateway doubleshots? I have a similar Gateway keyboard and although MX compatible, they are not doubleshots (from what I remember).

Yep

They're the same profile as the Wyse caps, and the alphanumerics seem to have the same font. Deskthority's wiki says the Wyse caps were made by Signature Plastics, wouldn't be surprised if these Gateways were as well.

rowdy · « **Reply #83 on:** Mon, 06 April 2015, 05:07:54 »

Quote from: Jotokun on Sun, 05 April 2015, 11:24:30

Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 05 April 2015, 05:37:25
Are your Gateway doubleshots? I have a similar Gateway keyboard and although MX compatible, they are not doubleshots (from what I remember).

Yep

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They're the same profile as the Wyse caps, and the alphanumerics seem to have the same font. Deskthority's wiki says the Wyse caps were made by Signature Plastics, wouldn't be surprised if these Gateways were as well.

Lucky you!

I checked mine - definitely not DS.

DamnDan · « **Reply #84 on:** Wed, 08 April 2015, 05:21:23 »

Not thrift but pretty much dumpster find

Got some of the g81-3000 my company was getting rid of (don't ask why capless, they needed 1u caps for promotion stuff...just don't ask).

Two of them still had lasered german caps (YAY). And the rest will be left for modding i guess

(there is about 15 shells in there)

Problem is i kinda sorta started to enjoy the MY

SixtyLife · « **Reply #85 on:** Wed, 08 April 2015, 12:35:11 »

Quote from: DamnDan on Wed, 08 April 2015, 05:21:23

Not thrift but pretty much dumpster find

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Got some of the g81-3000 my company was getting rid of (don't ask why capless, they needed 1u caps for promotion stuff...just don't ask).

Two of them still had lasered german caps (YAY). And the rest will be left for modding i guess :P (there is about 15 shells in there)

Problem is i kinda sorta started to enjoy the MY :P

lol nice.. I just tried white MYs for the first time a few weeks ago. thinking about it makes me shudder :D

jwaz · « **Reply #86 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 15:37:29 »

Solid haul from this morning:
Options '94, Lexmark '93 and an IBM '88
Northgate Omnikey
Sony BVM and PVM

and a complimentary lady bug 🐞

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #87 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 12:30:38 »

This thread has been quiet for a month, time to apply necromancy.

I was walking to work today, and there is a thrift store en route. I found something outside that was half off that I just couldn't live without.

I paid $4 for this ugly ass chair. It was a ***** to carry home, too. No clue if it works. I might be just as happy if it doesn't, since I have a small pile of practice amp parts that need a home. I can't wait to get home and test it. Amazon says it was probably a good deal.

KH · « **Reply #88 on:** Tue, 09 June 2015, 14:34:24 »

That's a nice chair! Not ugly at all!

rowdy · « **Reply #89 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 17:52:26 »

Looks like something out of Star Trek!

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #90 on:** Thu, 11 June 2015, 18:08:06 »

Quote from: KH on Tue, 09 June 2015, 14:34:24

That's a nice chair! Not ugly at all!

Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 11 June 2015, 17:52:26

Looks like something out of Star Trek!

The power supply connection was bad, so I did a little light soldering and it works. The sound quality is good, though the phono jack has a lot of static. Thankfully the RCA audio are in good condition.

It is super uncomfortable to me though. There is something inside that hits me in the middle of the back. It is kinda low for a computer chair, and I don't have a console to game on using it, let alone a TV.

Clearly there is only one option. I'm going to tear the ****er apart, restuff the thing, add in some speakers I harvested from some practice amps, throw in some better amp hardware, hardwire the power cable, and put some rollers on it. I needed a new desk chair anyway. Might as well pimp it out like there is no tomorrow.

jwaz · « **Reply #91 on:** Mon, 27 July 2015, 14:13:42 »

sadbox and I hit one of our go-to spots this weekend, came up with some good stuff, pictures to come.

sadbox · « **Reply #92 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 00:23:25 »

Bad news first:
A Datalux spacesaver with MEI switches. Cost me $20. I didn't have the heart to haggle after hearing the price for the other board.

And the wonderful:
An awesome condition Model F AT for $10.

Bonus Points:
jwaz with the loot and some grumpy old dude behind him.

Mooksie · « **Reply #93 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 00:43:07 »

Sweet finds. That pic is hilarious.

jwaz · « **Reply #94 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:17:06 »

bahahah I look so nonplussed about the whole thing.

we got the dealz though, any bay area fools that want to come kick and buy sweet keyboards for no money should get at me

)

digi · « **Reply #95 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:22:50 »

haha, that's an awesome pic, swagged out with keyboard treasures on bart.

I might have to change my avatar to that old farts pic too.

jwaz · « **Reply #96 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:26:58 »

Quote from: digi on Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:22:50

haha, that's an awesome pic, swagged out with keyboard treasures on bart.

I might have to change my avatar to that old farts pic too.

) YES. can this be a thing now?

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #97 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:27:55 »

ROFL Jwaz, you look absurd in that picture.

jwaz · « **Reply #98 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:28:29 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Wed, 29 July 2015, 12:27:55

ROFL Jwaz, you look absurd in that picture.

I know. I am not so photogenic -,-

Firebolt1914 · « **Reply #99 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 14:25:39 »

Jwaz is actually the old guy

baldgye · « **Reply #100 on:** Wed, 29 July 2015, 14:27:42 »

Quote from: Firebolt1914 on Wed, 29 July 2015, 14:25:39

Jwaz is actually the old guy

He's actually a dog in disguise, like all of us...

rowdy · « **Reply #101 on:** Thu, 30 July 2015, 05:48:52 »

Quote from: Firebolt1914 on Wed, 29 July 2015, 14:25:39

Jwaz is actually the old guy

TIL

fenwick · « **Reply #102 on:** Thu, 20 August 2015, 21:28:07 »

I went to St. Vincent's today and found a Unicomp Model M for $2. It's basically the same one that's on Massdrop right now for $80

. Here's a photo of it next to my Poker 3.

There was stack of 4 of keyboards in an area that had just piles and piles of junk that you would literally have to climb over to get to them. But! I found a way to get my hand to them by reaching over a shelf from behind, so I grabbed each individual board blindly and pressed down on some keys to find any mechs. I'm very glad I did that because this thing rocks.

Binge · « **Reply #103 on:** Thu, 20 August 2015, 21:55:55 »

Quote from: fenwick on Thu, 20 August 2015, 21:28:07

I went to St. Vincent's today and found a Unicomp Model M for $2. It's basically the same one that's on Massdrop right now for $80 . Here's a photo of it next to my Poker 3.

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There was stack of 4 of keyboards in an area that had just piles and piles of junk that you would literally have to climb over to get to them. But! I found a way to get my hand to them by reaching over a shelf from behind, so I grabbed each individual board blindly and pressed down on some keys to find any mechs. I'm very glad I did that because this thing rocks.

Unicomps already being thrown away? D: lol

rowdy · « **Reply #104 on:** Sat, 22 August 2015, 03:58:27 »

Quote from: fenwick on Thu, 20 August 2015, 21:28:07

I went to St. Vincent's today and found a Unicomp Model M for $2. It's basically the same one that's on Massdrop right now for $80 . Here's a photo of it next to my Poker 3.

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There was stack of 4 of keyboards in an area that had just piles and piles of junk that you would literally have to climb over to get to them. But! I found a way to get my hand to them by reaching over a shelf from behind, so I grabbed each individual board blindly and pressed down on some keys to find any mechs. I'm very glad I did that because this thing rocks.

Congratulations - that's a fantastic price for a buckling spring keyboard, even if it is a Unicomp ;)

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #105 on:** Sat, 22 August 2015, 14:45:55 »

Found these Alphasmart 3000 word processor devices. They were discarded by Erpenbeck Elementary school. Unfortunately I picked one without a name on it. So I did not get Andrew's. But I did get #49.

So how I understand it, it's a very basic computer. It's a portable word processor with rechargeable battery inside. The device literally just has word processing capabilities and a basic calculator function. I can write and store up to ten files. When I'm ready, I can send the files into Word. Plug the Alphasmart in, hit send file, and the file writes itself into Word or whatever you like. When plugged in, it also will work as a normal keyboard. Here's a video if you're curious:

https://instagram.com/p/6snuu_MOsE/

Reminds me of that Hemmingwrite project that popped up last year. I'd love mechanical switches in this but I'm stuck with rubberdomes. It's not horrible though.

Seems like the Alphasmart has been talked about quite a few times on the forum but I didn't realize it existed until this morning when I ran across the tub of them haha.

captaineleven · « **Reply #106 on:** Sat, 19 September 2015, 19:51:26 »

Went to a rescue mission thrift store today and all the keyboards available were rubber domes and/or membrane keyboards but I still got a couple because of their sound and feel. Plus they were pretty decent condition as well as being terribly cheap.

This is a Compaq RT-101 keyboard that has a good tactile feel to it.

The black one is a WYSE KB-3923 keyboard that just sounds nice haha

And as a plus, I found a Brother AX-24 Electronic Keyboard still with a fair bit of ink in the ribbon. So it was a pretty decent day.

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #107 on:** Sat, 19 September 2015, 21:14:03 »

Quote from: captaineleven on Sat, 19 September 2015, 19:51:26

Went to a rescue mission thrift store today and all the keyboards available were rubber domes and/or membrane keyboards but I still got a couple because of their sound and feel. Plus they were pretty decent condition as well as being terribly cheap.

This is a Compaq RT-101 keyboard that has a good tactile feel to it.
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The black one is a WYSE KB-3923 keyboard that just sounds nice haha
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And as a plus, I found a Brother AX-24 Electronic Keyboard still with a fair bit of ink in the ribbon. So it was a pretty decent day.
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Your pic links are dead. If you want to post pics from flickr, you need to click "Share" then "BBCode" and paste that instead.

captaineleven · « **Reply #108 on:** Sat, 19 September 2015, 21:29:00 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Sat, 19 September 2015, 21:14:03

Quote from: captaineleven on Sat, 19 September 2015, 19:51:26
Went to a rescue mission thrift store today and all the keyboards available were rubber domes and/or membrane keyboards but I still got a couple because of their sound and feel. Plus they were pretty decent condition as well as being terribly cheap.

This is a Compaq RT-101 keyboard that has a good tactile feel to it.
Show Image

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The black one is a WYSE KB-3923 keyboard that just sounds nice haha
Show Image

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And as a plus, I found a Brother AX-24 Electronic Keyboard still with a fair bit of ink in the ribbon. So it was a pretty decent day.
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Your pic links are dead. If you want to post pics from flickr, you need to click "Share" then "BBCode" and paste that instead.

~~OH WHOOPS! Well goes to show how much I know about forums. Thanks! Will be fixing them right now.~~

All fixed. Thanks for the help!

mason · « **Reply #109 on:** Sat, 07 November 2015, 15:41:31 »

IBM Selectric II. I didn't buy it, though it was $7.99

jonathanyu · « **Reply #110 on:** Mon, 23 November 2015, 20:56:25 »

Found few (nice?) keyboard last Friday.

Two of them have mx compatible doubleshot keycaps. One has mx blue with some interesting chinese sub language keycaps, I believe they are pad print tho. One has alps clone with doubleshot keycaps. One has white alps with doubleshot caps.

rowdy · « **Reply #111 on:** Thu, 26 November 2015, 04:10:31 »

Quote from: jonathanyu on Mon, 23 November 2015, 20:56:25

Found few (nice?) keyboard last Friday.
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Two of them have mx compatible doubleshot keycaps. One has mx blue with some interesting chinese sub language keycaps, I believe they are pad print tho. One has alps clone with doubleshot keycaps. One has white alps with doubleshot caps.

Looks like some interesting finds!

I wish I could find something like that one day.

Do you plan to restore them, or use them as donors?

jonathanyu · « **Reply #112 on:** Thu, 26 November 2015, 13:09:22 »

Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 26 November 2015, 04:10:31

Quote from: jonathanyu on Mon, 23 November 2015, 20:56:25
Found few (nice?) keyboard last Friday.
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Two of them have mx compatible doubleshot keycaps. One has mx blue with some interesting chinese sub language keycaps, I believe they are pad print tho. One has alps clone with doubleshot keycaps. One has white alps with doubleshot caps.

Looks like some interesting finds!

I wish I could find something like that one day.

Do you plan to restore them, or use them as donors?

i will definitely clean all of them, and will keep the white alps one :p not sure about other yet.

dgneo · « **Reply #113 on:** Thu, 10 December 2015, 19:30:18 »

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 22 August 2015, 14:45:55

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Found these Alphasmart 3000 word processor devices. They were discarded by Erpenbeck Elementary school. Unfortunately I picked one without a name on it. So I did not get Andrew's. But I did get #49.

So how I understand it, it's a very basic computer. It's a portable word processor with rechargeable battery inside. The device literally just has word processing capabilities and a basic calculator function. I can write and store up to ten files. When I'm ready, I can send the files into Word. Plug the Alphasmart in, hit send file, and the file writes itself into Word or whatever you like. When plugged in, it also will work as a normal keyboard. Here's a video if you're curious:

https://instagram.com/p/6snuu_MOsE/

Reminds me of that Hemmingwrite project that popped up last year. I'd love mechanical switches in this but I'm stuck with rubberdomes. It's not horrible though.

Seems like the Alphasmart has been talked about quite a few times on the forum but I didn't realize it existed until this morning when I ran across the tub of them haha.

Holy ****e, I used to use those back in elementary school myself! Been a looooooooooooooooong time since I've seen one, very nice find!

TacticalCoder · « **Reply #114 on:** Fri, 11 December 2015, 08:25:29 »

Quote from: captaineleven on Sat, 19 September 2015, 19:51:26

And as a plus, I found a Brother AX-24 Electronic Keyboard still with a fair bit of ink in the ribbon. So it was a pretty decent day.

Nice! Found a very similar one and just scavenged the keys and threw the rest at the dumpster. The keys are so soft: love the feeling. The ones I have are kinda compatible with Topre switches but not a 100% fit. So I only replaced my HHKB's ESC key with a great looking green-on-black double-shot "CODE" key

2ter · « **Reply #115 on:** Wed, 24 February 2016, 18:42:48 »

found this chicony 5160at at the thrift store this afternoon:

ComradeSniper · « **Reply #116 on:** Wed, 24 February 2016, 20:57:17 »

Quote from: 2ter on Wed, 24 February 2016, 18:42:48

found this chicony 5160at at the thrift store this afternoon:

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Wow, nice find!

Nafs_asp · « **Reply #117 on:** Tue, 07 June 2016, 21:36:16 »

I found a couple of these NOS Honeywell keycaps on eBay a couple weeks ago. Modded one for Cherry MX (:

Here's an album of the mod: http://imgur.com/a/N5Aqr

rowdy · « **Reply #118 on:** Sun, 17 July 2016, 03:31:02 »

Quote from: Nafs_asp on Tue, 07 June 2016, 21:36:16

I found a couple of these NOS Honeywell keycaps on eBay a couple weeks ago. Modded one for Cherry MX (:

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Here's an album of the mod: http://imgur.com/a/N5Aqr

Nicely done! And a very nice shade of aqua on the Esc

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