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Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
« on: Sun, 17 January 2016, 05:12:40 »
ABEKAS A53-D KEYBOARD (CONTROL PANEL) (eBay)












Seller: "If you are looking at this, then you know what you are looking at... A controller that had one of the biggest impacts on television graphics ever."

Someone posted about a similar one here on Deskpedia; theirs had rare pre-MX Cherry M8 switches.

There are lots of other Abekas references here and on DT.

BIN price: $14.99 + 14.99 U.S. shipping. (A certain symmetry there...) I'd get it just for the NORMAL key.
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Re: Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 30 January 2016, 20:20:41 »
That’s also a very fancy expensive joystick.
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Re: Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 30 January 2016, 20:23:25 »
If it does have M8s, keep in mind that they are not MX compatible and they feel like crap (IMO).
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