I am a 30 year old guy who have recently beome interested in (mechanical) keyboards. Have been lurking here for a while now, so thought I might register to further take part in the community.
My interest were intially sparked when I read about the fabled Model M. In Norway, however, these things are pretty rare, so no Model M just yet.
Instead I've bought an old NMB rubber dome keyboard (RT6455TNW), and CM Storm quickfire rapid-i.
Yesterday though, I hit the jackpot. I was on my way to the grocery store, and by chance spotted a keyboard in a garbage container in my backyard.
After convincing myself that it is okay to mess around in dumpsters, I managed to retrieve the keyboard and pressed some keys. Immediately I knew this was something special.
I went back inside, popped off a cap and underneath I found these guys:
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The "b"-key was stuck and the keyboard was wet and extremely dirty, so I was not sure it actually worked. I was ecstatic though, so I went on to clean it anyways (sorry for the poor image quality):
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In the end I managed to fix the stuck key, and testing proved the keyboard worked flawlessly. I couldn't be happier.
I'm afraid this won't be my last keyboard though. I'm still itching for a Model M, and I believe a 60% keyboard might be practical...
-hkrak