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Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 15:29:14: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-WANG-724-Keyboard-W-Black-Alps-Sliders-/380256719118?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item588911110e
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: erricrice on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:00:44: Wow, that is some awfully cheap Wang, watch out for that, there might be something wrong with it...:biggrin:
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:02:14: Quote from: erricrice;217945
Wow, that is some awfully cheap Wang, watch out for that, there might be something wrong with it...:biggrin:

Well, it's an old one. :drum:
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: J888www on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:02:39: IIRC, these have a RJ type connector (seems so long ago since I made a cord to connect one of these KBD)

The keyboard is very well manufactured/solidly built without being too heavy. Nice to type with an added bonus of a speaker + volume switch on the back. So if you want the keyboard to click louder, just increase this speaker volume.

I still have my NIB somewhere and is a keeper. All in all, I like it, but that's only my personal opinion.

NB: The switches do not click, the speaker provides this pseudo click sound.
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: erricrice on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:23:27: Quote from: J888www;217948

NB: The switches do not click, the speaker provides this pseudo click sound.

Bwuaaaaaaaaaaaa?

That's kinda cool I guess...but defeats the point doesn't it?
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:36:24: Quote from: erricrice;217966
That's kinda cool I guess...but defeats the point doesn't it?

Not necessarily. Audible feedback helps; who cares if the mechanics cause it or if it's electronic? IIRC some of the IBM terminal M boards also had speakers included for feedback (which is why - at least the older - Model Ms have a keyboard grill at the bottom).
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: erricrice on Sun, 29 August 2010, 17:00:11: Yeah, I suppose, I just like it better when I can feeeel the click(which I know is really from the tactile part but still)
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: 8_INCH_FLOPPY on Sun, 29 August 2010, 20:18:42: I'm quite happy with the size of my wang, thank you.
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: Oqsy on Sun, 29 August 2010, 20:22:02: Big Wang, huh? I'd say that one is average.
Title: Big Wang, only $24
Post by: celery on Mon, 30 August 2010, 03:13:04: If that GL key does what I hope it does, it could save me some trouble at the beginning of Starcraft 2 games...