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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: MarkWilliamson on Thu, 06 January 2011, 09:47:22

Title: An old DataHand on eBay
Post by: MarkWilliamson on Thu, 06 January 2011, 09:47:22

Old DataHands seem to keep popping up on eBay...  Shame they're all in the US or I might be tempted myself.  It could confuse my coworkers even more than my existing setups...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-THE-DATA-HAND-Computer-Keyboard-GOOGLE-UP-/160527621113#ht_500wt_1156

There's some kind of magic box in the picture, which I assume plugs between the hand pieces and the PC.  Does anyone know what interface these use - is it liable to be difficult to attach this to a modern PC?

Title: An old DataHand on eBay
Post by: jpc on Thu, 06 January 2011, 10:52:02

Conspicuously, the seller doesn't say that it tested good. They don't say that it's untested either.

The seller could be trying to slow-play us with their gosh-golly-what's-this? spiel...

Title: An old DataHand on eBay
Post by: ricercar on Thu, 06 January 2011, 16:43:51

That seller knows exactly what he has.