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Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Ekaros on Sun, 27 February 2011, 05:16:09
Just throw here if you want some comments on some boards found...


(http://kuvat2.huuto.net/a/09/5a44d16313247d9ccb6e2036ae56f-orig.jpg)


Is this Cherry G84-4400?
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: woody on Sun, 27 February 2011, 05:24:14
Quote from: Ekaros;301664
Is this Cherry G84-4400?

Yep, in UK layout. The number could be G84-4400LUBGB-0, but don't count on that.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Ekaros on Sun, 27 February 2011, 05:25:30
Quote from: woody;301665
Yep, in UK layout. The number could be G84-4400LUBGB-0, but don't count on that.


Hmm, now should I pick it up for 15€+8.5...
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: woody on Sun, 27 February 2011, 05:26:39
If you want to give MLs a try ...
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Ekaros on Sun, 27 February 2011, 05:28:08
Went for it, next step is to post here all the crappy rubber-domes I come across ;D

I think atleast someone might be intrest to get it of me if I don't need it anymore...
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: mr_a500 on Sun, 27 February 2011, 09:32:10
I'd like to identify this keyboard:

(http://home.prog.fm/brainstorm.png)
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: sixty on Sun, 27 February 2011, 10:03:03
(http://i.imgur.com/jujlz.jpg)

Won this on eBay earlier. I've seen the board before, someone posted it on OCN and then also here to identify it before. I can't find it anymore. Anyone remembers?

The red legends should be easy to remember...
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: bugfix on Sun, 27 February 2011, 10:14:13
What's this:

(http://philblog.de/img/vlcsnap-2011-02-27-17h06m33s78.png)
(http://philblog.de/img/vlcsnap-2011-02-27-17h09m54s30.png)
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 27 February 2011, 13:56:24
Anyone know what keyboard this is, from the classic film Empire Records?

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=15683&stc=1&d=1298836477)

Sounds clicky in the movie.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 27 February 2011, 14:30:19
Quote from: keyboardlover;301801
Sounds clicky in the movie.

That does not mean that it has to be in real life.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Surly73 on Sun, 27 February 2011, 16:21:59
Quote from: Findecanor;301823
That does not mean that it has to be in real life.


Heh.  When I dug out my Amiga keyboard last week and found it to have Cherry blacks, I was typing on it to show my wife what kind of keycap clack one could expect from Cherrys and she said "that's the keyboard they use in the movies when people are supposedly typing".
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: mr_a500 on Sun, 27 February 2011, 17:11:18
Quote from: Surly73;301863
Heh.  When I dug out my Amiga keyboard last week and found it to have Cherry blacks, I was typing on it to show my wife what kind of keycap clack one could expect from Cherrys and she said "that's the keyboard they use in the movies when people are supposedly typing".


Apparently, that Cherry A2000 keyboard is fairly rare. I think most A2000 keyboards (including mine) are the NMB version. My favourite Amiga keyboard is the A1000, made by Cherry.

You can see the different Amiga keyboard types in this EAB thread (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=31893).
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Surly73 on Sun, 27 February 2011, 18:07:46
Quote from: mr_a500;301873
Apparently, that Cherry A2000 keyboard is fairly rare. I think most A2000 keyboards (including mine) are the NMB version. My favourite Amiga keyboard is the A1000, made by Cherry.

You can see the different Amiga keyboard types in this EAB thread (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=31893).

$1200???  What?  Holy cow.  I have all the rest of the Amiga 2000 to go with it too, 5MB of RAM, deinterlacer card, dual floppies (now we're cookin'!), Hardframe/2000 SCSI HBA, 8088 XT PC bridge card.  If all the rest of it didn't still work I'd let that KB go for anything remotely like that kind of money.  Perhaps it's time to look at parting the old girl out.

As far as I know the only issue is some wear on the left Amiga key since it is printed instead of double-shot like the rest of the keyboard.

Interesting link - thanks.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: sixty on Sun, 27 February 2011, 19:57:52
I got one of them too, and looking at how easy it was for me to get two of them without being an Amiga collector I'm not sure if I was just lucky or if that forum post is not all that true.

You can check my collection (http://keyboardporn.com/mx-switch/amiga-2000-keyboard/) for some pics of the thing disassembled.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: mr_a500 on Mon, 28 February 2011, 10:04:12
Quote from: Surly73;301910
$1200???  What?  Holy cow.  I have all the rest of the Amiga 2000 to go with it too, 5MB of RAM, deinterlacer card, dual floppies (now we're cookin'!), Hardframe/2000 SCSI HBA, 8088 XT PC bridge card.  If all the rest of it didn't still work I'd let that KB go for anything remotely like that kind of money.  Perhaps it's time to look at parting the old girl out.

As far as I know the only issue is some wear on the left Amiga key since it is printed instead of double-shot like the rest of the keyboard.

Interesting link - thanks.

I wouldn't start drooling just yet. The guy who estimated its worth at $1200 is a well known Amiga nutcase, infamous for his ridiculous comments and insane theories.

In reality, I doubt anybody would pay much more than for a regular A2000 keyboard. (....but I might be wrong - there appear to be a few freaks on eBay willing to pay obscene amounts for various useless things)
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Surly73 on Mon, 28 February 2011, 10:24:46
Quote from: mr_a500;302163
I wouldn't start drooling just yet. The guy who estimated its worth at $1200 is a well known Amiga nutcase, infamous for his ridiculous comments and insane theories.



And normal order is restored.... :)
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Ekaros on Sat, 05 March 2011, 14:58:48
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_tYeP_yFGW9Q/TXJggoGPhwI/AAAAAAAAFeg/6Y258Abj9Pc/s640/IMG_1482.JPG)

So any idea on this one?

Fake-alps?
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 05 March 2011, 15:17:06
Honestly this looks like a bog standard rubber dome - maybe not even Acer, but Chicony 59xx.
Title: General identify keyboard - thread
Post by: Ekaros on Sat, 05 March 2011, 15:22:28
Quote from: keyb_gr;305708
Honestly this looks like a bog standard rubber dome - maybe not even Acer, but Chicony 59xx.


Seller states it has "clicking" keys...