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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: eyesnine on Sat, 09 July 2011, 20:47:52

Title: eBay US: Heathkit H19-3
Post by: eyesnine on Sat, 09 July 2011, 20:47:52

Wow, I love the key caps on this one!

Unfortunately I don't have the expertise to modernize this keyboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Heathkit-H19-3-Computer-Keyboard-/260815539973?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb9d14f05

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/603429/116%283%29.jpg)

Title: eBay US: Heathkit H19-3
Post by: theferenc on Sat, 09 July 2011, 22:09:52

I do love me some spherical key caps.

Title: eBay US: Heathkit H19-3
Post by: eyesnine on Sat, 09 July 2011, 22:19:42

It's the function keys (with the distinctive color, lower case f and subscript numerals) and the full sized font that do it for me. Much more so than the spherical keys, which I'm not a huge fan of, though they do look nice. Also, I like that there are 4 different colors on this board (+black=5 +grey number pad=6), yet somehow it's still understated.

Title: eBay US: Heathkit H19-3
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sat, 09 July 2011, 23:23:58

(http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/58/screenshot20110608at110.png)

Alps? Those are some nice looking caps.