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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: cholo on Thu, 26 July 2012, 02:08:21
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unicomp-Terminal-Emulator-PS2-Keyboard-New-AK278AA-ABA-/370626955502?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item564b1688ee#ht_1772wt_1120 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unicomp-Terminal-Emulator-PS2-Keyboard-New-AK278AA-ABA-/370626955502?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item564b1688ee#ht_1772wt_1120)
Found this ebay auction somewhat odd. They're very cheap. Maybe it's a great deal or maybe it's too good to be true. I am not sure.
$29 BIN with free shipping to boot.
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Seems legit, these things are not desirable outside of a small circle of geekhackers and the like. FWIW, I suspect that these may exist in rubber dome as well as buckling spring versions. At least, I recently visited a Holland & Barrett shop (famed for their use of Unicomp keyboards) and saw a board like that but it didn't have the familiar click.
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Yeah, these are not buckling spring sadly.
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Thanks for telling us.
Otherwise, it is almost worth buying just for the clean fresh keys and springs.
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I asked the seller about the 122 Unicomps he have, he has 3 different types, and this one is buckling springs!!!
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I asked the seller about the 122 Unicomps he have, he has 3 different types, and this one is buckling springs!!!
I asked, and was told the opposite. I also asked Unicomp directly and they weren't sure.
Go figure, I guess no-one knows.