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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: itlnstln on Wed, 12 August 2009, 13:51:07

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 12 August 2009, 13:51:07

You forgot to spell "Alps" like this: ALPS.  You almost had them all covered.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 12 August 2009, 13:52:36

This would be a nice 'board to harvest replacement keys for those of you with black Dell AT-101Ws.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:08:52

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I was even thinking for my white alpS Dell.

Your Dell has white Alps?

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:10:16

Quote from: ch_123;109184

Your Dell has white Alps?

I think he meant white as in the case color as opposed to the black version I mentioned earlier.
 
That, and I think he was looking for another spot to insert the word "Alps."

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:13:29

So profound is the effect that Geekhack has had on me than when people start talking about colours in relation to keyboards, I immediately assume they are talking about keyswitches...

That, and Ripster said "White Alps Dell" which is rather misleading.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: watduzhkstand4 on Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:25:52

wow that thing is ancient but for $40, it seems like it's too much for a replacement

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: JohnElliott on Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:47:58

I think that's a non-ADB keyboard; the ADB ones have round buttons rather than keys for power, volume and brightness, as I recall. And the power button's green.

(http://www.blackholeinc.com/images/set1/nextadbnonadb.gif)

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: keyb_gr on Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:21:57

Nice. You've got to admit that the NeXT concept was pretty neat back in the day.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: D-EJ915 on Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:34:26

if you gut that I'm going to kick you in the nuts 10 times each day for 5 days straight

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: megarat on Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:40:55

A quick note for those who may be seeking to harvest the keys from this puppy:

There were multiple variants of the NeXT Alps keyboard, and this appears to be the one with the L-shaped enter key and some special characters keys (tilde, pipe, etc.) banished over to the numpad.  (Since they're on a different row, they will likely have a different conformation for their striking angle.)

I believe that makes this the "later" variant.  Another (earlier?) variant has the almost-standard layout, as pictured in the advertisement above.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: megarat on Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:43:41

Quote from: D-EJ915;109231

if you gut that I'm going to kick you in the nuts 10 times each day for 5 days straight

Only ten times a day?  Hell, compared to middle school, that's nuthin.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: D-EJ915 on Thu, 13 August 2009, 16:13:51

o.o what do you intend to do with this anyway...you obviously don't have a NeXT lol

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 13 August 2009, 16:42:29

Quote from: D-EJ915;109565

o.o what do you intend to do with this anyway...you obviously don't have a NeXT lol

I think he was looking to reuse the keycaps.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 15 August 2009, 16:12:01

You mean ADB, right? You'll need an Griffin iMate for that.

(http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Mac_lc_keyboard_port.jpg/180px-Mac_lc_keyboard_port.jpg)

ADB ^

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/PS2_Ports_ATX.jpg)

PS/2  for reference ^

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: o2dazone on Sat, 15 August 2009, 16:17:19

Are you going straight to sandblasting? I bet at low psi it'd remove all that gunk no problem.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 15 August 2009, 16:37:22

I could have sworn that NextCubes used ADB ports... Maybe it was some early/late production model?

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 15 August 2009, 17:02:54

I've used some worn out Alps boards, and the wearing out always managed to be consistent across the board. It was particularly noticable with an AEK II I found where every key felt like a rubber dome switch despite the fact that it definitely had white Alps.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 15 August 2009, 17:23:47

Quote from: ch_123;109931

I've used some worn out Alps boards, and the wearing out always managed to be consistent across the board.

That wouldn't be wear in the classic sense then. Degradation maybe.

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It was particularly noticable with an AEK II I found where every key felt like a rubber dome switch despite the fact that it definitely had white Alps.

Don't these have rubber dampers? That should only affect bottoming out though.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 15 August 2009, 17:38:50

Maybe so. But it didnt click either... I had a good condition AT102W beside it, and it was definitely louder than the AEKII.

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: timw4mail on Sun, 16 August 2009, 11:21:35

Apparently you need to buy your own bandwidth, Ripster...

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Sun, 16 August 2009, 18:59:50

Quote from: timw4mail;110053

Apparently you need to buy your own bandwidth, Ripster...

You son of a *****...

Title: NeXT Keyboard - For REAL this time
Post by: lecorsair on Tue, 25 August 2009, 23:38:05

ripster,

See if you can source this ps2NeXT converter to use your keyboard. I'm so getting one if that works.

http://m0115.web.fc2.com/