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Title: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: danielucf on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:09:03
Brand new board no bids yet. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wyse-60-102-Key-Keyboard-840338-09-/300778709924?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4607cee3a4)
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:15:05
Now THAT is a big freakin space bar.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: shadewolf on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:40:31
Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:15:05
Now THAT is a big freakin space bar.

 :eek:
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:52:15
numpads on these bum me out but the middle row ctrl key is awesome. i have this set on my poker. the price is not bad considering the condition but it's not great either.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 18 September 2012, 16:32:41
Is it rj11?  Maybe i should bid and covert it with a teensy.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: pasph on Tue, 18 September 2012, 16:54:08
Quote from: AKIMbO on Tue, 18 September 2012, 16:32:41
Is it rj11?  Maybe i should bid and covert it with a teensy.

Not so simple
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/xt-at-ps2-terminal-to-usb-converter-with-nkro-t2510.html (http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/xt-at-ps2-terminal-to-usb-converter-with-nkro-t2510.html)
see the last 3 posts of the page
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 16:57:23
might be more 'fun' to replace the controller... could even do a custom point to point matrix like lowpoly's m0110
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: pasph on Tue, 18 September 2012, 17:11:59
I have a Wyse terminal in iso layout and can make the matrix of its controller but don't know with what i can replace it and how to program it...
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 17:21:29
teensys are really popular but some people like the aikon controllers too.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: pasph on Tue, 18 September 2012, 17:38:36
I think teensy is a converter so i must go with an aikon, some interesting link (please)?
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 17:40:07
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=12539447015&

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Chameleon_keyboard_controller
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: pasph on Tue, 18 September 2012, 17:42:06
Thank you
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: jcrouse on Tue, 18 September 2012, 20:32:09
Well, I got the WYSE. Nobody even bid, picked it up for $46.50 including shipping. Now we'll see just how good of shape it is in.

John
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 20:32:55
nice. i just picked up a wyse board on ebay today for 35 shipped :P but probably not in allegedly new condition.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: jcrouse on Tue, 18 September 2012, 20:38:18
Quote from: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 20:32:55
nice. i just picked up a wyse board on ebay today for 35 shipped :P but probably not in allegedly new condition.

I do know from experience, unfortunatel, that no matter how nice the condition, the caps do get brittle. We will see. I am a little skeptical.
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 18 September 2012, 21:37:31
Nice catch :)

"No internationally bidders" *sigh*
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 18 September 2012, 22:23:14
Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 18 September 2012, 15:15:05
Now THAT is a big freakin space bar.
It's only 9.75 units. There exist bigger.
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Sweet deal! I'd say it's probably worth what you paid just for the NIB keycaps. Add a moogle kit and make something awesome. :p

Nice WY-60 keyboard. Take it apart, and tell us how old it is (If you like). I was looking up WYSE keyboards recently, and I saw this but didn't bid. I'm glad a GH'er got it, though
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: danielucf on Tue, 18 September 2012, 23:18:52
I was going to bid but just cleaned up a set of keys and got another dirty WYSE keyboard coming in the mail to clean up. Where is the fun in buying new? Nothing to restore :p
Title: Re: [ebay] Roughly 4 hours left from time of post. Brand new WYSE
Post by: sth on Tue, 18 September 2012, 23:21:18
the appeal of yellowed and dirty wyse keys wore off after about the first set for me :P