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Title: Possible Gold
Post by: tricheboars on Mon, 08 April 2013, 13:08:03
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-225-Sun-Microsystems-Wired-Keyboard-taye-5C-6-and-7-/271060189495?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3f1c724137

I cannot tell if these are mechanical. The cost of the lot is too much for one person but the goods could be shared!

Can anyone tell if these are mechanical?
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: mashby on Mon, 08 April 2013, 13:13:49
The Sun Type 5 (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Sun_Type_5) are rubber domes.
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 08 April 2013, 13:17:44
You can tell from the photo

Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 08 April 2013, 13:59:28
As far as I know all Sun keyboards are domes. Any possible gold here will only be found by melting them down :))
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 08 April 2013, 14:03:25
If they were mechanical then per switch, it would be mega cheap.

~120 switches per board x 225 boards = 30600 switches

Break down per switch would be $0.05 per switch, if they were mechanical.....
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: tricheboars on Mon, 08 April 2013, 14:03:40
oh this isn't gold then. it is a pile of poo.

gross. sorry for making you guys look at photos of rubber dome boards.
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: boost on Mon, 08 April 2013, 14:07:52
Quote from: tricheboars on Mon, 08 April 2013, 14:03:40
oh this isn't gold then. it is a pile of poo.

yep...I got some sun keyboards at work and all of them are rubber domes
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: findingthelimit on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:35:53
the keyboards look so ugly anyway :(

poop
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: sth on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:36:48
Quote from: findingthelimit on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:35:53
the keyboards look so ugly anyway :(

poop
youre like school in the summertime... no class!
Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: eRadicatedZomBiE on Mon, 08 April 2013, 20:08:49
Quote from: sth on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:36:48
Quote from: findingthelimit on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:35:53
the keyboards look so ugly anyway :(

poop
youre like school in the summertime... no class!

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Title: Re: Possible Gold
Post by: findingthelimit on Mon, 08 April 2013, 20:12:57
Quote from: eRadicatedZomBiE on Mon, 08 April 2013, 20:08:49
Quote from: sth on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:36:48
Quote from: findingthelimit on Mon, 08 April 2013, 19:35:53
the keyboards look so ugly anyway :(

poop
youre like school in the summertime... no class!

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