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Title: Old FK-2001 in the local Goodwill
Post by: dbme on Sun, 16 June 2013, 18:40:35

Anytime I am at thrift stores/yard sales/fleas markets (often) I always keep an eye on the keyboards hoping for a good Model M to show up.  Well, I found another old favorite of mine I owned back in the 90's.  The FK-2001, $5.95 at goodwill, hiding in a box under a stack of crappy Dell Quietkeys and HP media garbage.  The top is filthy, but all the caps are there and look good, no dust cover.  White ALPS switches, the big-a enter key, and the \ key between right ctrl and alt.

Talk about lucky.  As time permits I am going to get the requisite adapters, clean it up, and I am not sure I want to keep this baby or sell it.  What would you do with it?

(http://i.imgur.com/bCysr4k.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2w6o7Ld.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/1LBY7wW.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/F7pAtYy.jpg)

Title: Re: Old FK-2001 in the local Goodwill
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 16 June 2013, 19:02:23

I love the switches and salvaged them. You could pull the switches and wait for the GH60 Alps or TKL Alps project that are coming up.

Title: Re: Old FK-2001 in the local Goodwill
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 16 June 2013, 20:08:07

The case is yellowed but the switches look clean.

Freshen it up and use it, those are good boards.