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Title: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Kouni on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:06:57

I just found a listing for a weird looking board, but I can't seem to find any info on it....

(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/483997mysteryKB.jpg)

This is a Siemens-Nixdorf KB, French ISO, well kinda if you look at the vertical Enter and the stepped keys to the left.

The spherical keycaps are intriguing to say the least, this was probably made in Germany, is there any chance I might find Cherry switches underneath?

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: MKULTRA on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:18:12

Quote from: Kouni on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:06:57

I just found a listing for a weird looking board, but I can't seem to find any info on it....

Show Image

(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/483997mysteryKB.jpg)

This is a Siemens-Nixdorf KB, French ISO, well kinda if you look at the vertical Enter and the stepped keys to the left.

The spherical keycaps are intriguing to say the least, this was probably made in Germany, is there any chance I might find Cherry switches underneath?

I believe it has vintage Blacks with clear housings?

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Photekq on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:22:19

Quote from: MKULTRA on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:18:12

I believe it has vintage Blacks with clear housings?

It was a Nixdorf that had those, but I'm not sure if it's this one. I don't think it is..

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Kouni on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:32:39

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vintage Blacks with clear housings

On the off-chance this is the case, I'm willing to spend a few euros and a little time to find out!

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Photekq on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:37:57

Actually no.. It won't have them. The PCBs that did have them had 119 switches total. That one has 104.

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Kouni on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:48:48

Were those only ever stuck on 1 pcb?
I'm probably gonna end up with yet another RD I guess... oh well.

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Photekq on Sat, 14 September 2013, 16:58:02

AFAIK yes, the keyboard was advertised as 'Soft Touch' and the PCB looks like this :

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46552.0;topicseen

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Jesterfox on Sat, 14 September 2013, 18:21:24

Well... I give you a 99% chance that its just a rubber dome keyboard. It already has windows keys, so it isn't that old. And I already have typed on some of these Siemens keyboards and own a FSC KBPC PX with very similar keycaps. They are not that bad, but not mechanical.

Title: Re: Siemens-Nixdorf: worth anything?
Post by: Kouni on Mon, 16 September 2013, 10:23:49

Well, here it is, plain rubberdome. Only thing vaguely special is the detachable ps/2 cord.

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