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Title: WYSE (false alarm: turns out it’s a rubber dome)
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 30 May 2014, 02:12:09
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390843512677

I think this is a "WY85 Gate Array" keyboard, but I’m not 100% sure of that.
Title: Re: WYSE with vintage MX black switches? $50 BIN
Post by: ebacho on Fri, 30 May 2014, 02:31:37
This is the dome version.  Giveaway is the arrow keys, among other things such as font and case.
Title: Re: WYSE with vintage MX black switches? $50 BIN
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 30 May 2014, 04:02:36
Ah, thanks! It seems to have the same part number as the MX kind? Silly.
Title: Re: WYSE (false alarm: turns out it’s a rubber dome)
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 30 May 2014, 04:50:43
Same thing happens to me.  I bought a WYSE terminal board that I thought was blacks as well (were any MX versions anything but blacks) on eBay.  Contacted the seller since he was only an hour away to see if I could pick up and pay in person.  I get down there and turns out the seller works an an e-recycler.  I was looking at the board and turns out it was the rubber dome version.  Needless to say, me and the guy got to talking about keyboards and he had 2 more WYSE boards in MX.  He let me buy those two for $3 each. 

Now every time I go down there I try and stop in.  Last time I was there I got a PS/2 plug Model M and an AEK II for $20 total.
Title: Re: WYSE (false alarm: turns out it’s a rubber dome)
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 31 May 2014, 13:52:10
Quote from: Melvang on Fri, 30 May 2014, 04:50:43
Same thing happens to me.  I bought a WYSE terminal board that I thought was blacks as well (were any MX versions anything but blacks) on eBay.  Contacted the seller since he was only an hour away to see if I could pick up and pay in person.  I get down there and turns out the seller works an an e-recycler.  I was looking at the board and turns out it was the rubber dome version.  Needless to say, me and the guy got to talking about keyboards and he had 2 more WYSE boards in MX.  He let me buy those two for $3 each. 

Now every time I go down there I try and stop in.  Last time I was there I got a PS/2 plug Model M and an AEK II for $20 total.

Wow, I'm surprised that guy hasn't clued in yet.