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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Tiramisuu on Sun, 12 October 2014, 10:41:04

Title: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: Tiramisuu on Sun, 12 October 2014, 10:41:04

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIEMENS-TA-BS-1200-VINTAGE-KEYBOARD-/200925258605?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2ec814236d

Title: Re: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 12 October 2014, 12:20:52

Have you confirmed that this board is MX?  Those old Siemens boards can be rubber dome or some other unidentified mechanical switch (http://imgur.com/rvAjTDL,DVsVZfS#1).

Title: Re: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 12 October 2014, 21:36:10

I don't think the buyers are concerned about these being MX, which they almost certainly aren't. It's just about getting something cool and weird for the collection!

Title: Re: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: heedpantsnow on Sun, 12 October 2014, 21:58:04

It's all Greek to me.

Title: Re: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 13 October 2014, 11:04:44

I think I've seen this board before here on GH or on DT, but for another language than Greek.

Title: Re: Someone will think this is to die for... Keycaps are tres cool.
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 13 October 2014, 11:17:15

Quote from: Findecanor on Mon, 13 October 2014, 11:04:44

I think I've seen this board before here on GH or on DT, but for another language than Greek.

I think the OP thinks it's a nixdorf due to similar keycaps:
(http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/sni03.jpg)

you may remember this guy:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31779.msg1328045#msg1328045

and this guy was posted at both I think? It was around the same time, IIRC
http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/fujitsu-mechanical-or-not-t6506.html


Pretty sure these are those RAFI like switches or RD.