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Title: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: E TwentyNine on Tue, 02 December 2014, 18:00:51
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181598603014
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: skcheng on Tue, 02 December 2014, 18:10:54
Just sold for $289.69?   Buyer backed out??

Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: E TwentyNine on Tue, 02 December 2014, 18:16:07
Just sold for $289.69?   Buyer backed out??

Different keyboard. That one was 11SEP87, this one is 01AUG87.
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: skcheng on Tue, 02 December 2014, 18:33:28
Ah, okay.   Wonder why the "F" and the "J" keys are 2 piece?   On my '87 boards those keys are one piece as well?
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: orihalcon on Tue, 02 December 2014, 22:57:19
Ah, okay.   Wonder why the "F" and the "J" keys are 2 piece?   On my '87 boards those keys are one piece as well?

F and J are the ones that have tactile bumps so you can find home row by feel.  The one piece caps don't have tactile bumps as far as I know, so someone probably put two piece caps on as an upgrade to add those tactile bumps at some point.
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: Vizir on Wed, 03 December 2014, 09:10:58
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301413209083

another one.
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: skcheng on Wed, 03 December 2014, 09:20:45
Ah, okay.   Wonder why the "F" and the "J" keys are 2 piece?   On my '87 boards those keys are one piece as well?

F and J are the ones that have tactile bumps so you can find home row by feel.  The one piece caps don't have tactile bumps as far as I know, so someone probably put two piece caps on as an upgrade to add those tactile bumps at some point.


My one piece caps have the tactile bumps.   I could upload photos .....
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: E TwentyNine on Wed, 03 December 2014, 09:24:17
Ah, okay.   Wonder why the "F" and the "J" keys are 2 piece?   On my '87 boards those keys are one piece as well?

F and J are the ones that have tactile bumps so you can find home row by feel.  The one piece caps don't have tactile bumps as far as I know, so someone probably put two piece caps on as an upgrade to add those tactile bumps at some point.

FJ being two-piece while the rest is one-piece has been seen before on SSK's.   Believe some came from the factory that way.
Title: Re: SSK, Currently at $153 shipped USA
Post by: E TwentyNine on Wed, 03 December 2014, 09:26:34
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301413209083

another one.

That's the guy with the recent reddit barn find of 4 ssk's with the interesting legends.  There's a thread about it somewhere here...