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Title: Omnikey 101 $60 OBO +Shipping
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 25 February 2015, 22:20:28

Not a bad price for a solid board.  I'd start at $40 and see what the seller takes

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Northgate-OmniKey-101-Mechanical-Keyboard-for-IBM-/111607986252?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19fc5ab84c

Title: Re: Omnikey 101 $60 OBO +Shipping
Post by: RoflCopter4 on Wed, 25 February 2015, 22:40:09

$60 seems a pretty damn good price for the board. Apparently these were some of the most solidly built Alps boards there ever were.

Title: Re: Omnikey 101 $60 OBO +Shipping
Post by: cooldiscretion on Wed, 25 February 2015, 23:49:34

That looks like a sweet deal. And there are three available.

Title: Re: Omnikey 101 $60 OBO +Shipping
Post by: chyros on Thu, 26 February 2015, 03:02:43

Not invulnerable though, as it seems - the one featured in the image has a twisted H key. That could mean just a snapped-off keycap, or worse, a twisted switch, which might have to be replaced. I'd ask about the state of these three first.