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Title: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 07 March 2015, 19:13:28

It should have the Marquardt two finger switches and dyesub caps, but I haven't seen one with that style enter key before, so I can't say with absolute certainty.  All the pictures I've seen are QWERTZ, this is QWERTY.  Likely just one for a different market.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Marquardt-Scientific-Mini-Keyboard-7065-1012-/271789464335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f47ea1b0f

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 07 March 2015, 20:06:39

FCC ID returns marquardt gmbh so it's more evidence pointing to marquardt switches. Good find for sure.

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 07 March 2015, 20:57:10

Marquardt like the butterfly switches right??

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 07 March 2015, 21:41:26

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Sat, 07 March 2015, 20:57:10

Marquardt like the butterfly switches right??

No, Two Finger, the ones that are more like MX Blacks with a cruciform mount (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Marquardt_Two_Finger)

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sat, 07 March 2015, 21:49:44

Oh...sad face. I was going to insta-cop if it was a small form factor with butterfly switches

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 07 March 2015, 22:02:29

The butterfly switches are literally only in a handful of models of Olympia typewriters from the mid 80s.

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 07 March 2015, 22:02:42

Check out that enter key!

(http://i.imgur.com/KuuZyes.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/nBMcxLM.jpg)

Title: Re: Marquardt Mini $35 + shipping
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 07 March 2015, 22:15:58

Yeah, it's a hugeass enter.

If it was $35 shipped, I probably would have grabbed it.