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Title: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Fri, 03 July 2015, 10:23:06

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221811058146

Ends in not quite two hours from now. I'm hoping to win this one to take lots of photos and share it with all of you. The local Goodwill affiliate is selling it. I can even pick it up in person!

I am guessing/hoping that this one has Hall Effect switches.

Don't bid against me. Pretty please?  ;D

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: alienman82 on Fri, 03 July 2015, 10:24:11

removed.

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Fri, 03 July 2015, 10:48:06

Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes in like 1h15m from now. I've been watching it all week. If I don't get it I hope whoever does is willing to share photos.

I wonder if anyone here has any information about the system that would have originally utilized this keyboard?

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: heedpantsnow on Fri, 03 July 2015, 11:06:12

Hope you get it bro. Looks cool!

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Fri, 03 July 2015, 12:04:30

Got it. Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: alienman82 on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:01:02

removed.

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:11:55

Well, thanks! I'll get some very nice photos when it gets here. If it's some really disappointing switch I may turn around and sell it again.

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: chyros on Fri, 03 July 2015, 14:44:21

Cool, so you got it :) . Let us know what in god's name it turns out to be xD .

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: engicoder on Fri, 03 July 2015, 16:19:40

I was considering that board. The layout isn't too bad compared to many boards of that era.

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Mon, 06 July 2015, 11:27:49

Good news - it is definitely Micro Switch Hall effect!

Even better news - it is huge, has a key, and has some really retro backlit keys using tiny little light bulbs!

The only sad news is that the key profile is all flat - similar to SA Row 3 - instead of scooped/profiled, my preference.

Photos tonight. Or maybe tomorrow night. Photos soon.

Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: XMIT on Wed, 08 July 2015, 14:41:18

I put a bunch of photos up on DT. Sorry, I don't have time to cross-post at the moment.  You can check out the photo album, or see this over at DT.

https://goo.gl/photos/eZgaooPGgRvS6rzBA

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/texas-instruments-914-terminal-keyboard-t11114.html

One photo just for fun.
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Title: Re: Texas Instruments 914 keyboard on eBay
Post by: ander on Thu, 09 July 2015, 22:53:20

Wow, what a beauty—it's like the epitome of keyboardness. Even if I never figured out how to make it work, I'd be happy just to leave it out so I could see it now and then and sigh in bliss.