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Title: May be a cheap vintage alps board
Post by: neverused on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:08:00

I don't know much about alps boards but I saw this and thought it may interest someone:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/191615459300?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202348%2526meid%253D326806b3b85e4b9f8b9e13e1c80c88fb%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D6%2526rkt%253D25%2526sd%253D190925717166&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

Title: Re: May be a cheap vintage alps board
Post by: jbondeson on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:32:00

It's a keyboard from a TRS-80, and should be T Mount ALPS.

Here's a deskthority thread on this keyboard: http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/keyboard-mystery-alps-12kc018a-for-trs-80-model-iii-t9492.html

Title: Re: May be a cheap vintage alps board
Post by: XMIT on Fri, 03 July 2015, 13:56:56

There are always the Chinese and Japanese IBM vintage Alps boards for $25 from Ohio.

Order direct at:
http://meci.com/nib-ibm-japanese-lettering-typing-computer-102-keyboard-letter-type-6112884.html
http://meci.com/nib-ibm-chinese-lettering-typing-computer-102-keyboard-letter-type-model-6113442.html