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Title: Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
Post by: ander on Sun, 17 January 2016, 05:12:40

ABEKAS A53-D KEYBOARD (CONTROL PANEL) (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ABEKAS-A53-D-KEYBOARD-CONTROL-PANEL/272104996437) (eBay)



(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/A0oAAOSwQoFWO704/s-l1600.jpg)


(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dmAAAOSwwbdWO71U/s-l1600.jpg)


(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/uMUAAOSw5ZBWO71s/s-l1600.jpg)


Seller: "If you are looking at this, then you know what you are looking at... A controller that had one of the biggest impacts on television graphics ever."

Someone posted about a similar one here on Deskpedia (http://deskthority.net/other-external-f66/great-interesting-finds-gh-has-one-why-not-us-t5700-7200.html); theirs had rare pre-MX Cherry M8 switches (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_M8).

There are lots of other Abekas references here and on DT.

BIN price: $14.99 + 14.99 U.S. shipping. (A certain symmetry there...) I'd get it just for the NORMAL key.

Title: Re: Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 30 January 2016, 20:20:41

That’s also a very fancy expensive joystick.

Title: Re: Vintage Abekas A53-D video control panel, possibly Cherry M8s, cheap
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 30 January 2016, 20:23:25

If it does have M8s, keep in mind that they are not MX compatible and they feel like crap (IMO).