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Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Thu, 18 February 2010, 19:49:15

I never look at the classifieds so even though I posted it there I'm putting it here as well. I'm including my compact 1 keyboard which I think is the best layout ever even though the feel is not that great haha.  

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330406489975

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 20 February 2010, 16:09:05

That's interesting, I never knew they ported NeXTStep to computers other than the NeXT Cube...

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: Xuan on Sat, 20 February 2010, 16:11:52

what's up with the arrow keys?

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: kishy on Sat, 20 February 2010, 16:19:47

Quote from: ch_123;159694

That's interesting, I never knew they ported NeXTStep to computers other than the NeXT Cube...

I'm almost positive I have an x86 port on a disk somewhere...either that or not so much a port but a clone.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: trievalot on Sat, 20 February 2010, 16:38:53

Quote from: Xuan;159696

what's up with the arrow keys?

Airplane mod, down is up :plane:

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Sat, 20 February 2010, 16:41:18

there is NextStep for Next, SPARC, PA-RISC and x86.  PA-RISC is the best (computers are the fastest) if I'm not mistaken but are much much rarer than the others.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: sethstorm on Sat, 20 February 2010, 17:03:05

Despite Sun(Oracle) disowning these machines...

I'm surprised you didn't try the usual mailinglist that these end up on.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 20 February 2010, 17:05:27

Quote from: D-EJ915;159709

there is NextStep for Next, SPARC, PA-RISC and x86.  PA-RISC is the best (computers are the fastest) if I'm not mistaken but are much much rarer than the others.

I could never take HP seriously as anything other than a printer maker. The fact that I once saw a video of a HP-UX machine from the late eighties that had a printer built into the body reinforced this...

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Sun, 21 February 2010, 14:12:14

Quote from: sethstorm;159715

Despite Sun(Oracle) disowning these machines...

I'm surprised you didn't try the usual mailinglist that these end up on.

which mailing list is that?

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: sethstorm on Tue, 23 February 2010, 07:40:31

Quote from: D-EJ915;159862

which mailing list is that?

sun-rescue at sunhelp.org (http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue) and their archives (http://www.sunhelp.org/pipermail/rescue/).

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:16:13

cool, thanks

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:26:02

Sun Rescue? Sounds almost like a home for abandoned puppies.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:40:32

You know, someone switched around the arrow keys in that keyboard you're auctioning.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:41:52

Australian layout.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:42:24

I have always liked the font on the Sun keyboards.  In fact, they're pretty nice in general.  It's a shame they weren't mechanical.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 23 February 2010, 16:43:28

Quote from: ch_123;160258

Australian layout.

I figured it came from the server room at Texas A&M.
 
 
The Texans here will appreciate that... or not.

Title: Selling my Sparcstation 20 & Compact 1 keyboard
Post by: D-EJ915 on Tue, 23 February 2010, 17:23:41

lol sold anyway