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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: ander on Wed, 20 September 2017, 20:32:14
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Vintage Dolch DP386-SX Portable Computer PC with Keyboard & Floppy Drive (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Dolch-DP386-SX-Portable-Computer-PC-with-Keyboard-Floppy-Drive-/311963749083)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/K0cAAOSw7RdZwaIv/s-l1600.jpg)
Currently $49.99 + shipping, ends this Tuesday
Of course it's bound to go much higher... But let's stop for a moment, shall we, and appreciate this beautiful keeb:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BCcAAOSw8OJZwaIy/s-l1600.jpg)
Were the legends on those dark keys actually pink, originally? Or have they aged to that?
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that shipping though @__@
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The legends aren't pink, they are orange. Doubleshot ABS keycaps. That unit looks better than the one I used.
This is from before Dolch started using Cherry G80-1813's in their PAC units. They used MX Blues. I did not find this keyboard satisfying at all...worse than any of the G80-1813's I've used. Could be a bad unit, but I'd chalk it up to these switches being plate mounted.
Here's a typing video if anyone wants to get an idea of what this keyboard is like.
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The legends aren't pink, they are orange. Doubleshot ABS keycaps. That unit looks better than the one I used.
This is from before Dolch started using Cherry G80-1813's in their PAC units. They used MX Blues. I did not find this keyboard satisfying at all...worse than any of the G80-1813's I've used. Could be a bad unit, but I'd chalk it up to these switches being plate mounted...
Maybe I'm not following you. Are you referring to the shapes of the keys? Assuming they weren't abused or overused, vintage Blues would be good no matter what board they were in, wouldn't they? (I'm typing on some now.)
I wasn't thinking of the switches, anyway. I had the impression that most peeps bought these for the keys.
It's now up to $60.99, with 2 days to go.