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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: matt-taco on Wed, 06 December 2017, 08:25:13
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332450234577
I'm guessing it's a clicky space Invaders. I love space Invaders, except for the clicky, sounds a bit like cherry, but slightly better. Feels better too.
I know that's a little incoherent, but like, I'm trying to send this in the middle of class.
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It's completely coherent when you're into keyboards. :thumb:
I've got a space invaders board somewhere (I need to get these attached to systems so I use them more often or figure out my multi-keyboard setup), and love the feel. It's amazing how well some of the keyboards were back in the day when they were trying to imitate IBM's buckling springs.
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Without the "+" after the "RT101", it could be a rubber dome, like the one this GH member got (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=11527.0). Too bad, as it looks quite nice.
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Yup, it's an NMB dome with slider (https://deskthority.net/wiki/NMB_dome_with_slider) (original price $40). I looked it up (https://www.terapeak.com/worth/vintage-nmb-rt6656tw-keyboard-tactile-switch-dome-w-slider-ps-2/122207087299/) by the FCC number.
That said, these are supposed to be excellent RDs; some people would even consider them mechanical-feeling.
NMB made these for various customers. Here are photos (https://imgur.com/a/KMcAN) of a Compaq version (though you may want to skip down the page to the restored version, as it started with a fair amount of User Crud).