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Post by: DanD3n on Wed, 31 January 2018, 16:45:57
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SOLD: Honeywell Micro Switch Hall Effect terminal keyboard
Pics album: https://imgur.com/a/wFo3q
Price: 115 euros pp fees included + shipping (should be 15 euros to most EU countries, 25 euros for US/canada)
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- Switches are linear Hall Effect, "4A3B"
- Stamp says: 86SD11-3, ser no 000593
- Year '77, week 40
- Caps are very thick double shots
- XMIT white key
- For some reason, it has two F2 keys
- Top outer case is 2mm thick aluminium plate
- Very good condition.

SOLD: Marquardt keyboard with 6180 switches from an Olympia typewriter
Pics album: https://imgur.com/a/jIQ7H
Price: 50 euros, pp fees included + shipping (10-13 euros to most of EU countries)
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- Caps look like they're lasered, similar in profile to DSA, they fit MX stems
- Very clean general state, including the 6180 switches


Payment via PayPal or Western Union. Feel free to ask any questions or request additional pics.
Title: Re: Two relics: Micro Switch Hall Effect & typewriter board with Marquardt 6180
Post by: tex_live_utility on Thu, 08 February 2018, 06:42:45
How does the Marquardt feel? Would it be worth modding into a USB board? The layout and caps are very interesting.
Title: Re: Two relics: Micro Switch Hall Effect & typewriter board with Marquardt 6180
Post by: Wazazaby on Thu, 08 February 2018, 16:14:05
is there a way to mod the Hall effect board to USB or PS/2 to use it on a modern computer?
Title: Re: Two relics: Micro Switch Hall Effect & typewriter board with Marquardt 6180
Post by: DanD3n on Fri, 09 February 2018, 16:34:54
Quote from: tex_live_utility on Thu, 08 February 2018, 06:42:45
How does the Marquardt feel? Would it be worth modding into a USB board? The layout and caps are very interesting.
They feel like very smooth vintage blacks. I don't know how hard will it be to convert it, or even if it's possible.


Quote from: Wazazaby on Thu, 08 February 2018, 16:14:05
is there a way to mod the Hall effect board to USB or PS/2 to use it on a modern computer?
I've seen it done, but every board is different, from what i understand. But apparently, someone out there managed to convert the same keyboard as mine, at least it looks the same apart from the casing, but i can't find the source of the article: https://vintagecomputer.ca/honeywell-micro-switch-keyboard/ (https://vintagecomputer.ca/honeywell-micro-switch-keyboard/)
For other Hall Effect boards, you can check out stuff like this: https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/converting-my-wang-t12379.html (https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/converting-my-wang-t12379.html)