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Title: [Sold] Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 16:41:39
Neat keyboard from a rare system.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Fortune-Systems-Keyboard-Untested-32-16/382621119819?hash=item5915fef54b:g:fF4AAOSwypZb4aMG:rk:15:pf:0
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More Info:
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/fourtune-1000-keyboard-with-digitran-cap-leaf-switches-xwhatsit-usb-t20051.html

Title: Re: Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: kinglukas38 on Tue, 06 November 2018, 16:59:24
sweet looking board, unfortunately if those switches are anything like the digitans I have it won't feel too great :(
Title: Re: Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 17:17:06
Quote from: kinglukas38 on Tue, 06 November 2018, 16:59:24
sweet looking board, unfortunately if those switches are anything like the digitans I have it won't feel too great :(

But what switches were in your board? There aren't too many keyboards known with these particular switches.

Title: Re: Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: kinglukas38 on Tue, 06 November 2018, 17:38:44
Quote from: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 17:17:06
Quote from: kinglukas38 on Tue, 06 November 2018, 16:59:24
sweet looking board, unfortunately if those switches are anything like the digitans I have it won't feel too great :(

But what switches were in your board? There aren't too many keyboards known with these particular switches.
they look pretty close to the ones I have

 (https://farm1.staticflickr.com/345/31752358335_0f5ae44be8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QnR8U4)

full board shot here
More
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/627/30941826823_8a665e5a12_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P9dX7P)
Title: Re: Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 17:46:04
That's a sweet looking board and those switches look the same.
Title: Re: [Sold] Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 17:57:27
Looks like the Fortune board is gone. Maybe someone here got it?
Title: Re: [Sold] Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: kinglukas38 on Tue, 06 November 2018, 18:01:31
whoa that seemed awfully quick
Title: Re: [Sold] Vintage Fortune Systems 32:16 Keyboard
Post by: JP on Tue, 06 November 2018, 18:38:00
You do seem like a gun slinger.  ;D