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Offline sealcouch

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« on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:07:31 »
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Offline instantkamera

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:30:29 »
how odd, I have never heard of such a thing.

Aren't they doing the same thing with hybrid cars now? ;)

"This thing is great, but it's too damn quiet. The boss doesn't think I'm doing any work, so he fired me."


"This car is great, but it's too damn quiet. Blind people don't think any cars are coming so they cross the street and get hit."
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:46:55 »
It's weird. I first typed on it and I was confused because it wasn't clicking. But when I plugged it in...I was a changed man.
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Offline Superfluous Parentheses

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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:53:35 »
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It's weird. I first typed on it and I was confused because it wasn't clicking. But when I plugged it in...I was a changed man.

Shipping must be amazingly fast whereever you live. And here I am waiting for 2 ~ 4 weeks for a keyboard I bought in the States.
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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:55:21 »
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Shipping must be amazingly fast whereever you live. And here I am waiting for 2 ~ 4 weeks for a keyboard I bought in the States.


He's the seller.
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:10:27 »
Yeah, haha. Sorry for the confusion.
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Offline mcdonc

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:11:50 »
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how odd, I have never heard of such a thing.

Aren't they doing the same thing with hybrid cars now? ;)

"This thing is great, but it's too damn quiet. The boss doesn't think I'm doing any work, so he fired me."


"This car is great, but it's too damn quiet. Blind people don't think any cars are coming so they cross the street and get hit."


Reminds me of The Gun Without a Bang:

http://chomikuj.pl/pchlaszachraika/Ebooks/Various/The+Gun+Without+A+Bang+V1.RTF
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Offline instantkamera

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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:12:26 »
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Shipping must be amazingly fast whereever you live. And here I am waiting for 2 ~ 4 weeks for a keyboard I bought in the States.


lulz
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 30 July 2010, 01:33:17 »
Whoo, one bid.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 30 July 2010, 06:44:03 »
Quote from: instantkamera;207701
how odd, I have never heard of such a thing.

Aren't they doing the same thing with hybrid cars now? ;)

"This thing is great, but it's too damn quiet. The boss doesn't think I'm doing any work, so he fired me."


"This car is great, but it's too damn quiet. Blind people don't think any cars are coming so they cross the street and get hit."


Very common on terminal keyboards. It was basically a cheap way of ripping off Typewriter/Beam Spring keys with linear switches...

That said, some IBM beam spring/buckling spring terminal keyboards had click solenoids...
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Offline J888www

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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 30 July 2010, 11:21:11 »
Big surprise I received from a Wang 924 Black ALPS kbd, after making a connector cord, it was clicking so loud that I thought there was something wrong, until I found the speaker underneath. Turned speaker to lowest level, but still a little faint click. So linear switch keyboards do click but just not from the switches.
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Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 31 July 2010, 21:33:05 »
Atleast you are getting more money from this board than the doo-doo board
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Offline d4rkst4r

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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 31 July 2010, 21:41:19 »
This thing also has double shots, eh sealcouch? If so, might be worth a mention in the auction listing.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #13 on: Sun, 01 August 2010, 04:38:56 »
According to Webwit, linear Alps are very much comparable to Brown Cherry switches,
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« Reply #14 on: Sun, 01 August 2010, 05:43:56 »
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According to Webwit, linear Alps are very much comparable to Brown Cherry switches,


And I'll second that. A Black ALPS board was my favorite board until I found my Filco with Cherry Browns.
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« Reply #15 on: Sun, 01 August 2010, 10:11:56 »
I've seen a lot of those old green ALPS Zenith's on ebay over time. If you like a keyboard that's AT-compatible but looks like an XT, then this one's for you.
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