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lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 10:59:38 »
Looks pretty sweet, I don't know what I'd do with 3 vintage boards, but I'm sure a collector would be awfully interested!
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 11:11:50 »
What switches does the Amiga have?

$50 shipped is probably about right unless the Amiga is desirable. I would say that the XT is worth $30-40 and the AEK would probably not bring more than $10 for resale, although it is worth at least twice that, even nasty.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 11:27:46 »
The Amiga keyboard looks like a Amiga 2000 keyboard with Mitsumi hybrid switches. Rubber sleeve and conductive rubber, which feels a lot like rubber domes but you don't have to bottom out.

The ones with Cherry MX switches had a slightly different layout, and the ones with NMB "Space Invader" switches had a Commodore symbol on the left Amiga key instead of an A.
Amiga 3000 and 4000 keyboards had a different case with ribs on the function row.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:40:19 »
ugh, so not all Amiga keyboards are space invaders?

sorry, I associate Amiga computer so much with aliens and space invaders (They used to be very good gaming computers)...
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:56:46 »
Actually that A2000 keyboard probably is an NMB "space invader". I've got one and it doesn't have a Commodore symbol on the left Amiga key.

Whoever buys this filthy lot will be spending many hours cleaning.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:47:53 »
Quote from: mr_a500 on Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:56:46
Actually that A2000 keyboard probably is an NMB "space invader". I've got one and it doesn't have a Commodore symbol on the left Amiga key.
OK. There should however be a rivet visible between the Del and Help keys. If there is one in the keyboard in the auction, it is hard to see.

BTW, have you done the acetone test on your keyboard to see if the keycaps are PBT or ABS?

Hmm.. I think I noticed something with the Mitsumi keyboards. The numpad-decimal point is too high up, at the same height as the middle of the 0 symbol on the 0 key. I see this both on Amigas and on Mitsumi's PC keyboards. The decimal point on the keyboard in the auction is like a Mitsumi...
On the NMB keyboard the point is on the baseline of the 0.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:50:27 »
soooooo

is this a good deal or no? for someone only really looking for a f but wants to try space invaders
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:56:21 »
I see no reason to believe that it is Space Invader switches. We see no rivet between Del and Help. The numpad-dot is consistent with Mitsumi keyboards and not NMB keyboards.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 17:17:01 »
Quote from: Pacifist on Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:50:27
soooooo

is this a good deal or no? for someone only really looking for a f but wants to try space invaders

The combined shipping makes this a good deal, since you'd usually end up paying a lot more for separate shipping on these boards.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 29 December 2013, 17:22:20 »
Quote from: Pacifist on Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:50:27
is this a good deal or no? for someone only really looking for a f but wants to try space invaders

You should certainly try space invaders, the clicky ones are nice switches. If the board is dead, I will buy it for a few dollars plus shipping to harvest switches.

The XT should be worth at least $30-40 if it works and you clean it. Sometimes they sell for quite a bit more.

The AEK is a nice board, in my opinion, and has over a hundred orange Alps, which is nothing to sneeze at if you like parts. But you need an ADB adapter.
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That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
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Re: lot of 3 keyboards: model F, Amiga, AppleExtended. 50shipped. Sounds good!
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 30 December 2013, 01:17:41 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Sun, 29 December 2013, 16:56:21
I see no reason to believe that it is Space Invader switches. We see no rivet between Del and Help. The numpad-dot is consistent with Mitsumi keyboards and not NMB keyboards.

Oh yes, you're right. There should be a rivet and the numpad dot is too high. It appears to be Mitsumi.
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