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Offline fohat.digs

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Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 08:58:51 »
Not really a "great" price but there are certain people who really like these, and they are getting very hard to find.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gateway-2000-AnyKey-AT-Keyboard-Model-2189014-/271612979336?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 12:05:55 »
These are sought after? I had no idea.

I have one in my closet.

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 13:59:14 »
I am not sure how large the demand might be, but they were very popular for CAD work a few years ago, and some users love the extra programmable keys. You could probably get at least $30 shipped for it.

Also, as I recall (foggy that far back), the caps are MX or Alps compatible, although I do not remember the material or quality.
"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
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.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 16:45:08 »
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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:44:57 »
From searching old Geekhack threads, AnyKeys seem to have MX-compatible doubleshot keycaps (DCS profile, made by Comptec). The earliest ones are Cherry MX white switches, but in ~1993 they switched to (nicer than average) rubber domes.
« Last Edit: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:53:54 by jacobolus »

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Re: Gateway 2000 Any Key on ebay
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 21 September 2014, 20:58:02 »
The caps on mine appear to be printed ABS, but I have the PS/2 model.