Author Topic: another 107-key 4704 turned up? (Read 3200 times)

jacobolus · « **on:** Sun, 12 October 2014, 23:56:53 »

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221574554514

Or is someone flipping one they just got within the last few weeks?

Was this one of the ones from ComradeSniper http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=55819
or Cindy/elecplus http://deskthority.net/vendors-f52/ssk-keyboards-and-50-key-and-62-key-t8732.html
(note that Cindy still has 1 or 2 of these, which she’s selling for $100 + shipping)?

If this is from another source, I wonder who/where that is.

ComradeSniper · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 00:01:29 »

Just checked through all the addresses of people I sold one to, nobody was in Garden City NY.

sleepy916 · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 00:09:09 »

He is the same guy who sold an industrial ssk a couple of times.

Arcoril · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 01:49:32 »

I have one of the 107 keys from Cindy. Based on the font and the text from the paper inserts, this one definitely looks like it's from the same bank that Cindy's boards are from. I don't know if she originally sold it, but that would be my guess.

jacobolus · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 02:20:22 »

Quote from: Arcoril on Mon, 13 October 2014, 01:49:32

I have one of the 107 keys from Cindy. Based on the font and the text from the paper inserts, this one definitely looks like it's from the same bank that Cindy's boards are from. I don't know if she originally sold it, but that would be my guess.

The ones from ComradeSniper have the same text on the paper inserts. Maybe a bunch of bank branches around the country dumped their old terminals at once or something.

0100010 · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 09:10:13 »

Curious to see what this one gets up to, considering how much the last one on ebay went for.

Touch_It · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 13 October 2014, 09:41:26 »

Quote from: 0100010 on Mon, 13 October 2014, 09:10:13

Curious to see what this one gets up to, considering how much the last one on ebay went for.

I'm also curious. If it went for a crazy amount I would be half tempted to sell so I can pay off some debt but I doubt I could bring myself to do so.

jacobolus · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 18 October 2014, 01:11:43 »

Not too many bids so far.

Flyersfan1 · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 06:47:07 »

Anyone here win this? The seller messaged me on eBay saying he had a few more available he could sell for $150+ Shipping.

snoopy · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 06:56:49 »

One could cut them and make a fake kishsavers out of them...

dorkvader · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 10:50:06 »

Quote from: snoopy on Mon, 20 October 2014, 06:56:49

One could cut them and make a fake kishsavers out of them...

you would need to remake the PCB, like the XTant. It would require a good knowledge of capacitive keyboard circuits.

Hypersphere · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:06:15 »

Checking my email this morning, I discovered that I had cast the winning bid on this F107.

Yes, I wish I could cut off far right-hand cluster to make it an F77, or better yet, cut off one more cluster to make it a Kishsaver. However, I will be doing well just to do a conventional refurbishing job and to install an Xwhatsit controller. Looking forward to the challenge of getting this "old ironsides" up and running.

dorkvader · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:09:23 »

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221580684639

Foot sold separately.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:10:36 »

Quote from: dorkvader on Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:09:23

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221580684639

Foot sold separately.

ouch, that's kind of lame

anyone notice in the description he put

Quote

I also have an IBM 107 key 4704 keyboard available.

so does he have more and is holding out??

Touch_It · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:11:30 »

Why did you have to post that

I really want it but no way I could justify the cost.

dorkvader · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 14:55:59 »

Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Mon, 20 October 2014, 06:47:07

Anyone here win this? The seller messaged me on eBay saying he had a few more available he could sell for $150+ Shipping.

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:10:36

anyone notice in the description he put

Quote
I also have an IBM 107 key 4704 keyboard available.

so does he have more and is holding out??

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #16 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 15:01:10 »

^^ doh...I can't read....obviously... :facepalm:

Den441 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 16:13:36 »

This is also the same guy who found 2 or 3 industrial SSKs with blue keys, Model 1395682. Before this year, Model 1395682 was basically still a legend. I think 3-4 came onto the market this year, each selling for over $1100 with the last one this guy sold at $999. I really want one, but I'm only willing to pay $800 tops. In the listings he says he has a recycler contact he got them from. Must be an amazing source.... I can only hope his high dollar listings entice other recyclers to start looking for the rare IBM boards to get more onto the market and lower the price some. I think the same thing happened with the M13, seems like the prices on those have decreased some in the past 3 years. There were over 5000 Model 1395682s made, so I am confident more will surface.

jacobolus · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 16:21:34 »

Quote from: dorkvader on Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:09:23

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221580684639

Foot sold separately.

The one I got from ComradeSniper had no foot on it. Personally I don’t want the foot on there anyway, so whatever. :-)

Touch_It · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 16:44:39 »

Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 20 October 2014, 16:21:34

Quote from: dorkvader on Mon, 20 October 2014, 11:09:23
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221580684639

Foot sold separately.
The one I got from ComradeSniper had no foot on it. Personally I don’t want the foot on there anyway, so whatever. :-)

I would prefer the foot so I can be as close to original as I can be (hardware wise). But my plan is to just buy 2 big rubber feet and attach them where the original attachment holes for the foot were. I don't think I could stand typing on it long term if it lies flat.

jacobolus · « **Reply #20 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 17:06:21 »

Quote from: Touch_It on Mon, 20 October 2014, 16:44:39

I would prefer the foot so I can be as close to original as I can be (hardware wise). But my plan is to just buy 2 big rubber feet and attach them where the original attachment holes for the foot were. I don't think I could stand typing on it long term if it lies flat.

Your desk is too high and/or your chair is too low. When the keyboard is in an ideal position relative to your torso, the ideal tilt of the keyboard should actually be slightly negative (i.e. with the close side higher than the far side).

Touch_It · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 17:40:58 »

Really? I didn't know that. At any rate though yeah, I usually have my chair lower than my desk. At home I'm trying to keep it higher. I'll try at work as well.

jacobolus · « **Reply #22 on:** Mon, 20 October 2014, 17:49:44 »

Well, first: do whatever is comfortable; if any change makes you feel any kind of discomfort, ignore my advice. :-)

But second: yeah, I find that regardless of the chair type (standard office chair, saddle chair, high stool, or standing with no chair at all) the most comfortable keyboard position is such that my elbows are at about a 90° angle or slightly more, my wrists are as straight as possible, and my upper arms are roughly straight at my sides. In such position, the keyboard has a slight negative tilt.

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Author Topic: another 107-key 4704 turned up? (Read 3200 times)