Perkin Elmer $30 + Shipping

[nubbinator]

These are usually Hi-Tek linear.  I love the colors and would love the keyboard, but know I'd have no idea at all on how to mod it to use it with modern computers.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Perkin-Elmer-Keyboard-/261738770638?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf0d8b0ce

[jacobolus]

Hi-Tek linear.

I don’t think this particular one is though. I’ve never seen Hi-Tek/Stackpole switches with sculpted keycaps, and the legends are also different here. But who knows.

[nubbinator]

Perkin-Elmer are always sculpted caps.  They look like they should be the same as on the other boards.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_3700_keyboard

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Perkin-Elmer_55000-0147

If I had any idea how to mod it for modern use, I'd grab it in a heartbeat.

[jacobolus]

Both of those links you just posted show uniform caps (like every other Hi-Tek / Stackpole board I’ve ever seen pictures of), not sculpted.

The uniformity is clearest in this picture:

They look like they should be the same as on the other boards.

These might still be Hi-Tek switches, I wouldn’t rule it out, but the keycap legends are also obviously different. Compare:



By the way, for the sake of anyone who buys this, I hope it’s not Hi-Tek / Stackpole switches, as those are pretty unpleasant to type on IMO.

My guess is Honeywell/Micro Switch Hall Effect switches, but that’s just a guess.

[GL1TCH3D]

This is the image I received from the seller

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/facAAOSw0e9UvHsl/$_4.JPG

Looks like hitek