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Offline PRISONER 24601

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Some vintage keyboards here - any of them worth checking out?
« on: Wed, 14 October 2009, 21:17:43 »
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/RE-PC-ONLINE-STORE_Input-Devices_W0QQ_fsubZ6466582QQ_sidZ16970045QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

I've been looking around this awesome forum for a few days now. What a great modding/collecting community you guys have here! This is my first post, figured I'd put something of substance up.

I was bitten by the keyboard bug a long time ago. Input devices make me all giddy (as does modding), and I've always gotta have quality mice/keyboard! I had a Model M back in the 90's... I miss it so much. Ever since that old trooper went kaput, it's been one bad keyboard after another. I have a few Keytronic membrane keyboards, but they're just not cutting it. Too "squishy", but better than most.

Anyway, the link above has some potentially interesting models, and I'm wondering- are any of them worth picking up? I can't find any info on them re: interface/switch type/etc.

I'm picking up a board with some Cherry Blue switches soon, but I also want some vintage gear to play around with!

Thanks!
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Offline J888www

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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 04:52:38 »
If I had the resources of that (More Cash Than Sense) guy, I'll buy the Vintage Fluke 1720A Programmer Keyboard just for the pretty Orange switches and contemplate the usage options later. Maybe an Orange Escape Key would look good as Red may represent a too panicky situation ?
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Offline Rajagra

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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 05:07:46 »
This Bilbo Computer Control Foot Pedals For AT PC Keyboard is interesting. His prices are a bit steep though.
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Offline kw71

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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 07:35:34 »
Oh look.  The seller has one of those 90's trackman trackballs.  Logitech apparently fired the employee responsible for that design and replaced him with either women or drug addicts.  I can't stand the sight of the more modern ones.
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 07:57:26 »
Those SGIs are rubber domes, like ripster said.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 10:03:16 »
Quote from: kw71;125561
Oh look.  The seller has one of those 90's trackman trackballs.  Logitech apparently fired the employee responsible for that design and replaced him with either women or drug addicts.  I can't stand the sight of the more modern ones.


Oh yea this attitude will really start some good long threads around here. Quite a few of us will only use one of those more modern Logitech Trackman Wheel Track balls. But I have to admit I have a couple of those older ones laying around here somewhere but I much prefer the newer ones because they fit your hand much better.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 15 October 2009, 10:06:30 »
Quote from: J888www;125538
If I had the resources of that (More Cash Than Sense) guy, I'll buy the Vintage Fluke 1720A Programmer Keyboard just for the pretty Orange switches and contemplate the usage options later. Maybe an Orange Escape Key would look good as Red may represent a too panicky situation ?


That keyboard has been reviewed here already and the reviewer did not really like it.
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Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline PRISONER 24601

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 25 October 2009, 14:51:11 »
Thanks for the info, guys. REPC has always been my local place for vintage input gear (lots of Model Ms have been had there)- but now thanks to you guys, I'm looking for something with Cherry blues.

I'll keep digging around. If anything more interesting shows up, I'll kick it in your direction.

Mucho Thankso
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Offline skriefal

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Some vintage keyboards here - any of them worth checking out?
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 25 October 2009, 16:49:03 »
Quote from: rdjack21;125611
Oh yea this attitude will really start some good long threads around here. Quite a few of us will only use one of those more modern Logitech Trackman Wheel Track balls. But I have to admit I have a couple of those older ones laying around here somewhere but I much prefer the newer ones because they fit your hand much better.


The older, slightly larger version fits my hand much better than the newer version.  And I don't have big hands...
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