Author Topic: stash of 15x model f 122key: Auction Time is Here ! (Read 25534 times)

Halverson · « **Reply #150 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 17:40:53 »

Quote from: Soarer on Tue, 05 February 2013, 17:39:14

Christ, I had no idea that Canada Post was so expensive

You should see how much if goes up to just add tracking. A $10 bubble mailer becomes a $40+ bubble mailer.

rowdy · « **Reply #151 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:12:50 »

Remind me to never get anything large shipped from Canada to Australia

poxeclipse · « **Reply #152 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:21:34 »

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:12:50

Remind me to never get anything large shipped from Canada to Australia

For Australia is $90 with surface, or $150 with Xpresspost, with Canada Post. No big difference from UK. UPS and USPS are prohibitive, over $200.
For US is not that bad, for instance, it's $35 for Florida. It depends on the state.

Halverson · « **Reply #153 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:21:57 »

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:12:50

Remind me to never get anything large shipped from Canada to Australia

I'll deliver it for you Rowdy

I've been meaning to come back for a visit, it's been to long. I miss VB on the beach while failing at fishing.

Krogenar · « **Reply #154 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:38:41 »

Can't wait to see these guys go up for auction! Any ETA on that?

rowdy · « **Reply #155 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:53:42 »

Quote from: Halverson on Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:21:57

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 05 February 2013, 18:12:50
Remind me to never get anything large shipped from Canada to Australia

I'll deliver it for you Rowdy I've been meaning to come back for a visit, it's been to long. I miss VB on the beach while failing at fishing.

LOL thanks Girlshark, but my desk is barely big enough for a model M, nevermind a model F!

alaricljs · « **Reply #156 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 20:18:29 »

Can I have my buddy inter-office it? Perks of working in a global company

dorkvader · « **Reply #157 on:** Tue, 05 February 2013, 22:53:04 »

Here's mine, bytheway. It's a "dongle" type enclosure from mouser, with a nice locking amphenol DIN

ed_avis · « **Reply #158 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 06:20:27 »

dorkvader, do you have the part number for that enclosure and the DIN and USB sockets?

Krogenar · « **Reply #159 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 06:58:39 »

Quote from: ed_avis on Fri, 08 February 2013, 06:20:27

dorkvader, do you have the part number for that enclosure and the DIN and USB sockets?

I think if you go back through the last few pages of Soarer's Converter thread, he lists a few places. I bought my DIN sockets off eBay from his suggestion. The enclosure I got from Radio Shack, along with the breadboard. Screws were just whatever I could find. The USB cable and socket for mine were purchased from the pjrc.com website -- same site that sells the Teensy itself.

eBay store that Soarer referred to me -- http://www.ebay.com/itm/270792631490?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

DIN panel mount I used for my external converter - http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIN-Female-Jack-Cable-Connector-adapter-6-Pin-plug-panel-mount-solder-type-/270837493107?pt=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3f0f2c2d73

Hope that helps.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #160 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 07:13:27 »

You will need a "project box" and it is a little daunting to decide what size.

Mine were about 80cmx60cmx40cm (3"x2"x1") and accommodated a Teensy with pins, mounted on a breadboard (from RS), pull-up resistors, and pigtails going out both sides. For this I had to jury-rig a mounting using odd components such as a cut piece of plastic wine cork and hot glue.

A Teensy without pins, no breadboard or resistors, could easily fit an enclosure with half those dimensions, maybe less.

If you have 2 weeks to wait on shipping from China, go on ebay and search "project box" and you will find many options for $5

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Plastic-Project-Box-Electronic-Junction-Case-DIY-construction-2255-/150866377948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2320563cdc

Krogenar · « **Reply #161 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 08:00:11 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 08 February 2013, 07:13:27

You will need a "project box" and it is a little daunting to decide what size.

Mine were about 80cmx60cmx40cm (3"x2"x1") and accommodated a Teensy with pins, mounted on a breadboard (from RS), pull-up resistors, and pigtails going out both sides. For this I had to jury-rig a mounting using odd components such as a cut piece of plastic wine cork and hot glue.

Yeah, I originally got a Teensy without pins, which was a mistake if you intend on making an external -- but you can buy them from PJRC separately and attach them. That's what I did. I also had to get a special drill head to make the cutout for the flatmount DIN socket -- http://www.amazon.com/Neiko-Titanium-Step-Drill-Bit/dp/B000FZ2UOY/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_text_z. That drill bit worked well because I could just drop down a size until I found a nice fit for the DIN receptacle. I never did use resistors in mine as I wasn't quite sure how to wire them up!

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If you have 2 weeks to wait on shipping from China, go on ebay and search "project box" and you will find many options for $5

I just got the tiniest one I could find at my local RadioShack. Still feels gigantic compared to what I've seen from others, but it did the job.

samwisekoi · « **Reply #162 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 09:21:49 »

allelectronics.com has a bunch of tiny boxes and perf boards to match.

- Ron | samwisekoi

rootwyrm · « **Reply #163 on:** Fri, 08 February 2013, 15:28:53 »

Digikey has a huge selection of project boxes too. Many stylish ones as well. Including paintable metal and plastic. (Mmm, stealth black F anyone? I can grab the door off an RS/6000 to color match with.)

Krogenar · « **Reply #164 on:** Wed, 13 February 2013, 13:36:39 »

(crickets)

Are these going to go on sale?

Soarer · « **Reply #165 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 10:05:48 »

So poxeclipse was VERY generous and gave me this prize - a extremely lovely example of Model F goodness:

(I think I must have just nudged the right Alt key when I put the 'board down for the photo, because it's not sitting crooked like that now).

Part number is 6110668, manufactured 18 Feb 1985 - it will be 28 years old on Monday!

It's as clean as a whistle, and the feel of the keys is just sublime. You may have heard how Model Fs are lighter than Model Ms, but not by very much. Well that might be true by the numbers, yet in practice it's enough that I simply don't like Model Ms much - they just feel crude and tiring by comparison (admittedly, I haven't tried a Unicomp, and some say those are nice too). While I'm at comparisons, it's worth noting that the 122-key Fs have a light spacebar as standard - so no need to mod them, which is pretty much required on the PC/XT and AT unless you have lump hammers for thumbs! And particular to this example, there's no perceptible looseness to the key feel compared to smaller Fs (I know dfj for one has modded his 122-key F with a couple of bolts to tighten the feel).

Of course I'm typing on it now through my converter, and just with the legacy.sc config loaded nearly all standard keys are able to be produced (even if some are mapped in strange places). A couple of users have posted their configs for 122-keys, but really, with so many keys it's bound to be a rather personal choice how to utilize them.

Downsides? Well the elephant in the room is the size! However, compared to a regular 101-key Model M, the extra is to the left and back of the keyboard. So it makes very little difference in the most important metric: distance to mouse. For me, it just increases distance to coffee!

You might think my journalistic integrity has been tainted by the free keyboard and the 1st class vacation in the Bahamas surrounded by escorts (aka the expensive shipping). Not at all! I kept offering to pay for or towards the shipping, but poxeclipse was having none of it, saying I deserved it. I'm not sure about that, but I am certainly very grateful. Thank-you!

mkawa · « **Reply #166 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 10:53:32 »

my god that's clean. just think, that sticker is almost 30 years old (!!!) and it still looks like it was carefully applied by some proud, fully pensioned IBM employee yesterday

congrats on the score soarer! you absolutely deserve it for the work you've done on the converter.

poxeclipse · « **Reply #167 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:03:44 »

All of them are that clean. They came from Sunguard Recovery Services and were used sporadically, not for long time and not in a development environment. That explains their good shape.

rknize · « **Reply #168 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:44:19 »

Very nice! Yeah, Models F's really do spoil the Model M experience.

mkawa · « **Reply #169 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:59:38 »

stop telling me this rknize, my xt jr needs a bunch of work before it's usable

Soarer · « **Reply #170 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 15:17:15 »

Model Fs of any layout in this good shape are getting very hard to find - you might acquire half a dozen or more trying, and that's expensive! Many need work, and although they can usually be recovered to a very nice condition (still a lot nicer than Model Ms

) , there's no substitute for having less miles on the clock!

Number_25 · « **Reply #171 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 15:46:15 »

Does anyone know of a keyboard tester for Linux?

alaricljs · « **Reply #172 on:** Sat, 16 February 2013, 16:03:21 »

xev is a good start

QuidNYC · « **Reply #173 on:** Mon, 04 March 2013, 19:03:58 »

Quote from: poxeclipse on Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:03:44

All of them are that clean. They came from Sunguard Recovery Services and were used sporadically, not for long time and not in a development environment. That explains their good shape.

Any news here? Is there an auction set up, or some other mechanism for us to submit bids for these fine specimens?

h2gofast · « **Reply #174 on:** Mon, 04 March 2013, 21:05:01 »

Quote from: Number_25 on Sat, 16 February 2013, 15:46:15

Does anyone know of a keyboard tester for Linux?

xev +1, it's all I ever use.

Krogenar · « **Reply #175 on:** Tue, 05 March 2013, 04:41:27 »

Quote from: QuidNYC on Mon, 04 March 2013, 19:03:58

Quote from: poxeclipse on Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:03:44
All of them are that clean. They came from Sunguard Recovery Services and were used sporadically, not for long time and not in a development environment. That explains their good shape.
Any news here? Is there an auction set up, or some other mechanism for us to submit bids for these fine specimens?

+1

jpeart · « **Reply #176 on:** Wed, 19 June 2013, 22:45:51 »

I just saw this thread a couple days ago. Does anyone here know if these keyboards ever went up for auction?

The_Beast · « **Reply #177 on:** Wed, 19 June 2013, 22:50:29 »

Quote from: jpeart on Wed, 19 June 2013, 22:45:51

I just saw this thread a couple days ago. Does anyone here know if these keyboards ever went up for auction?

They have not as far as I know

poxeclipse · « **Reply #178 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:45:31 »

People of Geekhacktown !
Thunderdome Auction House will open this Sunday !
First auction will be for the benefits of GH, all the proceeds will be donated.
The starting price is $120 and the shipping is $40 for international and $free for Canada, as I promised. I'm a man of my word.
I know you love them, I know you want them.

AKIMbO · « **Reply #179 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:59:38 »

Quote from: poxeclipse on Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:45:31

People of Geekhacktown !
Thunderdome Auction House will open this Sunday !
First auction will be for the benefits of GH, all the proceeds will be donated.
The starting price is $120 and the shipping is $40 for international and $free for Canada, as I promised. I'm a man of my word.
I know you love them, I know you want them.

Oh shi....it's thunderdome!

Krogenar · « **Reply #180 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 07:37:50 »

Quote from: AKIMbO on Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:59:38

Quote from: poxeclipse on Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:45:31
People of Geekhacktown !
Thunderdome Auction House will open this Sunday !
First auction will be for the benefits of GH, all the proceeds will be donated.
The starting price is $120 and the shipping is $40 for international and $free for Canada, as I promised. I'm a man of my word.
I know you love them, I know you want them.

Oh shi....it's thunderdome!

Break a deal... Face the wheel.

Tina Turner makes chainmail shoulder pads look good. Just sayin'.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #181 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 08:19:35 »

I knew poxeclipse was really Captain Walker. I knew it!

tipo33 · « **Reply #182 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 09:11:54 »

Quote from: RougeR on Tue, 05 February 2013, 02:08:29

can i make a suggestion? ship half of these to a deskthority member and split the auction, its hard to find these in the EU and it would save a lot on shipping. i will buy one and im sure fossala will. Thats two gone straight away.

I have an APO/FPO adress in Italy, If you ship them out of the US using USPS, you pay domestic shipping costs. I can then ship them out to respective EU members VAT free.
I wouldn't mind one for myself

fohat.digs · « **Reply #183 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 09:18:30 »

Quote from: poxeclipse on Fri, 21 June 2013, 05:45:31

The starting price is $120 and the shipping is $40 for international and $free for Canada, as I promised.

I predict that these will go for well over $200 + shipping since they are such pristine specimens.

Too bad I am broke, I would love to have one of these.

Krogenar · « **Reply #184 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 12:20:23 »

I bought one of these from poxeclipse a few months back, and I can say, they were in perfect condition. They looked hardly used at all.

dorkvader · « **Reply #185 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 13:36:52 »

is even the broken one starting at $120?

poxeclipse · « **Reply #186 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 19:35:57 »

Quote from: dorkvader on Fri, 21 June 2013, 13:36:52

is even the broken one starting at $120?

Obviously not. I'll leave them for the end, though the damage is cosmetic, only the case is broken.

jabar · « **Reply #187 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 19:39:26 »

an auction ugh

rootwyrm · « **Reply #188 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 21:32:15 »

Quote from: poxeclipse on Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:03:44

All of them are that clean. They came from Sunguard Recovery Services and were used sporadically, not for long time and not in a development environment. That explains their good shape.

"sporadically, not for a long time"?

It's Sungard. That's DR gear. Those examples? Were probably never used. The way Sungard gear works is it gets used into the ground, and then they replace the dead stuff with something from their spares. It's how the business model works. Hundreds of hands will touch the same keyboard which they'll try to keep as busy as possible. So someone will have an exercise, then two days later someone else will be doing work on it for a week or two, then on to another, and so on..

1391406 · « **Reply #189 on:** Fri, 21 June 2013, 22:44:22 »

Where are these being auctioned? Here or eBay?

poxeclipse · « **Reply #190 on:** Sat, 22 June 2013, 05:16:15 »

Quote from: rootwyrm on Fri, 21 June 2013, 21:32:15

Quote from: poxeclipse on Sat, 16 February 2013, 11:03:44
All of them are that clean. They came from Sunguard Recovery Services and were used sporadically, not for long time and not in a development environment. That explains their good shape.

"sporadically, not for a long time"?

It's Sungard. That's DR gear. Those examples? Were probably never used. The way Sungard gear works is it gets used into the ground, and then they replace the dead stuff with something from their spares. It's how the business model works. Hundreds of hands will touch the same keyboard which they'll try to keep as busy as possible. So someone will have an exercise, then two days later someone else will be doing work on it for a week or two, then on to another, and so on..

The information I got came from the seller, and was not a description, just me asking and they answering back. But you are right, thank you.

poxeclipse · « **Reply #191 on:** Sat, 22 June 2013, 05:17:20 »

Quote from: 1391406 on Fri, 21 June 2013, 22:44:22

Where are these being auctioned? Here or eBay?

Thunderdome Auction House is located in Geekhacktown.

News:

Author Topic: stash of 15x model f 122key: Auction Time is Here ! (Read 25534 times)