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Offline Voixdelion

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« on: Tue, 15 June 2010, 12:40:13 »
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Offline chimera15

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 15 June 2010, 16:05:51 »
Shipping can't be calculated for my area?  Wonder what kind of switches it has..
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white real complicated: 1x modified siiig minitouch kb1903,  hhkb light2 english steampunk hack, wireless siig minitouch hack
white with rubber damper(cream)+clicky springs: 2x modified siig minitouch kb1903 1x modified siig minitouch kb1948
white fake simplified:   1x white smk-85, 1x Steampunk compact board hack
white real simplified: 1x unitek k-258
low profile: 1x mint m1242 in box
black: ultra mini wrist keyboard hack
blue: Japanese hhk2 lite hack, 1x siig minitouch pcb/doubleshot dc-2014 caps. kb1903, 1x modified kb1948 Siig minitouch
rainbow test boards:  mck-84sx

Offline kishy

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 15 June 2010, 17:47:49 »
Well, experience tells us white clicky Alps (but not more specific than that).
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Offline chimera15

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 15 June 2010, 18:04:17 »
Yup, no windows key, it might have reals or blues, but not being able to calcluate shipping is bad.
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Alps boards:
white real complicated: 1x modified siiig minitouch kb1903,  hhkb light2 english steampunk hack, wireless siig minitouch hack
white with rubber damper(cream)+clicky springs: 2x modified siig minitouch kb1903 1x modified siig minitouch kb1948
white fake simplified:   1x white smk-85, 1x Steampunk compact board hack
white real simplified: 1x unitek k-258
low profile: 1x mint m1242 in box
black: ultra mini wrist keyboard hack
blue: Japanese hhk2 lite hack, 1x siig minitouch pcb/doubleshot dc-2014 caps. kb1903, 1x modified kb1948 Siig minitouch
rainbow test boards:  mck-84sx

Offline aegrotatio

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 15 June 2010, 20:59:19 »
Hmm, they're turning up even cheaper at those sellers that rent storage units.
I think I'm going to support the modern ALPS-alike keyboard makers instead of getting these refurbs.
The location of the backslash/pipe key alone on these Focus keyboards will send me into a murderous rage.

But to thank you all, here's one for $39.95 BIN $14.95 shipping from a storage unit renter:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Focus-Electronics-FK-2001-Clicky-Keyboard-Plug-Fs-/230488022900

Speaking of keyboards, Goodwill Industries is on to us.  My local outlet is selling all its keyboards for at least $15 last I checked.
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Offline lmnop

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 07:02:34 »
I thought the Focus used Simplified Alps in White?

the other day this guy over at OCN posted a keyboard he found it appears to be some kind of Focus OEM here are some pictures he took. he said there is no Alps logo and the Keycaps are Double Shot.




so is it a Focus OEM or another keyboard?
« Last Edit: Wed, 16 June 2010, 07:15:43 by lmnop »
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 07:12:17 »
There were many variations of the Focus board using different varieties of complicated and simplified Alps.
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 08:39:59 »
Every focus I have had has used Complicated White ALPS, but they have all been older ones that look like Ripsters pic above.  Very nice keyboards... but I've never been able to score one with a dust cover.  They often have clips still in place but most people discarded their dust covers when they used them.
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Offline chimera15

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 09:13:43 »
Really old ones use blues, older ones use white complicated, the newest ones use fakes, some are fake blues some are fake whites.  It's pot luck.  You can usually tell fakes because they have windows keys, but there are fakes in no windows key ones too.
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Alps boards:
white real complicated: 1x modified siiig minitouch kb1903,  hhkb light2 english steampunk hack, wireless siig minitouch hack
white with rubber damper(cream)+clicky springs: 2x modified siig minitouch kb1903 1x modified siig minitouch kb1948
white fake simplified:   1x white smk-85, 1x Steampunk compact board hack
white real simplified: 1x unitek k-258
low profile: 1x mint m1242 in box
black: ultra mini wrist keyboard hack
blue: Japanese hhk2 lite hack, 1x siig minitouch pcb/doubleshot dc-2014 caps. kb1903, 1x modified kb1948 Siig minitouch
rainbow test boards:  mck-84sx

Offline Mental Hobbit

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 11:42:21 »
Quote from: lmnop;193595

so is it a Focus OEM or another keyboard?


Doesn't look like a Focus to me.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 11:50:01 »
Quote from: Mental Hobbit;193694
Doesn't look like a Focus to me.


This does:

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Offline lmnop

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 15:54:30 »
he posted this picture too but I am not sure if he took it or used it as a reference.



I looked on Sandy's and couldn't find many Alps Keyboards with controllers placed above the cursors. I googled the controller and it yielded this.
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Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 17:21:14 »
Quote from: Voixdelion;193320
FOCUS 2001 was $75 Now down to $45 BIN:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260521096394


Yeah, guess why he dropped the price, no one was buying it! lol.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 16 June 2010, 17:47:23 »
I played a lot of GTA4 and L4D2 on my SGI. Worked for me...
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Offline Voixdelion

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« Reply #14 on: Thu, 17 June 2010, 07:49:18 »
Quote from: lmnop;193749
he posted this picture too but I am not sure if he took it or used it as a reference.

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I looked on Sandy's and couldn't find many Alps Keyboards with controllers placed above the cursors. I googled the controller and it yielded this.


I look at this and think of Billy Barty looking up at Willow saying:

"The bones tell me. . . nothing!"
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Offline British

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Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 18 June 2010, 08:51:33 »
OK, I have to know... what does BIN stand for ?!
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Offline British

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« Reply #16 on: Fri, 18 June 2010, 10:39:49 »
Woot, thanks for the tip.

Err BTW, I'm pretty sure I saw some people talk about "NIB" here and there... Now I Buy ? :wink:
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Offline British

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« Reply #17 on: Fri, 18 June 2010, 10:50:19 »
Good to know, thanks again.
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Offline Daniel Beardsmore

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Re: Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #18 on: Sun, 17 November 2013, 09:23:16 »
Quote from: lmnop on Wed, 16 June 2010, 15:54:30
he posted this picture too but I am not sure if he took it or used it as a reference.

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I was just thinking that, if anything, the switch looked like an APC series switch (they have the narrow numbering at the top left) but I couldn't be sure from the photo.

Looks like an APC Clicker board then.
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Offline ideus

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Re: Focus 2001 on sale BIN
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 17 November 2013, 09:49:53 »
I sold one of this early this year in like new condition. They are great keyboards, depends on your feeling for ALPS.
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