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Offline mr_a500

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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #100 on: Tue, 14 January 2014, 09:47:08 »
You can't count typewriters! If typewriters are included, I've got my original Selectric from the 60's and a 1923 Underwood portable.

The hall effect is neat though. That's the one with triple shot keys, isn't it? I'd like to see that one working.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #101 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 20:42:09 »
The oldest one that I use regularly is an IBM XT; according to the date inside the case, it was made on October 1, 1984. However, I have recently acquired an IBM Displaywriter (beam spring), which I plan to restore to working order in the months ahead.

More recently, I have developed an interest in terminal boards from the 70s and early 80s, such as those made by ADDS, Burroughs, DEC, Fluke, HP, IDT, Kaypro, Link, NBI, Perkin-Elmer, Televideo, Wyse, and Xerox, among others.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #102 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 20:48:13 »
Quote from: mr_a500 on Tue, 14 January 2014, 09:47:08
You can't count typewriters! If typewriters are included, I've got my original Selectric from the 60's and a 1923 Underwood portable.

The hall effect is neat though. That's the one with triple shot keys, isn't it? I'd like to see that one working.
nah, the one with tripleshots is from 1977.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #103 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 21:51:58 »
Apple M0110 from '84
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #104 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 21:52:50 »
model f-122, not sure what date
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #105 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 21:52:51 »
My model M from 93'

Not that old, but still older than me...
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #106 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 22:25:59 »
Probably either of my televideo keyboards, or my AT F, and failing those my '88 Model M.

I'm going to put SI blacks in the televideo.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #107 on: Mon, 30 June 2014, 22:50:02 »
My AT Model F. It's either 1984 or 1985 - I don't know exactly, but it was produced from 1984 to 1985, so it could be older than be by a year :)
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #108 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 08:42:57 »
No typewriters?
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #109 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 11:40:49 »
NMB RT8255C+.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #110 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:13:19 »
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #111 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:40:43 »
I have an AEG Olympia that I just scavenged the caps from.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #112 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:43:33 »
Quote from: Battou62 on Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:40:43
I have an AEG Olympia that I just scavenged the caps from.
One of the Cherry g80/g81s?

Oldest I have is a 1988 g80-2000had
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #113 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:45:12 »
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:43:33
Quote from: Battou62 on Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:40:43
I have an AEG Olympia that I just scavenged the caps from.
One of the Cherry g80/g81s?

Oldest I have is a 1988 g80-2000had

Yup, I put the key caps on my Filco last night :) Now someone need to help me finish the bottom row :)

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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #114 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:48:10 »
Oh, very cool! It's got a beige \| key.

Could you tell me the model number? :-*
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #115 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:51:16 »
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #116 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:53:35 »
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #117 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:54:35 »
Nice one. If you ever open the board up, there should be a sticker somewhere on the PCB (or if it's a G81 on the controller board) that gives the actual Cherry article number.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #118 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:54:51 »
I am pretty sure they are abs, definitely doubleshot. Yeah, I'll try to locate that article number for you.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #119 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:56:13 »
Quote from: Battou62 on Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:54:51
I am pretty sure they are abs, definitely doubleshot. Yeah, I'll try to locate that article number for you.
Those will be ABS
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #120 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 16:27:38 »
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 01 July 2014, 12:54:35
Nice one. If you ever open the board up, there should be a sticker somewhere on the PCB (or if it's a G81 on the controller board) that gives the actual Cherry article number.

G81-3015HAU
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #121 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 16:28:04 »
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #122 on: Tue, 01 July 2014, 19:02:42 »
Just waitin' for someone to say they have a 1920s piano (keyboard) :))
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #123 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 04:12:57 »
The oldest i own is IBM Model M with silver logo made in 24 Apr 1986 :)
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #124 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 08:25:56 »
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 01 July 2014, 16:28:04
Quote from: Battou62 on Tue, 01 July 2014, 16:27:38
G81-3015HAU
Thanks dude :thumb:

Do I win some award for discovering a new Cherry article? :P
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #125 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 10:14:00 »
My oldest computer keyboard is the Kishsaver, which was built in 1983.

However, if we're including typewriters, then the oldest keyboard I own is a Burroughs Standard Typewriter circa 1935 that I "inherited" from my grandfather. He was a Burroughs service technician.


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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #126 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 10:16:41 »
Any keyboard older than me I find amazing really. Mine are all made in the 2000's so nothing to share :(
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #127 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 10:18:49 »
My oldest keyboard is a IBM Model M SSK from April 1991.
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Re: What's the oldest keyboard you own
« Reply #128 on: Wed, 02 July 2014, 11:07:03 »


My Omnikey 102 (GT6OMNIKEY ULT2)

Manufactured in 1989. I have 2 of these lightly used. 1 of them new in box. I'll be set on keyboards the rest of my life...
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