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Offline dante

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[ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
« on: Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:04:10 »
I have no idea if this is a great find or not.

It seems a tad expensive - especially for a rubber dome; but I've never ever seen one before that was ANSI.  Also any "best rubberdome?" thread on GH or Deskthority has at least a few people that chime in and say that Olivetti's were wonderful rubberdomes.

Nonetheless, I had to share.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Olivetti-Keyboard-ANK-25-101-9-pin-D-and-PS-2-connector-heavy-large-/130915636876
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Offline metalliqaz

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Re: [ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:06:10 »
That dude needs some lessons in photography. :))  Cool find though, thanks
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: [ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:19:53 »
I got one of these NIB from france. They are very nice for rubberdomes, and the orange LED's are nice too. Mine has PS/2 instead of whatever serial connector this uses. The tenkey is stepped properly instead of sculpted at the same profile as the alphanumerics.

The last picture looks like a hard drive to me.

Anyway, unless you really need an ANSI version of this, importing one from France will be a much cheaper prospect than buying the one listed: the price seems a little high to me as well.
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Offline dante

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Re: [ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:23:49 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:19:53
I got one of these NIB from france. They are very nice for rubberdomes, and the orange LED's are nice too. Mine has PS/2 instead of whatever serial connector this uses. The tenkey is stepped properly instead of sculpted at the same profile as the alphanumerics.

This has dual connectors.  Even though there are no photos of a ps/2 cable the listing assures that there is one (unless the seller is confused.)

I would really love to try an ANSI version of this but they are extremely rare - this is the first sample I've seen in four years.

Rubber domes do not scare me - but ISO does :)
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Re: [ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 27 October 2013, 13:35:16 »
You got yours from France more cheaply than buying in the US? Wow

Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 27 October 2013, 11:19:53
I got one of these NIB from france. They are very nice for rubberdomes, and the orange LED's are nice too. Mine has PS/2 instead of whatever serial connector this uses. The tenkey is stepped properly instead of sculpted at the same profile as the alphanumerics.

The last picture looks like a hard drive to me.

Anyway, unless you really need an ANSI version of this, importing one from France will be a much cheaper prospect than buying the one listed: the price seems a little high to me as well.
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Re: [ebay / BIN / MO] Olivetti ANK 25-101 keyboard
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