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Offline MJ45

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Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 18:06:22 »
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 18:08:27 »
That's cool.
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 19:04:34 »
Christ in staples, is a cord that short normal?! Oo
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:17:17 »
Im having a hard time believing that that's legit.  It looks like they took a sticker off a computer and stuck it onto the keyboard.
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:19:18 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:17:17
Im having a hard time believing that that's legit.  It looks like they took a sticker off a computer and stuck it onto the keyboard.

But have you ever seen a HHKB with a ps2 cable like that before?
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:21:23 »
Quote from: Bromono on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:19:18
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:17:17
Im having a hard time believing that that's legit.  It looks like they took a sticker off a computer and stuck it onto the keyboard.

But have you ever seen a HHKB with a ps2 cable like that before?

I own one.
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:25:30 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:21:23
Quote from: Bromono on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:19:18
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 02 July 2015, 20:17:17
Im having a hard time believing that that's legit.  It looks like they took a sticker off a computer and stuck it onto the keyboard.

But have you ever seen a HHKB with a ps2 cable like that before?

I own one.

That is pretty cool.
I have never seen one before. I can see where it just looks like they could have scraped the logo off and added the sticker to the left. 

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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 02 July 2015, 23:10:16 »
Looks yellowed to me
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 01:55:38 »
If I remember correctly, those do not have Topre switches...more like the HHKB Lites...
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 05:54:54 »
So you can buy GH (and DT) cred on eBay now?

Have to get me some of that ... :p
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 07:51:59 »
Sure you can, just for the price of a Kishsaver. ;-)
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:27:55 »
Even assuming the buyer understands it isn't a Topre board is the sticker attached to the lower left worth $150?
http://ebay.to/1FYYrni
http://ebay.to/1GUYAd8
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:30:28 »
Quote from: iMav on Fri, 03 July 2015, 01:55:38
If I remember correctly, those do not have Topre switches...more like the HHKB Lites...

You're correct, it's these switches:




I rate them a meh out of 10.

Quote from: jwaz on Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:27:55
Even assuming the buyer understands it isn't a Topre board is the sticker attached to the lower left worth $150?
http://ebay.to/1FYYrni

:))

Especially since it looks like it's a ****ty sticker yanked off a computer and slapped onto the keyboard.
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:31:36 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:30:28
Especially since it looks like it's a ****ty sticker yanked off a computer and slapped onto the keyboard.

I bet you the HAL sticker was included in the manual on the NIB one...
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 03 July 2015, 17:37:12 »
I'll give some cred if they use it with a personally-owned Sun system.  I have an Ultra 5 that I've had since it was brand new...now serves to simply elevate my printer.  At one point, it served as my mail server...but primarily was used as a workstation.
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Re: Rare Original HHKB Sun Microsystem - Hal keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 04 July 2015, 21:04:54 »
Those look a lot like a variant of Fujitsu Peerless.
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