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20th Aug 2022, 6:38 pm | #1 |
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Help valuing keyboard please.
I have an Acer keyboard which came with a very expensive Acer 286 desktop in about 1987.
I believe the switches used are (or were) popular with "enthusiasts" but I have not really found any on ebay to compare. Could anyone give an opinion on the starting price/reserve or point me to a better forum to ask? It was used for many years running a DOS PCB CAD system which made a lot of use of the function keys - so there was a template over them. I made use of the recent sunny spell and attempted bleaching with mixed results - before and after pics. The keyboard looks brighter but not really good enough as a selling point - it is also missing a thin rubber foot. It is PS2 only - not USB.
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20th Aug 2022, 7:08 pm | #2 |
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Re: Help valuing keyboard please.
It doesn't look anything like the sacred IBM 'model M' buckling spring type.
Don't expect to make more than a few quid for it. Acer isn't really anything more than a cheap and cheerful brand.
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20th Aug 2022, 7:21 pm | #3 |
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Re: Help valuing keyboard please.
I don't think there's anything special about that keyboard, but I could be wrong. I'm sure I've got several the same up in the depths of the loft!
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20th Aug 2022, 7:25 pm | #4 |
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Re: Help valuing keyboard please.
It is amazing how well keyboards can clean up, I purchased a new Sun Microsystems Type 6 keyboard (control left of A, rare now and can be $100-$150) last year and someone at work took the old one that was very grubby after 10+ years of use and cleaned it up a treat.
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23rd Aug 2022, 7:45 pm | #5 |
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Re: Help valuing keyboard please.
Sorry for delay in replying - thanks for the responses.
I have done a bit more digging by using the model number KB-102AS (UK version of KB-101) and found that it does use Alps blue switches which were very popular a few years back. Cherry seem to be more in vogue nowadays. Tried it on the wife's PC which has PS2 input and she was impressed with the key action (trained copy typist) so I may just keep it now it looks a bit brighter.
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23rd Aug 2022, 9:34 pm | #6 | |
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Re: Help valuing keyboard please.
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