[rescue] What would you pay for a Type 5 keyboard?

[Stephen Conley]

Time to kickstarter a replica Type 5 keyboard that runs on USB :)

The Type 5 was my favorite keyboard of all time, the "roominess" of it
really made it easy on my hands personally.  I use a Logitech G15 which is
the closest I've ever found to a type 5, but it's long in the tooth now.  I
have a spare one, new in box, for when the one I actively use finally kicks
the bucket (its been a hard-used daily driver for 15+ years now so a true
testiment to how sturdy it is!)


On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 2:25 PM Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What was once ubiquitous is now rare.
>
> Honestly, that someone kept a Type 5 keyboard & mouse in new condition for
> what, 20, 25 years is kind of amazing.
>
> *Like* new, a set might be worth $25-50, depending, new a bit more, maybe
> $75.
> I'd have a hard time justifying $100, let alone $100+70 shipping.
>
> Ken
>
> > On Jun 4, 2021, at 14:09, John Floren <john at jfloren.net> wrote:
> >
> > o;?I'm feeling a bit nostalgic and would like to acquire a Type 5
> keyboard +
> mouse, build a converter (https://github.com/xelalexv/suniversal should
> work,
> since I've already got Arduino boards lying around), and use it on my
> desktop.
> My editor (acme) makes heavy use of all 3 mouse buttons, so the Sun mouse
> should be ideal, and of course I love a proper Unix layout keyboard.
> >
> > A quick look at ebay shows that used ones seem to be in the 75-100 dollar
> range sans mouse, and the one provider of NOS sets I found is doing the
> dumb
> $100 + $70 shipping game... Is this one of those cases where I need to just
> watch ebay until a good deal comes up, or am I unlikely to ever find one
> for
> less?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> > th
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