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

[Dave McGuire]

  My favorite was always the Type 4.  I'd pay serious money for a new
Type 4 keyboard (meaning brand new manufacture) with a USB interface.

            -Dave

On 6/4/21 2:29 PM, Stephen Conley wrote:
> 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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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA