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

[Lionel Peterson]

I can't imagine such a Kickstarter campaign resulting in a keyboard less than
$200.

Rehabbing an old Type 5 with an arduino USB adapter would be more
cost-effective IMHO.

Ken

> On Jun 4, 2021, at 14:43, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>
> o;?  The tech side is easy.  The plastics and mass production parts are
> hard.  Since some unnamed orange person Made Manufacturing Inaccessible
> Again, it's virtually guaranteed to not be able to happen, until we
> Americans get off our asses, put down the bongs and the video game
> controllers, and re-learn how to operate injection molding machines.
>
>  Speaking as a designer who has almost no work because nobody can get
> things manufactured anymore...I'm not holding my breath.
>
>              -Dave
>
>> On 6/4/21 2:37 PM, Stephen Conley wrote:
>> I'd probably be okay with a type 4 as well.  And I second the notion of
>> paying serious money for a new one with USB, so if anyone has the tech
>> skills, not joking about the kickstarter. :)
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 2:33 PM Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
wrote:
>>>
>>>  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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