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Keyboard Spotting

Don Lancaster's TV Typewriter project

Found in a customer's garage by 209Diamondhander, this might be a build of Don Lancaster's TV Typewriter.

MCM/70

The MCM/70 is a Canadian microcomputer from 1973 with one-line gas plasma display and dual cassette drives. Posted by reportcrosspost.

Preh Commander AK 67

This Brüel & Kjær NP 0028 aka Preh Commander AK 67 was found by cdc_mkb in the attic of his employer.

Matra Alice 90

The Matra Alice 90 is a French 8-bit computer first marketed in 1983. Posted by videoface.

HP 264X keyboard

A mouthwatering HP 264X keyboard from 1974 reviewed by Chyrosran22.

IBM 3278

Well, mrprofessor007 was supposed to buy a house, instead...

Swiss Skidata keyboard

Manufactured by Tipro for Skidata. Posted by The_KogoroMouri.

Bull Questar 200/210

Some nice boards found in an abandoned place in France. Shared by druka-grey.

Chicony Kb-5160 with blue Alps

RedCowl80 got this nice Chicony Kb-5160 for free from a recycling center he frequents.

Dell AT101W NOS

TerraElaya found this gorgeous Dell AT101W at a thrift store for $3.

Electronic Control Systems display terminal T-03

A cool retro terminal spotted by TyrantFoxx in a Hugh Jeffreys video.

IBM Model M5-2

An IBM Model M5-2 with a cute little trackball. Posted by opalinemoth.

SE-Viewdata

ProgressivePear found a Viewdata terminal at work.

The Luigi Colani office chair, 1970

The retrofuturistic Luigi Colani office chair features a built-in split Selectric-style typewriter.

Reuters tear-down

A detailed write-up on the Reuters trading keyboard.

Centurion terminal(?)

I hate when a single photo gets posted without context, but this Centurion looks gorgeous.

Ergonomics of the 1880s

To put it mildly, this Hammond 12 typewriter with its "ideal" layout raises some questions.

Hughes printing telegraph, 1860

The Hughes printing telegraph, the second "keyboard", was a huge improvement compared to its predecessor. Spotted by TheSemiHistorian.

Chyron Duet

This Chyron battleship with Cherry Clears was saved by virulentvalor from being tossed out.

TeleVideo terminal keyboard

FoxGaming spotted this vintage TeleVideo terminal keyboard with NMB Yellow Space Invader switches.

IBM System 32 5320

Wow! This beast is built into a desk and its "display" is a tractor feed printer. Shared by neetoday.

Siemens linear accelerator keyboard

Do you need two keys to start your keyboard? K1LLAmanJARO spotted one.

IBM 4683 POS matrix keyboard

The IBM 4683 POS matrix keyboard is an ortho from IBM - acquired by SharktasticA.

Tandy Color Computer 3

A Tandy Color Computer 3 spotted by TTVmetalbassist1.

Motorola KDT480

An old school police keyboard spotted by ya-best-beleeDat.