Huxley
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Some of you guys may know this already, but I love the Apple Extended Keyboard II - my love falls somewhere between "passionate" and "a little nutty." I've got several AEKII's in various states of usability (including one that's been my main unit for massive amounts of typing at work), but they're all pretty worn with age as you'd expect for this sort of item after decades of either heavy use or neglect, depending on the circumstances they experienced before I acquired them.
Anyway, my favorite local junk shop has been a good source of AEKII's lately - I've found two or three of them there, though all were in pretty rough shape (stains, yellowing, missing keys, rust, etc.) and will likely be merged into one mostly-good unit with some spare parts left over. However, today I spotted one in a large pile of keyboards, and when I pulled it out, I was shocked to see that it's damn-near new - other than some dust and a few smudges from the ratty / gross keyboards that were piled on top of it, it could have just come out of an Apple showroom from the early 1990's.
Here's a pic - note that I haven't even wiped it down or dusted it yet, so you're seeing it exactly as it was when I pulled it from the Giant Pile O' Keyboards today:
I also found another AEKII in the pile today, though the second is in rough-but-restorable condition (some stains, lots of yellowing, and a missing ESC key). Best part? I bought both for $1.09 each after tax.
Huxley
Anyway, my favorite local junk shop has been a good source of AEKII's lately - I've found two or three of them there, though all were in pretty rough shape (stains, yellowing, missing keys, rust, etc.) and will likely be merged into one mostly-good unit with some spare parts left over. However, today I spotted one in a large pile of keyboards, and when I pulled it out, I was shocked to see that it's damn-near new - other than some dust and a few smudges from the ratty / gross keyboards that were piled on top of it, it could have just come out of an Apple showroom from the early 1990's.
Here's a pic - note that I haven't even wiped it down or dusted it yet, so you're seeing it exactly as it was when I pulled it from the Giant Pile O' Keyboards today:
I also found another AEKII in the pile today, though the second is in rough-but-restorable condition (some stains, lots of yellowing, and a missing ESC key). Best part? I bought both for $1.09 each after tax.
Huxley
