Rhii Alexander 🏳️⚧️crashtestdev@woof.tech
Mar 25, 2026, 9:46 PM...
Someone paid £52 ($70/60 eur) for a broken, 40 year old membrane keyboard
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Simon Zerafasimonzerafa@infosec.exchangeMar 25, 2026, 10:13 PMPossibly they hope to repair it? Seems expensive otherwise 😕🤷♂️
- Rhii Alexander 🏳️⚧️crashtestdev@woof.techMar 25, 2026, 10:17 PM
@simonzerafa I assume so? I put £20 just because I needed any ADB kb with that intension, my other options were £40/50+ or import from the US, kinda stuck on what to do now, other than wait for next pay day and bite the bullet and pay the high prices/costs to import
- Simon Zerafasimonzerafa@infosec.exchangeMar 25, 2026, 10:24 PM
Even the USB or PS2 to ADB adapters are expensive 😕
Doesn't look like I'll be collecting vintage MAC's any time soon 😂🤣
I'll stick to modern OS's as they are so cheap 😫
- Rhii Alexander 🏳️⚧️crashtestdev@woof.techMar 25, 2026, 10:27 PM
@simonzerafa @DosFox kindly gave me an SE FDHD, I can't really complain as I then decided I needed 2 white elephants and bought a Plus that also lacks a keyboard and mouse :blobfoxcry: (but does have the nice Apple carrying case)
I had been looking at Macs for a while, DosFox has just acted as a catalyst
Mar 26, 2026, 8:16 AM- Mar 26, 2026, 8:15 AM
@simonzerafa @crashtestdev at least there's a lot of DIY adapters out there
polprog68kgorplop@pleroma.m68k.churchMar 25, 2026, 11:01 PM@crashtestdev think different :sadcaco: I dont think you can even sensibly repair these
Purple :verified:Purple@woof.techMar 28, 2026, 10:22 AM@crashtestdev Wait wtf these are worth money now?
I have like 6 of them lol
- Purple :verified:Purple@woof.techMar 28, 2026, 10:22 AM
@crashtestdev And they DONT have broken keys either
- Mar 28, 2026, 10:31 AM
@Purple @crashtestdev I think that one was a fluke, as there's no way in hell people are regularly spending that much on an Keyboard ii 🙃
- Rhii Alexander 🏳️⚧️crashtestdev@woof.techMar 28, 2026, 1:44 PM