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Agreed.I for one find what the Deskthority guys are doing is the same as graffiti. And I don't like graffiti. And have strong opinions on the people who do it.
I still wouldn't like it but it would be one thing if he scavenged a couple non-functional vintage keyboards for personal use. This guy, on the other hand, posted pictures of SHELVES full of vintage keyboards and claimed that it was only a fraction of what he had. This is far more than he could ever personally use. He even states that he bought an entire IBM terminal system because the CR volunteer wanted him to after he was seen the with keyboard to the terminal system. To me, that means that he has no interest in keeping the keyboards together with the systems that they came from and only took the terminal system that went with it because the CR volunteers were actively trying to keep the keyboard with the system. The pictures he posted certainly don't show any complete systems. Just vintage keyboard after vintage keyboard. Piles of them. It was the stated intent of the CR owner(s) and volunteers to save as many of these vintage systems from the scrappers as possible and, based on his own posts, this guy is clearly a scrapper. That isn't 3rd or 4th hand information. It's simply a fact.Meh, if I was treated like him on this thread, I doubt I'd come in here hat-in-hand and begging for forgiveness either. People have been saying pretty nasty things about stuff where a) they weren't there and b) they only heard one side of the story 3rd or even 4th hand.
this guy is clearly a scrapper.
But apparently he collected them only to harvest the key switches from them, which he can resell to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts for a few bucks each (to swap into modern keyboards), and make big money. Unless he has a change of heart, the rest of each keyboard will be scrapped, just like killing an elephant for its ivory.Actually, he looks like a keyboard collector, not a scrapper.
But apparently he collected them only to harvest the key switches from them, which he can resell to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts for a few bucks each (to swap into modern keyboards), and make big money.
How does a "keyboard collector" utilize proprietary keyboards for which he deliberately avoided purchasing the matching systems? Put them under a glass case and look at them? I suppose what you're saying is possible but, based on the evidence, I don't consider it believable.Actually, he looks like a keyboard collector, not a scrapper.
He's a hardcore mercenary scrapper
Put them under a glass case and look at them?
Sorry, my mistake; I have trouble telling various sects of deskthority people apart.
But apparently he collected them only to harvest the key switches from them, which he can resell to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts for a few bucks each (to swap into modern keyboards), and make big money. Unless he has a change of heart, the rest of each keyboard will be scrapped, just like killing an elephant for its ivory.
The keyboard collectors I know (that don't part out the switches) try to adapt them to USB to be used with modern systems.
It's refreshing to see that some assessments are still rational.I get the analogy, but killing elephants is not the same level as parting out a keyboard
Basically you're putting the collectors into a similar category as the scavengers and I can't say that I disagree with that reasoning.This renders the exact same number of vintage systems unusable as if the keyboards were scrapped for their parts. That's not better, in my book.
If by "collector", you mean someone who takes a rare piece of history and modifies it then, yes, I'm putting them into a similar category as a scrapper.It's refreshing to see that some assessments are still rational.
Basically you're putting the collectors into a similar category as the scavengers and I can't say that I disagree with that reasoning.
I get the analogy, but killing elephants is not the same level as parting out a keyboard
This renders the exact same number of vintage systems unusable as if the keyboards were scrapped for their parts. That's not better, in my book.
It's slightly better, in that the keyboards can someday be reunited with their host systems.