Author Topic: IBM 5291 Model F "Bigfoot" keyboard review (capacitive buckling springs)  (Read 5721 times)

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Offline chyros

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Time to tackle one of the more overlooked members of the Model F family; the 5291 "Bigfoot"! Hope you enjoy the video :) .

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Re: IBM 5291 Model F "Bigfoot" keyboard review (capacitive buckling springs)
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 26 January 2020, 14:43:19 »
You bought one too from Unicomp!

I love mine, so this was a very welcome review to see from you.

You also explained some of the confusion I had too, with the manufacturing and whatnot.

I really wonder if they just were in the back of a warehouse, and were meant to be sold in a fire sale and just missed the boat, got refurbed, and then put back hoping for the light of day.

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