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Offline IBI

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Keytronic-branded model Ms?
« on: Fri, 29 February 2008, 11:23:06 »
The picture on this ebay auction looks familar:

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Offline alpslover

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Keytronic-branded model Ms?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 29 February 2008, 12:20:08 »
i've got one of those at home, it's a rubber dome keyboard, but unlike a lot of cheap keyboards the back plate is curved like a model m's.

Offline dw_junon

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Keytronic-branded model Ms?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 29 February 2008, 14:47:58 »
Yep, rubber dome cosmetic-clone Keytronics.  Note how the LED panel is just a little too short.  I believe these were the basis of the Das I.

I recall seeing one a while back with an old Compaq logo on; the first glance suggestion of IBM licensing the design to Compaq back in the late eighties took me aback for a moment, I'll say.
ARC/Chicony KB-5181 XT/AT blue ALPS? 101 US FCC ID E8H51KKB-5181 • AST ASTKB102 AT capacitive rubber dome 102 UK ISO
Cherry G80-2100 AT black Cherry 126 key German ISO unique • Compaq Enhanced III PS/2 unknown rubber dome 102 UK ISO
Datacomp DFK102ARA03 AT 102 blue ALPS? US/Arabic FCC ID blank, S/N 37880001 • Dell AT102W PS/2 Black ALPS 105 UK ISO x2
Fujitsu KFB4725-102 AT membrane rubber dome with spring 105 UK ISO • Hewlett Packard C1405A AT rubber dome 102 UK ISO
IBM 0989705 XT/AT no LEDs Model M 102 US/Arabic  • IBM 1388076 Industrial AT Model M 102 UK ISO
IBM 1389260 3179/3180 Display Station Model M 122 US 3270 x2 • IBM 1391406 PS/2 Model M 102 UK ISO x2
IBM 1397003 PS/2 Model M "Host Connect" emulator 122 German ISO • IBM 71G4643 PS/2 Model M Quiet Touch "Ouch!    Rubber spring" 102 UK ISO x2
IBM 5640987 3178 Display Station Model C2 capacitive buckling spring 87 key US 3270 • IBM 556-712-01 RT PC rubber dome [same as 2nd PCjr kbd?] 101 US
IBM 6450225 PC/AT capacitive buckling spring 84 key UK PC/AT • Lexmark 8125460 Model M2 102 UK ISO
NMB RT-102 117456-002 AT Hi-Tek black, clicky 102 UK ISO • Olivetti ANK 2462 M24 Personal Computer keyboard 2 clicky Olivetti spring module 102 UK unique
Ortek MCK-142Pro AT white ALPS 142 key UK • Sun 540-1006-03 Type unknown linear(?) keyswitch 2 87 key SunType2
Wang 724 725-3771-UK salmon ALPS 110 key UK Wang724 • Making this list hasn\'t half scared me...
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Keytronic-branded model Ms?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 29 February 2008, 17:32:11 »
You should be able to get them much cheaper.

Offline meltie

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 26 May 2008, 14:54:26 »
Once I bought one of these on ebay because it looked like it could be a Model M under a different brand ... you can imagine how disapponted I was when I got it :-)

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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 26 May 2008, 15:12:35 »
Just like the original Das.

Offline meltie

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 26 May 2008, 15:15:20 »
Quote from: xsphat;4873
Just like the original Das.

Exactly. But I was prevented from making the same mistake again because of its rather steep price :-)

Offline djones

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 27 May 2008, 12:11:10 »
they have those at the UC Berkeley library... they really aren't that bad, probably the best rubber dome keys I've used.