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Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: Voixdelion on Tue, 29 June 2010, 02:31:10

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-10-Vintage-IBM-Clicky-Keyboard-/320554176592?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa2849050

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: isp on Tue, 29 June 2010, 02:43:20

only 10?  :tsk:

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: erricrice on Tue, 29 June 2010, 17:17:09

dunno if anybody is up to it, but it might be worth it to have them as geekhack trial units to see if people like the F before they go in deep to find an AT version.

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 29 June 2010, 18:21:50

Shrink wrapping Buckling Springs is not a good idea...

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: kishy on Tue, 29 June 2010, 18:24:18

Quote from: ch_123;197735

Shrink wrapping Buckling Springs is not a good idea...

On two-piece M keys, it's an exceptionally GOOD idea, assuming the wrapping is not tight enough to press the keys on the edges and other packing materials do not cause such a situation.

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 29 June 2010, 18:26:02

Well, supposedly when they depress, it becomes problematic.

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: kishy on Tue, 29 June 2010, 18:42:42

Quote from: ch_123;197737

Well, supposedly when they depress, it becomes problematic.

Yeah I'd see it being a problem if keys were actuated and kept that way.

It's just a good way to help ensure keycaps don't get loose when dealing with 2-piece keys.

Consider that the type of situation in shipping where keycaps on 2 piece keys may be knocked free is also the type of situation which might break open an end of the box (meaning out go the peanuts AND the keycaps)

Doesn't apply to a Model F of course.

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: kriminal on Tue, 29 June 2010, 20:37:53

ugh.. have a model f... no way im buying ten of it....

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 30 June 2010, 15:30:14

Only $94 for shipping. What a steal!

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 30 June 2010, 15:52:05

Quote from: microsoft windows;198066

Only $94 for shipping. What a steal!

If those were Model F ATs it would be a steal lol.

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: lnfra on Sat, 17 July 2010, 11:00:15

or if it came with a converter to convert from xt to at.  :P

Title: Pack of 10 Model F XT's, anyone?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 17 July 2010, 19:08:19

Quote from: lnfra;203578

or if it came with a converter to convert from xt to at.  :P

The Model F XT layout is still very difficult to use over the AT counterpart (Which still is fairly difficult).
SO even if you could get adapters for those keyboards, they'd require lots of learning.

Oh, and no arrow keys. And no F12 -- which is used by some my apps & games.