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Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:22:46

Never seen one of these before (http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/9523/subcatid/0/id/474394)

(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/2010/jul17/010.jpg)

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: British on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:43:55

Threesome-numpad.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:52:01

Sounds dirty. I like that...

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: trievalot on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:52:33

looks like a metal backing.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: trievalot on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:53:34

scratch that.....plastic. but a normal M controller inside

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:55:07

I doubt it would be a standard controller - the the traces on the membrane would be too different.

Only 50 keys.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: trievalot on Mon, 19 July 2010, 07:57:08

how much for the Filco Tenkeyless Otaku (Blue Switches)

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: phoenix on Mon, 19 July 2010, 08:14:49

Constructed like a Model F but with membrane like a Model M. Interesting.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 08:32:37

I didn't notice that. Well spotted!

The internals may have been derived from a Model F design.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: JohnElliott on Mon, 19 July 2010, 13:38:02

Quote from: ch_123;204057

I doubt it would be a standard controller - the the traces on the membrane would be too different.

Only 50 keys.

It looks very similar to a standard M controller - eg, this (http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/147939-ibmKey10.jpg) looks almost identical. Possibly the microcontroller programming is different, though.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 19 July 2010, 13:55:01

They used to use these keyboards at the supermarket I went to.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 14:50:50

Another thing that has occured to me - since it has Model F like construction, I wonder if it would sound more like a Model F than a Model M...

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: sam113101 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:20:13

Machamp says THIS IS SO PERFECT FOR TOUCH TYPING
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3WsaP58hvG8/SnMWOipoOPI/AAAAAAAAAP8/CPU_OGOj9TA/s320/machamp.gif)

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:23:15

Touch typing is not a huge concern in POS applications. But yes, it would be a ***** to type on.

Title: Awesome IBM POS keyboard
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:28:27

Maybe these crazy irishmen may like typing on that keyboard:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2272785335_a9e0275666.jpg)