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Title: Keytronics KB 5151 - Old school, BIN $20 shipped
Post by: elbowglue on Fri, 01 October 2010, 21:31:55
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-KEY-TRONICS-KB5151-PRO-Keyboard-AT-connector-CLICKY_W0QQitemZ220676423484QQcategoryZ74946QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3907.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D400155982409%252B330479378763%252B220669078890%26po%3DLWI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5283981408265809829#ht_628wt_934

Claims to be clicky however may be a dome.
Reviews:
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/23/science/peripherals-comfortable-keyboards.html?&pagewanted=all
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n10/20_A_new_keyboard_for_the_PC.php
http://books.google.com/books?id=HC8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=kb-5151&source=bl&ots=SADYH7ppn3&sig=CMWC4I967ALlNRUbajEv_2rA2Os&hl=en&ei=V5mmTNmeFYL0tgOWxr3_Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Title: Keytronics KB 5151 - Old school, BIN $20 shipped
Post by: didjamatic on Fri, 01 October 2010, 21:55:20
RUBBER DOME RUBBER DOME DON'T FALL FOR IT!!

It's also NOT PC compatible.

If you want one Mint unused like the auction, I have one, PM me.
Title: Keytronics KB 5151 - Old school, BIN $20 shipped
Post by: TexasFlood on Fri, 01 October 2010, 22:42:05
Quote from: didjamatic;228853
RUBBER DOME RUBBER DOME DON'T FALL FOR IT!!

It's also NOT PC compatible.

If you want one Mint unused like the auction, I have one, PM me.

It is a dome but some folks still have a weakness for at least some of them, like me and my Keytronics LT Designer.
Title: Keytronics KB 5151 - Old school, BIN $20 shipped
Post by: mr_a500 on Mon, 08 November 2010, 16:44:25
Once again, geekhack saves the day. I saw this keyboard relisted and was shocked by the low "buy it now" price for an unused vintage keyboard. I was just about to buy it, when I did a search and came up with this thread. I certainly don't want a rubber dome.

(actually, it's vintage and I'd probably still get it - if shipping to Canada wasn't 3X the price)