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Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: Infinite north on Wed, 20 October 2010, 01:32:36

This could be fun for someone wanting to convert a terminal keyboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-POS-24-Function-Key-Keyboard-P-N-73X3832-/130445786977?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e5f2cbf61 (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-POS-24-Function-Key-Keyboard-P-N-73X3832-/130445786977?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e5f2cbf61)

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: Half-Saint on Wed, 20 October 2010, 01:43:30

Too bad it's a rubber dome...

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: didjamatic on Wed, 20 October 2010, 13:24:36

Oh, good to know, I thought it was mechanical for sure.  I was going to go for one.

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: sethstorm on Wed, 20 October 2010, 18:05:05

Quote from: Infinite north;236257

This could be fun for someone wanting to convert a terminal keyboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-POS-24-Function-Key-Keyboard-P-N-73X3832-/130445786977?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e5f2cbf61 (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-POS-24-Function-Key-Keyboard-P-N-73X3832-/130445786977?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e5f2cbf61)

the 73X**** terminal boards are reported to be all rubber dome.  
If you really wanted to convert this rubber dome "unsaver" board, then by all means do get the board.

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Wed, 20 October 2010, 18:27:33

I've never had an IBM RD, I assume the 'dome' is molded into the top membrane? In other words, it isn't a membrane just like a BS membrane with the rubber dome portion on top of that.

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Wed, 20 October 2010, 20:47:19

So, could you theoretically take the guts from a 122-key BS, hack off extra stuff on the right and use this case, membrane and controller?

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: Half-Saint on Thu, 21 October 2010, 01:34:07

For anyone not sure.. check the item specifics, says Rubber membrane right there :)

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 22 October 2010, 12:14:57

They're quite different to the buckling spring version. Lowpoly has one, and reviewed one, so there's pics if you search the part number in the Geekhack search engine. It's like a purpose-built rubber dome keyboard that has the same layout as the buckling spring version.

Title: Ibm terminal space saver?
Post by: sethstorm on Sun, 24 October 2010, 15:02:19

Quote from: Shawn Stanford;236590

So, could you theoretically take the guts from a 122-key BS, hack off extra stuff on the right and use this case, membrane and controller?

The keyword would be Buckling Spring.  Chopping off a capacitive board would not work.