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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: leroybuckingham on Wed, 25 January 2012, 14:39:12

Title: Anyone know about the IBM 6779 Typewriter?
Post by: leroybuckingham on Wed, 25 January 2012, 14:39:12

I happened upon this machine at a thrift store, I didn't want to buy it or start ripping it apart at the store--but the keys felt magnificent.  I'm wondering if anybody on here might know what kind of switches are in that guy.  I tried googling for it but there aren't many useful results even for info about the machine itself, let alone its innards.

Title: Anyone know about the IBM 6779 Typewriter?
Post by: hoggy on Wed, 25 January 2012, 15:42:45

I got the keys from a 6746 - assuming the 6779 is the same then the keys are buckling spring.  You can find the same mechanism in IBM's Model M keyboards - usually there's a few on sale here and on ebay.  Go on, treat yourself.  The Model Ms are easily worth a try, and with a blue cube or a belkin adapter (other brands are available), they work just fine on a modern pc.  You can even quiet them down with a little love and dental floss...