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Title: EBAY: IBM Model M9 - 92F6271 - Retail POS Point of Sale Keyboard
Post by: Icarium on Wed, 01 February 2012, 13:37:05

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M9-92F6271-Retail-POS-Point-Sale-Keyboard-/270867881380?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f10fbdda4


That picture!!
O_o

Title: EBAY: IBM Model M9 - 92F6271 - Retail POS Point of Sale Keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Wed, 01 February 2012, 16:38:55

I'm told these are not buckling spring keyboards, but information on them is hard to come by.

Title: EBAY: IBM Model M9 - 92F6271 - Retail POS Point of Sale Keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 01 February 2012, 18:41:13

We have a similar one in black at work (with the ISO enter and otherwise ANSI layout) it's a rubberdome.

Title: EBAY: IBM Model M9 - 92F6271 - Retail POS Point of Sale Keyboard
Post by: Icarium on Thu, 02 February 2012, 02:02:56

The lock is cute, though. :p

Title: EBAY: IBM Model M9 - 92F6271 - Retail POS Point of Sale Keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 02 February 2012, 07:47:00

It's used (on ours, at least) to put it in managed mode. You need to do it to change pricing, or run giftcards (for some reason).

I only have to use it about 3 times a week, so it's not too bad. The relegendable keycaps are nice. The rubber domes aren't