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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: precarious on Thu, 11 October 2012, 13:12:33

Title: IBM 5641316
Post by: precarious on Thu, 11 October 2012, 13:12:33

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-5641316-310X23-A725-Keyboard-Sold-As-Is-Missing-Spacebar-Backspace-/160899849682

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=12082.0

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Beam_Spring

hopefully someone will be interested

Title: Re: IBM 5641316
Post by: Rumudiez on Thu, 11 October 2012, 14:46:11

Oooooo are those domed caps? Pretty nice if you own a BS board already!

Title: Re: IBM 5641316
Post by: rayuki on Thu, 11 October 2012, 14:47:55

yeah they are nice keycaps, so they would go on a model m?

Title: Re: IBM 5641316
Post by: Alessandro on Fri, 12 October 2012, 08:27:35

Nice caps!

$85 shipping to the UK. :D

Title: Re: IBM 5641316
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 12 October 2012, 09:51:37

Quote from: kishy on Fri, 12 October 2012, 09:10:57

Those caps will not interchange with buckling spring keyboards...you'd be modifying them.

The will, however, fit on a Selectric typewriter. The keycaps pictured show relatively little wear, so perhaps it's a good idea.