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Title: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: 0100010 on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:06:25

Nothing too special, but may be some keys someone needs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321162306478

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:43:39

As tempting as these are, first they would only give me a few of the keycaps I am missing, and second the seller only ships to US.

Nice find though :)

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: The_Beast on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:52:14

He must have a lot of these sets. I saw a set sell for $25 two weeks ago, $13 last week and now another listing.

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:59:02

An odd combination of keycaps - 1 Ctrl, 2 Alt, numpad keys without arrows, Field + and Field - - what would these have been used for?

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: The_Beast on Sun, 14 July 2013, 23:02:02

Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:59:02

An odd combination of keycaps - 1 Ctrl, 2 Alt, numpad keys without arrows, Field + and Field - - what would these have been used for?

Yea, I was thinking the same. Like I said before, the cap puller is really nice since it just takes off the outer shell rather than the whole 2 piece cap

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 14 July 2013, 23:20:06

Slightly OT, but congrats on 5000 posts Beast!

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: Techno Trousers on Mon, 15 July 2013, 01:15:00

These caps look like they were intended to pair with the 122 key Model M terminal boards.

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: ed_avis on Mon, 15 July 2013, 04:18:50

I think it's a random selection of keycaps and you take them to school to trade with your friends.

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 15 July 2013, 07:26:42

Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 14 July 2013, 22:59:02

An odd combination of keycaps - 1 Ctrl, 2 Alt, numpad keys without arrows, Field + and Field - - what would these have been used for?

The 122-key terminal boards were set up for specific purposes. The numpad did not have arrow legends because the arrow keys are right there. I always disable NumLock (disable to "ON" that is) and I like the clean number keys.

Field + and Field - take the place of normal plus and minus on the numpad. Alt seemed more important than Control back then.

These are interesting but not all that useful, since the majority of people nowadays want to work towards a conventional ANSI layout.

But I would LOVE an IBM cap puller, and those cheap extras could be RIT dyed black for your black set.

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: The_Ed on Fri, 26 July 2013, 20:42:32

I just bought his latest lot (how many does he have?). I don't need 3 keypullers, so when they come I could send you one of the keypullers fohat.digs (if you still want one) for $4 shipped/paypaled.

Title: Re: IBM Model M key caps NIB
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 27 July 2013, 08:28:28

PM'd

thanks