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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Techno Trousers on Tue, 15 July 2014, 12:50:54
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I'm not familiar with CLI, but it's a 122 key keyboard, and the case shape is exactly like the later Model M 122s. If it's buckling spring it would be a nice source for the elusive white on black BS caps; rather expensive, but much cheaper than an M13. What do you guys think?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321462121490
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It might be possible. Just some quick info I stumbled across with some googling.
It looks like you can buy this keyboard new for $125 here (http://www.twindata.com/cli/et2000.htm). No info as to what type of keys it has.
Kind of related. This site also sells replacement keyboards (http://www.twindata.com/keyboards.htm). And they do mention this, "All of the keyboards below with a "T" in the part number (except the CLIKB122TX) are the heavy duty "clickey" Tactile Feedback models you are familiar with, like those on IBM InfoWindow Twinax and Coax Terminals."
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Probably peerless or something. They're made in Taiwan so definitely not BS, but if someone wants to be a lab rat and find out for sure... :p
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I asked the seller to take a picture of the switches, let's hope he replies
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Picture added, RD
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D'oh! I guess that was not completely unexpected. If only we could get Unicomp to produce double shot PBT caps.
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D'oh! I guess that was not completely unexpected. If only we could get Unicomp to produce double shot PBT caps.
Unicomp does not have the tooling for 2-shot, SP or maybe china could likely produce something that's not "too" expensive. The top piece of an IBM keycap wouldn't be that hard to doubleshoot, I do believe.