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Title: IBM Vintage Clicky Keyboard - Model F 5129 XT Buckling Spring no SPACE BAR
Post by: fanpeople on Mon, 15 September 2014, 02:37:33
G'day

Anyone in Australia (or international if your into bulk postage costs) interested in this thing, I don't know much about the Model F but it looks interesting. It looks like it needs some love.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/331319482065?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Title: Re: IBM Vintage Clicky Keyboard - Model F 5129 XT Buckling Spring no SPACE BAR
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 15 September 2014, 08:36:10
The space bar is hard to come by. I recommend buying it on the cheap if possible, and wait for another parts donor to eventually build one good complete one.
Title: Re: IBM Vintage Clicky Keyboard - Model F 5129 XT Buckling Spring no SPACE BAR
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 15 September 2014, 12:28:03
anyone who needs a spacebar, I believe I can give it for the cost of shipping. (But gotta check; I may have cut up all my spacebars for failed experiments)
Title: Re: IBM Vintage Clicky Keyboard - Model F 5129 XT Buckling Spring no SPACE BAR
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 15 September 2014, 16:25:22
anyone who needs a spacebar, I believe I can give it for the cost of shipping. (But gotta check; I may have cut up all my spacebars for failed experiments)

I have a spare spacebar you sent me, so I can mail that to someone as longas you don't need it for anything.

Once the XTant project gets more underway, there'll be a tonne of XT model F spacebars floating about.
Title: Re: IBM Vintage Clicky Keyboard - Model F 5129 XT Buckling Spring no SPACE BAR
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 15 September 2014, 21:24:34
anyone who needs a spacebar, I believe I can give it for the cost of shipping. (But gotta check; I may have cut up all my spacebars for failed experiments)

I have a spare spacebar you sent me, so I can mail that to someone as longas you don't need it for anything.

Once the XTant project gets more underway, there'll be a tonne of XT model F spacebars floating about.

Great Dorkvader; you just saved me time looking in my storage areas!

OK, you can give that spacebar to anyone who needs it!