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Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Wed, 01 July 2009, 05:45:32: (http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BReu!Tg!mk~$(KGrHgoH-CQEjlLl1C88BJ-MQ4U3lw~~_1.JPG)
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 01 July 2009, 06:30:04: It looks like some later variant of the Model M with the Windows keys. But that's just a guess; I've never seen one of those before...
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: keyb_gr on Wed, 01 July 2009, 06:33:32: If that's an IBM, it must be rebranded - the L-shaped Enter and short Backspace point more towards East Asian origins.

'connie-sewer' for 'connaisseur', that took me a second...
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: timw4mail on Wed, 01 July 2009, 07:01:08: Quote from: keyb_gr;100408
If that's an IBM, it must be rebranded - the L-shaped Enter and short Backspace point more towards East Asian origins.

'connie-sewer' for 'connoisseur', that took me a second...

Wrong, its just the larger ANSI Enter.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Wed, 01 July 2009, 07:06:08: I thought the 'dropped' cursor T was interesting; I don't remember seeing that before. Is it a PS/2 connection and buckling spring, or something else?
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: huha on Wed, 01 July 2009, 07:38:26: I guess it's not an IBM keyboard at all.

-huha
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: timw4mail on Wed, 01 July 2009, 07:52:18: Quote from: Shawn Stanford;100416
I thought the 'dropped' cursor T was interesting; I don't remember seeing that before. Is it a PS/2 connection and buckling spring, or something else?

The dropped T is common in "compact" 104 key layouts. Its dropped to remove that much space from the width of the keyboard, usually subtracting from the spacebar.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 01 July 2009, 08:05:56: Quote from: Shawn Stanford;100404
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(http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BReu!Tg!mk~$(KGrHgoH-CQEjlLl1C88BJ-MQ4U3lw~~_1.JPG)

I'd be almost 100% certain that that is not an IBM board, although I remember seeing it while searching for a Model F on ebay, so maybe that's where you found it?
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: sandy55 on Wed, 01 July 2009, 08:29:30: Probably it's a KB6551 made by NanTan sold as Chicony, Nantan, Zeos and more ( FCC ID FMAKB6551).
check Scarry's listing. he often lists this one on eBay.
Mostly simplified alps white on a plastic face plate. not sure if real complicate alps/metal face plate version exist or not.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: Shawn Stanford on Wed, 01 July 2009, 12:38:56: Quote from: ch_123;100431
I'd be almost 100% certain that that is not an IBM board, although I remember seeing it while searching for a Model F on ebay, so maybe that's where you found it?

Could be, I'm not in a position to check right now due to restrictions at work.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: sandy55 on Thu, 02 July 2009, 08:50:55: found an Unitek version (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Unitek-Space-saver-Keyboard-K-258-FCC-FMAKB6551_W0QQitemZ350203243636QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item5189bd6c74&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1240|293:3|294:50) which is tooooo much expensive even if it happened to have real alps.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 02 July 2009, 08:52:35: I would get that if I were still into Alps. Not the $99 one, though, but I would be on the lookout for a cheaper one. I like that smaller layout.
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 02 July 2009, 20:31:13: I also like its enter key. The one thing that can irritate me a little on the Model M is the fact that I often hit the \ key instead of the Enter key after using typewriters and an old Gateway2000 with an AnyKey (I wish I still had it!).
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: quadibloc on Wed, 16 September 2009, 20:24:17: Quote from: timw4mail;100414
Wrong, its just the larger ANSI Enter.

Nope, that is the backwards-L Enter. And the |\ is between += and backspace, as can be seen from the photo. That pretty much proves it not to be an IBM.

EDIT: at least, not an IBM from after the victory of the Model M over the Model F.

EDIT: Here's one with that layout, although the keys are the wrong color:

http://www.costar.com.tw/products01/info.php?p_id=46&p_sid=32
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 22 September 2009, 15:36:13: Quote from: sandy55;100433
Probably it's a KB6551 made by NanTan sold as Chicony, Nantan, Zeos and more ( FCC ID FMAKB6551).
check Scarry's listing. he often lists this one on eBay.
Mostly simplified alps white on a plastic face plate. not sure if real complicate alps/metal face plate version exist or not.

I bought that one. ;)

Although I guess he said he had another one.

It has real simplified alps switches.

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=5815&highlight=KB-6551
Title: Not that I'm a connie-sewer, but I don't recognize this IBM keyboard...
Post by: fkeidjn on Wed, 23 September 2009, 07:13:54: The Unitek one that I have uses original Alps, and looks like the one in the picture.