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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Blaise170 on Mon, 18 May 2015, 22:27:55

Title: Old AT&T terminal, looks like a model F clone
Post by: Blaise170 on Mon, 18 May 2015, 22:27:55

Anyone know anything about this? Looks really interesting but no way would I pay the current asking price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131493870348

Title: Re: Old AT&T terminal, looks like a model F clone
Post by: E TwentyNine on Tue, 19 May 2015, 07:25:41

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Olivetti_dome_with_slider

Note that a lot of old keyboards mimicked the layout of an XT, AT or M.  Some down to small details in cosmetics but not mechanicals ( Keytronics today still mimic the M look).  But the internals are very different.

Title: Re: Old AT&T terminal, looks like a model F clone
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 19 May 2015, 08:05:44

Quote from: E TwentyNine on Tue, 19 May 2015, 07:25:41

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Olivetti_dome_with_slider

Note that a lot of old keyboards mimicked the layout of an XT, AT or M.  Some down to small details in cosmetics but not mechanicals ( Keytronics today still mimic the M look).  But the internals are very different.

In other words worth nowhere near what the seller is asking

Title: Re: Old AT&T terminal, looks like a model F clone
Post by: JPG on Tue, 19 May 2015, 08:07:30

And it's the XT layout. Even if it was an F it would be way overpriced for this layout.

Title: Re: Old AT&T terminal, looks like a model F clone
Post by: Blaise170 on Tue, 19 May 2015, 09:10:57

Quote from: hwood34 on Tue, 19 May 2015, 08:05:44

Quote from: E TwentyNine on Tue, 19 May 2015, 07:25:41

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Olivetti_dome_with_slider

Note that a lot of old keyboards mimicked the layout of an XT, AT or M.  Some down to small details in cosmetics but not mechanicals ( Keytronics today still mimic the M look).  But the internals are very different.

In other words worth nowhere near what the seller is asking

Yeah. I'd pay like $15-20 for it, but $75? No way.