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Title: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: ander on Mon, 27 July 2015, 03:21:18

Here's something I've never seen—what appears to be an IBM Industrial (gray) Model F XT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Industrial-Non-Clicky-Rubber-Dome-Keyboard-with-box-/252038654691):


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...with rubber domes rather than buckling springs, like Model M 71G*'s. A strange beast or what? Even though it's an RD, I'd think someone would snap it up because it's so unusual.

Title: Re: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: rm-rf on Mon, 27 July 2015, 03:45:39

that looks painted to me.

Title: Re: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: Photekq on Mon, 27 July 2015, 03:47:10

It doesn't use buckling spring switches.

OAK switches (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=53890.5)

Title: Re: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: 1391406 on Mon, 27 July 2015, 18:28:32

It would be cool if the innards could be swapped with an F XT.

Title: Re: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 27 July 2015, 19:02:39

Especially in an XTant scenario.

Title: Re: Gray Industrial non-clicky Model F-XT, starting at $22
Post by: E TwentyNine on Fri, 31 July 2015, 07:04:47

Quote from: 1391406 on Mon, 27 July 2015, 18:28:32

It would be cool if the innards could be swapped with an F XT.

They can't.  It's a flat key assembly, the XT assembly doesn't fit.  Even if it did, the top case doesn't have the correct curve.