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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: jacobolus on Thu, 04 February 2016, 20:21:48

Title: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 04 February 2016, 20:21:48

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321999141713

Best “laptop” keyboard ever:
(http://i.imgur.com/ZRBLM3T.jpg)

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: Mattr567 on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:26:02

Release Date: 40 years ago. Wow.

Beam spring I assume?

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: intelli78 on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:28:36

JOHN TITOR ?

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 05 February 2016, 03:29:50

John Titor was spot on with his predictions. Don’t you folks remember the US civil war of 2004, or World War III in 2015?

Wow, apparently the IBM 5100 weighs 53 pounds. Original MSRP: ~$9000–20,000 depending on the model

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: pr0ximity on Fri, 05 February 2016, 06:02:53

Looks like it would be tough to remove the keyboard for a conversion?

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 05 February 2016, 06:19:13

This thing probably belongs in a museum as a unit, but I’m sure someone who really wanted could remove and convert the keyboard. Would probably need a new case.

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: dgneo on Fri, 05 February 2016, 06:34:08

Huh. This isn't too far from me. I'm intrigued.

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: E TwentyNine on Fri, 05 February 2016, 07:40:21

Quote from: pr0ximity on Fri, 05 February 2016, 06:02:53

Looks like it would be tough to remove the keyboard for a conversion?

Anyone who modifies this thing in any way deserves to be beaten repeatedly.  "Portable" beam spring.

Would love to see it working.

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: E TwentyNine on Thu, 11 February 2016, 16:29:58

US $2,817.00

On the plus side, no shipping!

Title: Re: IBM 5100 auction for pickup in Connecticut
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 11 February 2016, 18:27:07

There’s another one without the APL keycaps currently at $530 shipped with 2 auction days to go:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131721862614
(http://i.imgur.com/8b7W90v.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wV8rFIx.jpg)