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Title: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: ander on Fri, 08 July 2016, 23:30:08
Is the legendary "prototopre" board (https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/ibm-rt-e57888-t4101.html), or the membrane (actually RD?) version (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73814.msg1808468#msg1808468)? (If you ask, maybe the seller will check. If I ask, I might buy it, so I'd better not.)

IBM R/T Keyboard Part # 6247440 for 5086 processor and 6150 machine (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-R-T-Keyboard-Part-6247440-for-5086-processor-and-6150-machine-/282094834852)


(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/RtMAAOSwpIdW6~BN/s-l1600.jpg)


(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5SAAAOSws4JW6~BS/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: chyros on Sat, 09 July 2016, 05:37:30
I though all Prototopre things were Brother-made, never knew about that M clone...=o

Anyway that one seems to have F-style feet whereas this one has normal M ones, so I don't think it's that.

It's interesting that it's a red-font box, most IBMs are blue-font.
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: E TwentyNine on Sat, 09 July 2016, 13:48:51
I though all Prototopre things were Brother-made, never knew about that M clone...=o

Anyway that one seems to have F-style feet whereas this one has normal M ones, so I don't think it's that.

It's interesting that it's a red-font box, most IBMs are blue-font.

I'm pretty sure everything related to RISC came in red logoed boxes.
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: streetwizzur on Sat, 09 July 2016, 20:12:19
A bit off topic: Why do people think its okay to put their naked feet into pictures of things on tables. It's gross.
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sat, 09 July 2016, 22:12:34
A bit off topic: Why do people think its okay to put their naked feet into pictures of things on tables. It's gross.

Ewww... not what I wanted to see.
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: Elrick on Sat, 09 July 2016, 22:18:29
A bit off topic: Why do people think its okay to put their naked feet into pictures of things on tables. It's gross.

Ewww... not what I wanted to see.


What's up with you lot, hate to see another human foot anywhere?

Don't care what they show as long as it's not diseased or rotting off, then again some of your faces here could fit in that category  ;D .
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: ThoughtArtist on Sat, 09 July 2016, 22:22:14
A bit off topic: Why do people think its okay to put their naked feet into pictures of things on tables. It's gross.

Ewww... not what I wanted to see.


What's up with you lot, hate to see another human foot anywhere?

Don't care what they show as long as it's not diseased or rotting off, then again some of your faces here could fit in that category  ;D .

I would only like that pic if the foot was typing on a HHKB.
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: ander on Sun, 10 July 2016, 21:31:32
I though all Prototopre things were Brother-made, never knew about that M clone...

I'm pretty sure everything related to RISC came in red logoed boxes.

I knew you guys would know more about this than I did. That's why I put it here—as opposed to, say, on a sewing site.


A bit off topic: Why do people think its okay to put their naked feet into pictures of things on tables....?

LOL. I doubt most people are paying enough attention to notice. We have pretty short attention spans these days.


I would only like that pic if the foot was typing on a HHKB.

Indeed, that'd make as much sense as HHKBs themselves. "Ooh, I wonder how much I can slow myself down by having to use key combinations for the most basic functions?" But they're so c-u-u-u-t-e, of course.  :?D
Title: Re: NIB IBM 6247440 (prototopre?) $150 OBO
Post by: snuci on Sun, 17 July 2016, 11:27:04
Here are some of Haata's pictures on this model of keyboard: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157643179098933/