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Title: AT&T Keyboard: looks like XT Model F: Coincidence
Post by: Hubbert on Fri, 05 March 2010, 19:12:20

This looks like an XT layout. Buckling spring, or coincidence?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATT-AT-T-PC6300-Personal-Computer-Keyboard-6300_W0QQitemZ400105081128QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d281f0928

Title: AT&T Keyboard: looks like XT Model F: Coincidence
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 06 March 2010, 03:40:44

Co-incidence, if you look a picture of both side by side you'd see that they're completely different.

Many manufacturers copied IBM's original PC and AT layout but used inferior keyswitches.

Title: AT&T Keyboard: looks like XT Model F: Coincidence
Post by: Half-Saint on Sat, 06 March 2010, 05:58:15

Indeed, these are two completely different keyboards.

Title: AT&T Keyboard: looks like XT Model F: Coincidence
Post by: sethstorm on Sat, 06 March 2010, 20:30:19

Quote from: Hubbert;162066

This looks like an XT layout. Buckling spring, or coincidence?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATT-AT-T-PC6300-Personal-Computer-Keyboard-6300_W0QQitemZ400105081128QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d281f0928

Whatever the Olivetti equivalent used is what this keyboard uses.  It's only coincidence that it looks like a XT Model F.

Title: AT&T Keyboard: looks like XT Model F: Coincidence
Post by: Hubbert on Sat, 06 March 2010, 22:21:16

Good, but sad, article, ripster.

And thanks for all the replies. The IBM Wiki says that it would be pointless to list the rebranded Model M's, but I think it would be very useful, as shown by listings like this.