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Title: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:02:43
If anyone is looking to convert their 5251 Beamspring into something a little more ergonomic as I did with mine, this top case is your ticket.  The seller is accepting offers as well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273089529010

Title: Re: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: E TwentyNine on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:15:39
Quote from: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:02:43
If anyone is looking to convert their 5251 Beamspring into something a little more ergonomic as I did with mine, this top case is your ticket.  The seller is accepting offers as well.

You did what now?
Title: Re: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:18:26
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:15:39
Quote from: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:02:43
If anyone is looking to convert their 5251 Beamspring into something a little more ergonomic as I did with mine, this top case is your ticket.  The seller is accepting offers as well.

You did what now?

https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/franken-beam-xt-mod-for-the-5251-beamspring-t17339.html

Yeah, I know it's a bit odd, but I love this thing so much that I haven't used anything else for about the past 6 months.   ;D
Title: Re: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: ander on Wed, 28 February 2018, 16:04:11
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:15:39
Quote from: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:02:43
If anyone is looking to convert their 5251 Beamspring into something a little more ergonomic as I did with mine, this top case is your ticket.  The seller is accepting offers as well.

You did what now?

I think he just means a smaller, more manageable case—not changing the actual layout, as one might infer from such a statement.


Quote from: ekeppel on Wed, 28 February 2018, 15:18:26
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/franken-beam-xt-mod-for-the-5251-beamspring-t17339.html

Yeah, I know it's a bit odd, but I love this thing so much that I haven't used anything else for about the past 6 months.   ;D

Wow, nice project! I don't think it's "odd" at all, just creative. And as long as you've preserved the original case somewhere (I can't imagine anyone just discarding it), what's to complain about? Seems to me, everyone's a winner. Of course, this is just me commenting on someone else's keeb-using habits, which is considered entertainment here in the suburbs.
Title: Re: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: leehwtsohg on Mon, 05 March 2018, 12:27:16
Wow, cool idea! I already have the XT case top. Now I just need the 5251 Beamspring...
Title: Re: IBM XT Top case on eBay $24 or Best Offer plus shipping
Post by: ander on Sat, 10 March 2018, 01:40:02
Now the same guys have listed an XT case bottom (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Model-F-PC-XT-Buckling-Spring-Keyboard-BACK-PLATE-ONLY/273100359376) too. Maybe they're going to list the whole board a piece at a time, figuring they can get more for it that way.

Reminds me of the story about the guy who worked at a car plant and built himself a free car by taking home one part every day.