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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: quiou on Thu, 14 June 2018, 11:21:57

Title: Model F XT space bar
Post by: quiou on Thu, 14 June 2018, 11:21:57

Hi,

I have a question for IBM keyboards experts. I laid my hands on a supposedly new Model F XT. I compared it with a used XT I already had and one detail surprised me (to say the least): as you know, XTs are (also) famous for their stiff space bar. But this keyboard I am talking about has a comparatively very "light" space bar, just a tad bit heavier than a Model M one.

So my question is: has there been such thing as a Model F XT produced with a lighter space bar, or is my "new" XT is a just a perfectly refurbished, modded, keyboard ?