Author Topic: Identify this IBM keyboard? (Read 2743 times)

bopdiddy · « **on:** Thu, 04 June 2009, 16:21:43 »

I toured around but can't find any picture or description that matches this one:

(Found on a classified board, asking for model detail, but haven't heard back.)

zwmalone · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 04 June 2009, 16:41:08 »

Looks like a regular rubber dome... Not part of the "M" series anyway...

bopdiddy · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 04 June 2009, 18:29:16 »

Nuts, that's what I suspected. Oh, well. I hate being a poor, overtaxed Canadian trying to find a mechanical keyboard.

talis · « **Reply #3 on:** Fri, 05 June 2009, 01:41:41 »

It costs about $34US to have a keyboard shipped up to Canada through USPS standard service (model M size and weight), about $45-$50 for express. UPS is horrible, usually about $40 in shipping + $30 in "brokerage" fees and another $10-20 in duty on a <=$100 item (the brokerage and duty are COD, so you don't see those until it shows up at your door).

chimera15 · « **Reply #4 on:** Fri, 05 June 2009, 03:09:34 »

Those are one of the better rubber dome boards when they're new, I used two of them for a lot of years before I found good mechanicals. They tend to get really squishy, and the keys get really wobbly after a bit of use however. Those were pretty standard early rubber dome boards that replaced mechanicals with most systems back in the early -mid 90's. That's really the keyboard I maxed my typing skills on, playing a lot of text based mud's. lol

I think they're probably pretty common and not worth much. I found several at my local thrift shop the last time I went for like $5 each.

The model number is kb-8923

ch_123 · « **Reply #5 on:** Fri, 05 June 2009, 05:57:33 »

Quote from: talis;94298

It costs about $34US to have a keyboard shipped up to Canada through USPS standard service (model M size and weight), about $45-$50 for express. UPS is horrible, usually about $40 in shipping + $30 in "brokerage" fees and another $10-20 in duty on a <=$100 item (the brokerage and duty are COD, so you don't see those until it shows up at your door).

Woah, that's as much as it costs to get one shipped over here... Obviously geographical knowledge was never the strong point of UPS.

bettablue · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 08 February 2011, 22:33:12 »

This is definitely a KB-8923. These are pretty good for rubber dome keyboards. They have a longer key stroke than most rubber dome switches made today and they do last quite a while. Look around thrift shops like someone else here posted, and you will probably find some selling from 5 to 10 dollars. I have one that was given to me. I found it to be acceptible in terms of usability.

Lethal Squirrel · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 08 February 2011, 22:36:14 »

I have that EXACT keyboard. I found it in my grandparents basement

bettablue · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 09 February 2011, 02:38:14 »

I stand corrected.

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