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Offline Tarzan

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Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« on: Tue, 05 March 2013, 14:41:16 »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unicomp-BO40B56-Keyboard-new-in-Box-/151005232988?pt=US_Power_Supplies&hash=item23289cff5c

A NIB buckling spring board for 50% of Unicomp price?  Seems to be a lot of this model number showing up on Ebay recently, not sure why.

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Offline bazemk1979

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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 05 March 2013, 21:11:12 »
I bought one for around 30 bucks 5-6 months a go, for some reason it never worked with my PC... not sure why, tried direct plug via PS/2, then tried with blue cube also, still nothing. I asked the seller if I can return it and get another one as exchange, he said no and I just returned it for refund.... Maeby I had a lemon.... But I noticed one thing though, when I pluged the keyboard the PS/2 cable got warmish/ sort of lightly hot....
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Offline ed_avis

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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 06 March 2013, 05:32:19 »
Can the black case from this one be swapped onto an F122?
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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 06 March 2013, 05:33:15 »
BTW, I thought these terminal keyboards weren't PS/2 compatible and you had to use Soarer's converter or similar?  If the connector got hot perhaps it is the wrong connector and causing a short circuit?
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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 06 March 2013, 08:26:14 »
Quote from: ed_avis on Wed, 06 March 2013, 05:32:19
Can the black case from this one be swapped onto an F122?

The Model F-122 case is different. Look at the square metal badge on the right.

I think that there were a very small number of the very earliest M-122s that had a mostly-compatible top case shell piece, but even a metal badge on the right does not indicate that it is the proper one.
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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 06 March 2013, 08:30:07 »
The model F case is actually about 1 inch wider, and the "raised portion" at the top extends from the "side" keys to the navigation cluster. There are same model M's with the same "shape" of the top case, but I don't know if they are compatible underneath (the F case bolts down to a metal bottom plate, the M case has a plastic bottom)

The keycaps should work, though.
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Re: Unicomp BO40B56 Keyboard NIB - $25 + $16.50 Shipping
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 06 March 2013, 09:28:28 »
Thanks - I'm actually interested in making an all-black F122, but I guess I need to use vinyl dye or something on the existing case.
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