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IBM Beamspring Keyboard
« on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 19:57:47 »
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Re: IBM Beamspring Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 20:11:30 »
I believe this is from an IBM 3279 Colour Display Station:





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Re: IBM Beamspring Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 20:27:38 »
It looks like it could be for either the 3278 or the 3279.





I guess this one is for touch typists only lol.
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Re: IBM Beamspring Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 20:39:29 »
Then there's this:

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Re: IBM Beamspring Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 21:33:20 »
It does appear to have the tripleshots, and that's surely a data-entry layout. (just like Daedalus's that 1391406 posted above)

It's from a 3278: you can see it says so in the pictures. I have one on my shelf in the closet that needs painting.
It also looks just like my 3278
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281321368009

note the split spacebar on the 3276: the last one of these I have seen the controller is on the matrix PCB so it is not compatible with xwhatsit's controller.

see parak's photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13176014@N03/14193147393/
« Last Edit: Thu, 24 July 2014, 10:21:56 by dorkvader »