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Offline FRANCO

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Any modern keyboards with a similar layout to the IBM 5251?
« on: Thu, 17 October 2019, 15:28:12 »
Looking for what is basically a full keyboard (alphas, modifiers, and numpad) with the F-keys on the left side

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Re: Any modern keyboards with a similar layout to the IBM 5251?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 18 October 2019, 12:51:57 »
Unfortunately no - at least not at the moment.  :(

There has been a 65% + F-keys on the left.

A 60% + Numpad (UK78 (hard to find), M0lly (GB currently running), Vortex ViBE (relatively easy to find)).

I found clues that there once was a "Red Scarf II+" keyboard in 4 different versions. One of these versions was called "Model F" and had the layout we are seeking.

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Re: Any modern keyboards with a similar layout to the IBM 5251?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 18 October 2019, 17:04:13 »
Tangential, and not modern, but the Northgate Omnikey Ultra had a couple of models with Alpha keys left.

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Re: Any modern keyboards with a similar layout to the IBM 5251?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 23 October 2019, 08:22:14 »
"However, my view has changed in recent days. Trump’s behavior is so bizarre, so unhinged, and so counter to his short-term interests that the most likely explanation for his actions is that Trump either believes or knows that he is mentioned in the Epstein files in ways that are even more damaging than the blowback he is getting for not releasing the files."
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