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Offline MissileMike

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IBM Portable Keyboard $345
« on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 08:32:07 »
Here.

Anyone know about this keyboard?  Looks like some kind of model M or F variation.  Pricey!
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IBM Portable Keyboard $345
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 08:34:46 »
Model F XT variation. Looks to be from some sort of IBM "Portable" computer.
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Offline Parak

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IBM Portable Keyboard $345
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 09:25:05 »
IBM 5155. That price is silly; someone has been huffing too much retrobrite ¬_¬
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Offline DesktopJinx

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IBM Portable Keyboard $345
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 23:52:33 »
Where the hell is the computer?
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Offline Parak

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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 23:59:43 »
Pfft, wrong forum to worry about where the computer is. We're the people who throw away the poor innocent Dolches after tearing their keyboard off.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 20 November 2010, 05:14:03 »
$345 for an XT Model F without a backplate? No thanks.
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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 20 November 2010, 07:33:01 »
Last I knew, most portable keyboards from IBM cost a lot less than $300.
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Offline Shawn Stanford

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 20 November 2010, 08:38:32 »
IBM Portable PC:


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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 20 November 2010, 15:32:28 »
I remember owning one of them briefly... The keyboard is the only thing I was gutted about parting with, the rest, while interesting, was largely useless.
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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 20 November 2010, 15:36:29 »
The price is ridiculous; there's an entire 5155 for $100 BIN.
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Offline mr_a500

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 15 December 2010, 13:19:07 »
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I've got one of those. The entire thing (keyboard and computer) cost me $20 Canadian and I picked it up, so no shipping. That $345 price for just the keyboard is insane. Not only that, the idiot seller has the 5155 computer and is trying to get $793 for it. So that makes it $1138 plus shipping for the complete unit. Wow, good deal. :der:

This keyboard only works with the 5155 computer - unless there's some adapter out there I don't know about. I HATE when sellers have a complete unit - with parts that work only with that unit, but they split it up to try to maximize profit. I've seen plenty of rare and desirable computer systems totally disintegrated so that the seller can try to make extra on parts. (which usually fails)

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$345 for an XT Model F without a backplate? No thanks.


Yeah, it doesn't have a backplate and the price is insane (as I agreed above), but the keyboard has a light, yet solid feel. The case doesn't flex at all when twisted (unlike AT) and is made out of a material that feels a bit like wood or rough bakelite.

I like to watch TV with a 5155 keyboard on my lap, typing nothing... just for the satisfying clicky feel.
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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 15 December 2010, 19:35:21 »
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I like to watch TV with a 5155 keyboard on my lap, typing nothing... just for the satisfying clicky feel.


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