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Offline Grr8

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IBM Model F "big foot" terminal(?) Keyboard on eBay starting $49
« on: Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:05:01 »
Haven't seen one of these before:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131152337530

Buckling spring or something different?
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Re: IBM Model F "big foot" terminal(?) Keyboard on eBay starting $49
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:12:39 »
BS.  Basically an XT keyboard in a larger case.
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Re: IBM Model F "big foot" terminal(?) Keyboard on eBay starting $49
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:30:57 »
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:12:39
BS.  Basically an XT keyboard in a larger case.

Looked again at all the pictures - definitely a terminal board.

Any idea what it was for?
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: IBM Model F "big foot" terminal(?) Keyboard on eBay starting $49
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:36:37 »
Yes, it's a terminal board that uses the same construction/layout as an XT.  BS.

It's 5291 board. http://deskthority.net/wiki/IBM_Model_F#IBM_5291_Keyboard
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Re: IBM Model F "big foot" terminal(?) Keyboard on eBay starting $49
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 28 March 2014, 11:24:50 »
Quote from: Grr8 on Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:30:57
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Fri, 28 March 2014, 09:12:39
BS.  Basically an XT keyboard in a larger case.

Looked again at all the pictures - definitely a terminal board.

Any idea what it was for?

quoting JDCarpe from my memory:

All the advantages of the XT layout, now in a bigger case!
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