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Offline TheSven

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IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 11:28:35 »
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 11:50:01 »
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:00:37 »
I don't believe it.

I have bought from Sun King and they are OK, but a $10 bill says that upper case shell is plastic.
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:11:15 »
Weren't all F XTs plastic except for the plate? I'm confused.
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:33:36 »
Quote from: TacticalStache on Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:11:15
Weren't all F XTs plastic except for the plate? I'm confused.
The bottom panel is metal.

It's the AT that's all plastic except the internal plates.
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:34:23 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:33:36
Quote from: TacticalStache on Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:11:15
Weren't all F XTs plastic except for the plate? I'm confused.
The bottom panel is metal.

It's the AT that's all plastic except the internal plates.

Ah, thanks.
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 12:50:12 »
Yeah, metal bottom plate, plastic top. Only worth something if you're willing to convert that odd layout
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Re: IBM Keyboard? Worth something for someone?
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