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Offline andCoffee

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[Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 12 July 2015, 23:23:29 »
I suddenly need a working LAMP TEST key :))
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 13 July 2015, 07:37:56 »
I think somebody on DT said that it sold in 3 minutes .....
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 13 July 2015, 07:40:41 »
We have seen this style keyboard before though. 

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=6669.0

There was a much more recent thread as well.
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 13 July 2015, 07:44:39 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 13 July 2015, 07:37:56
I think somebody on DT said that it sold in 3 minutes .....
No, it was 1h 44min
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 13 July 2015, 11:59:36 »
That looks only a little bit larger than the 'Micro Beamspring' (IBM 2976).
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 13 July 2015, 22:32:02 »
Looks to be exactly the same size and layout as a 3276/3278 which were probably made right along side of these in Canada.  I believe this is the only beam spring model that has Red/Green Keycaps and/or the extra buttons above the actual keyboard.  I don't think any of the other beam springs have indicator LEDs either.
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Re: [Already Sold] Did someone here get this 1977 IBM?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 15 July 2015, 05:14:42 »
Fantastic vintage aesthetic. The spherical & colored caps as well as the extra keys above the keyboard really set this model apart. I'd love to have one.
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