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Offline Mattr567

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IBM 3104 Keyboard
« on: Sat, 10 October 2015, 21:38:29 »
Found this on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-340X-23-27442-Vintage-Beam-Spring-Keyboard-CLICKY-Display-Terminal-/181897350737?hash=item2a59ed4e51

Haven't found any threads on this keyboard anywhere. Only point of reference is the Model F deskthority wiki page.

Date says 1983

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 10 October 2015, 21:55:41 »
Interesting find. It says not working, I wonder if that's just because of the connector.
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Offline Parak

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 10 October 2015, 22:03:36 »
Looks like a regular 3178 Model F to me. There were 4 variants of those, IIRC, C1-C4.
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Offline 0100010

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 12 October 2015, 11:49:02 »
Yup, looks like a 3178 (which is a Model F).  Good for harvesting barrels, flippers, caps, solenoid.  I think a couple folks have gotten them converted with xwhatsits.  All the 3178s I have ever received had broken cases around the screw holes on the bottom.
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Offline boTy

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 12 October 2015, 12:08:54 »
For that price i would just pick it up if i where you.
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Offline orihalcon

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 12 October 2015, 18:25:09 »
I have the 3178 adapters and model F xwhatsits that will get it working, but you'll need to be able to solder those. Can sell both together for $40 shipped to the USA. PM me if interested.
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Offline Touch_It

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 12 October 2015, 18:47:11 »
Good price if it doesn't skyrocket.  Definitely worth getting.  FWIW this has a solenoid witch can be put into 4704 keyboards with xwhatsit controller + solenoid adapter.
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Offline snarfarlarkus

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 15 October 2015, 00:32:57 »
At the current price, I would pick it up just to solely feel how beam springs feel as I've heard its leagues above the Model F which to me is already light years ahead of the Model M.
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Offline Touch_It

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Re: IBM 3104 Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 11:11:19 »
Quote from: snarfarlarkus on Thu, 15 October 2015, 00:32:57
At the current price, I would pick it up just to solely feel how beam springs feel as I've heard its leagues above the Model F which to me is already light years ahead of the Model M.

Just so you know, this is NOT a beamspring.  If these were, prices would be way higher.  This IS a model F keyboard (with a crappy layout).
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