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Offline ManicMatt1125

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Why No love for model F Xt?
« on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:04:56 »
So I'm a little confused. I've had my Ibm model f Xt for sale for about a month amd a half. It includes soarers converter so it is ready to use. The only issue with it is the "." Key is not working, I feel the spring needs to be reseated. I've only received one inquiry about it and am a little confused. Is it not liked because of the layout? Is my price of $75 shipped, including the $50 converter to much? (The keyboard is basically $25) Is it not being seen? What's the deal?

Offline ManicMatt1125

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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:10:16 »
Is there more market for the parts? Key caps are pristine. I know they are sought after. I'm racking my brain trying to analyze why it's not selling

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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:11:51 »
For me, its layout is a problem. Especially, I won't be going well with its small enter.
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:14:43 »
So I'm a little confused. I've had my Ibm model f Xt for sale for about a month amd a half. It includes soarers converter so it is ready to use. The only issue with it is the "." Key is not working, I feel the spring needs to be reseated. I've only received one inquiry about it and am a little confused. Is it not liked because of the layout? Is my price of $75 shipped, including the $50 converter to much? (The keyboard is basically $25) Is it not being seen? What's the deal?

The layout is horrendous but the feel is great. Personally, an XT is a parts donor to me, but some people like them.

Definitely sell the converter separately, or better yet, keep it. It will fit and work with any XT or AT plug (assuming that it is Orihalcon's, a Hagstrom might be proprietary to the XT).

I have found that if any part of a keyboard is broken, the whole thing is broken. Fix the spring, hundreds of people have used the "Chopstick of Death" technique with great success.

Last, forget selling it here or on DT. Forums contain the tightest of cheapskates. Put it on ebay for $40 + shipping and it will sell, after you have fixed it.
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:28:07 »
I'm guessing fohat means $40 + shipping without the converter, because I think you can get that easy one you fix the key.
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 13 October 2015, 19:32:50 »
It's the layout. The AT and the F122 can be converted to other layouts, most notably ANSI, which people somehow like :p . The XT is extremely uncustomisable.
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 14 October 2015, 14:10:14 »
The XT is extremely uncustomisable.

The hell you say!



Idle hands and all that...
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 14 October 2015, 14:29:40 »
Hahahaha what in God's name.... xD
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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 14 October 2015, 14:35:06 »
The XT is extremely uncustomisable.

The hell you say!

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Idle hands and all that...

What about that XtAnt project?  Did anyone ever build one?  I was curious about that more than anything.

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Re: Why No love for model F Xt?
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 14 October 2015, 15:46:44 »
Did anyone ever build one? 

Several people have.

I have all the parts and I have been attempting to build up the momentum to dive in for the past month or so.
The only major chore at this point is wiring in the xwhatsit.

"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30