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NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 03:50:24 »
I just posted this at the end of our discussion of these boards, but didn't know if you guys would see it, so I'm posting it here too:

IBM 73X3832 Quiet Touch Compact Terminal Keyboard, New Old Stock (eBay)


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As most of you will know, this is not a mechanical keyboard; it's a high-quality rubber-dome board. And it's a terminal board, so it won't work without a converter or controller replacement.

But it is an IBM, and it's NIB (the first I've seen, actually), so I thought some of you guys who collect one of everything might be interested.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 04:38:07 »
Damn they've got an ISO-like layout too!
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 07:11:03 »
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 16 October 2015, 04:38:07
Damn they've got an ISO-like layout too!

All the 122s and these unsavers have ISO-style enter and short left shift.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 07:26:47 »
Anyone know what material the caps are made from? Hoping for PBT  :cool:
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 16 October 2015, 20:36:51 »
Quote from: t8c on Fri, 16 October 2015, 07:26:47
Anyone know what material the caps are made from? Hoping for PBT  :cool:

I don't have one myself, but I believe they are PBT dyesub.

Honeywell rubber dome switches / sliders. Not compatible with IBM BS though : (
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 17 October 2015, 05:57:03 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 16 October 2015, 07:11:03
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 16 October 2015, 04:38:07
Damn they've got an ISO-like layout too!

All the 122s and these unsavers have ISO-style enter and short left shift.


Yeah, a shame about that,

Must have been a popular layout with terminal users.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 20 October 2015, 05:22:02 »
Aw, you get used to it quickly enough.

My laptop here in Canada is ISO (all keyboards sold in Canada are required to support French as well as English) and I didn't even know there was a name for that till I started hanging out here. Then one day I looked at it and realized: Right, it's ISO! 'Twas a fun moment of KB insight.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 23 October 2015, 10:39:05 »
Pretty neat!  Is this the same rubberdome technology on the rubberdome Ms?  If so, it's a pretty nice feel.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 07:21:00 »
Quote from: SamirD on Fri, 23 October 2015, 10:39:05
Pretty neat!  Is this the same rubberdome technology on the rubberdome Ms?  If so, it's a pretty nice feel.

I believe they were made by Honeywell, so they wouldn't feel exactly like the RD M's. Standards were generally pretty high back then, though, so I'd guess it would still be a pleasure to use. And "time capsule" boards like these won't keep appearing forever.
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Re: NIB IBM 73X3832 (Quiet Touch SSK) $60 shipped
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 11:52:58 »
Agreed.  There's going to be a point when even the Ms are going to disappear.  Along with civilization, lol.
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