Which IBM Terminal Board is This?

Hypersphere · 13 Apr 2014, 20:48

Which IBM terminal keyboard is this? Switch type? Teensy/Soarer compatible? The PN is 6052101. Made in 1986.

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Daemon Raccoon · 13 Apr 2014, 21:07

That's one of the keyboards for the Model C terminal family. As far as I know there's no converter for it, it needs a new controller. It's like the XT Model F in that the controller's on the same PCB as the switch matrix.

Hypersphere · 13 Apr 2014, 21:11

Daemon Raccoon wrote:That's one of the keyboards for the Model C terminal family. As far as I know there's no converter for it, it needs a new controller. It's like the XT Model F in that the controller's on the same PCB as the switch matrix.

Thanks. Does it have buckling spring capacitive switches like the XT?

Daemon Raccoon · 13 Apr 2014, 21:18

Yes, it uses the capacitive buckling springs like other Model F keyboards.

7bit · 14 Apr 2014, 20:21

rjrich wrote:Which IBM terminal keyboard is this? Switch type? Teensy/Soarer compatible? The PN is 6052101. Made in 1986.
6052101.jpg

It is mine!

Give it to me!!!!!!!!!

I ordered it from the taobao group buy which never took off!

daedalus · 15 Apr 2014, 22:18

It's from the IBM 3178 terminal.

Muirium · 15 Apr 2014, 23:58

Quite handsome, actually. Do you know what the 6019284 / Kishsaver's original system looked like, Daedalus?

daedalus · 16 Apr 2014, 09:09

KIshy himself has some great pics

IBM Brochure

tinnie · 16 Apr 2014, 10:52

Muirium wrote:Quite handsome, actually. Do you know what the 6019284 / Kishsaver's original system looked like, Daedalus?

IBM 4704.

Muirium · 18 Apr 2014, 14:10

Thanks. Looks like there were several screen sizes, and Kishy has the dinkiest:

Knowing how small that keyboard is (about the same size as a modern TKL) that baby monitor is insane!

Hypersphere · 18 Apr 2014, 15:20

It's a Dick Tracy wrist monitor.