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ZedTheMan wrote: ↑

10 Sep 2020, 18:12

What color is that repainted case? I really like it!

RAL 9016, it looks very nice

darkcruix wrote: ↑

10 Sep 2020, 15:40

Great photos - thanks so much! They will look fabulous in the document .... I hopefully will find time this evening to update it. This original F77 .... man ... wow

Thanks! If you need something else just PM me.

Here some photos, feel free to add them to your manual if you want!

IBM 3178:


IBM F77:


IBM Bigfoot:

Hi darkcruix, nice project and I'm willing to help you. I have these model Fs boards: F77 (original), 3178 blue switch and Model F Bigfoot. If you need photos or something just tell me.

IBM 5281 Keyboard (Beamfoot) Spanish Layout

P/N 5642540
MFI 7361670

7640025KE (last weird number on the back of the keyboard)

Good news guys, I finished the restoration of one Beamfoot. Internal metal plate repainted: https://i.imgur.com/PqQJwUd.jpg I built the kmnov's controller with an Arduino Pro Micro and it works perfectly! The only problem was that, the controller was designed to be placed horizontally, and this boar...

Redmaus wrote: ↑

05 Sep 2020, 08:02

Thanks Karl! I used your method to convert my F107 I got today
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I'm glad it worked for you! Happy clicking!

Wow, i just got another beamfoot as well, but at 8,12 times the price for just one that's missing one key. Mine is spanish too. If you have a spare "Campo +" keycap contact me! https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=24264 Nice! And yours have the speaker on footer side. When and where did you...

Weezer wrote: ↑

21 Jul 2020, 19:38

karlmartin95 wrote: ↑

21 Jul 2020, 19:35

Great find, congrats! Can you confirm if the top case is plastic?

The top case was always plastic on this model. The top cases of the 6580 and the 4978 were also plastic.

Thanks for the data, also I replied the pm you sent me.

Great find, congrats! Can you confirm if the top case is plastic?

Wow, i just got another beamfoot as well, but at 8,12 times the price for just one that's missing one key. Mine is spanish too. If you have a spare "Campo +" keycap contact me! https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=24264 Nice! And yours have the speaker on footer side. When and where did you...

A little yellowed, but other than the contamination shield they look to be in pretty great condition. Have you tested the terminals yet to see if they work? Would be so cool to see a working double-sided setup with these! That "0" key in the corner is just as unusual as the speaker, it looks almost...

Yes and no. I tested it with xwhatsit and all keys worked as expected, but havn't given the restoration&cleaning thoroughly. Maybe I should begin this now. ;) Regarding the buzzer, does it work? Original aim is to test the xwhatsit&solenoid driven board. The solenoid worked so I think the buzzer sh...

Two 5281s in one time, I'm jealous this time😅😅 Hope I could share a little bit of your happiness.6D854F5D-31AB-4903-BC37-3D06453AE14D.jpeg Hey, did you convert your 5281? Yes and no. I tested it with xwhatsit and all keys worked as expected, but havn't given the restoration&cleaning thoroughly. May...

John Doe wrote: ↑

18 Jul 2020, 05:02

Two 5281s in one time, I'm jealous this time

Spoiler:

Hope I could share a little bit of your happiness.6D854F5D-31AB-4903-BC37-3D06453AE14D.jpeg

Hey, did you convert your 5281?

Hi guys, It's me again. Today I want to show you a loot of IBM boards that I found in a "Financial Company". - x2 IBM 5281 Complete Terminal (Keyboard and Data Terminal) - x2 IBM Terminal Model M (Silver and Blue badge) - A bag full of diskettes and tapes for 5281 machines The gold here is the 5218 ...

Hey, I have the other three remaining templates! they came with 4 M50 NOS that I bought recently.

Keybug wrote: ↑

02 Apr 2020, 21:28

How much should I sell my very nice condition Displaywriter Model F for?

Hey I'm interested in purchasing you this board, can we discuss on pm?

KarlMartin#7820 is my account on Discord, add me and I'll guide you through the process in english or spanish, as you wish.

I have the same bigfoot and I did the conversion without a problem using an arduino pro micro and soarer software. Be aware, if using pro micro you have to desolder the TX or RX resistor (i don't remember exactly which one was) in order to have access to one pin of the pinout recommended.

Hello! I want to thanks all of you for choosing me in the Deskthority Awards of 2019 as the winner of the category Finds / Collections / Restorations : https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23084 , it's an honor for me to be awarded with the Golden Wingnut. https://i.imgur.com/QHI496r.jpg Als...

Hello!

I want to buy an IBM Pingmaster, it could has chinese or japanese layout.
The main condition is that the keyboard should be in the United States.

I need your help guys to find one. Thanks!

Hi! As you might know, few weeks ago I purchased a big loot of M122 keyboards (17 pieces to be exactly) and within the loot a rare Model M122 came: https://i.imgur.com/M1pAHoh.jpg The keyboard was pretty dusty but after cleaning it, you can see the black badge: https://i.imgur.com/8awKkyc.jpg Here m...

Thanks matt3o for all that you do for this community and for all the members too that make this great resource of data grow every year. SneakyRobb congratulations for the prize and also your project was awesome! The rest of the participants deserves my personal congrats too, all the projects were ex...

Did you managed to convert your 3178 with this method???

Congrats on all your work here. Would of actually put through a bid but Ellipse still owes me my F77. Still have not heard anything from him or even received anything as of yet. If he's done a runner with all my money, then maybe I would buy your keyboard as the last hope of ever owning and using a...

Congrats on all your work here. Would of actually put through a bid but Ellipse still owes me my F77. Still have not heard anything from him or even received anything as of yet. If he's done a runner with all my money, then maybe I would buy your keyboard as the last hope of ever owning and using a...

Alright guys, the post is finished. No more edits from now to the future about this keyboard. I will use it as it is, I won't change its original paint. Perhaps in the future, if the original logic board dies I will replace it with an XWhatSit one. If you need help with any 4704 keyboard or just wan...

I solved this problem using the QMK firmware, so.. just try that and I'm sure that it'll work. Also, try to put all the switches low except the 8th, put it high.
Now I have some problems with the RIGHT SHIFT key, I can't insert it properly in the keyboard, it gets stuck.

Can you confirm if that you're plugging the keyboard into the converter before plugging the converter into the PC? Do you know if you're using TMK configured for "interrupt" mode? It may also be worth trying USART and Busy/Wait. 1) Yes sure, the keyboard is connected to the converter and then to th...