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If you feel ok with buying one from US, I have some. If not good luck on your search!

Where are the buckling springs

xxhellfirexx wrote: ↑

15 Apr 2021, 00:52

Alps SKCM blue?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274759263004?m ... olid=10001

I had a keyboard that looked exactly like this which had SKCM blues.

But could be pine whites if manufactured at a later date.

I'm with you on that, years have passed by and I have sold off a large chunk of my collection but I will almost certainly hold on to my Unsaver for as long as I live. I have a new F77 too and though find it superior in some respects (mainly in the metal enclosure), I still vastly prefer the Unsaver...

Always returning to my regular M SSK. That with the F mechanism would be the perfect keyboard for me. It's funny I actually have an FSSK now, but I don't use it much as I have my Unsaver and for some reason some of the keys feel inconsistent. It does feel like an F though, so maybe I would use it m...

Tragic, that poor JX!

IBM UNSABRE:

Rattly? Not my OG Kishsaver ! He's a mental wee tank. All my IBMs are vintage so I can't talk for the new ones, but of my AT, XT and Kishsaver: the 4704 is the most solid of the lot in sharp key-feel as well as solid slab zinc case. It's the absolute apex buckling spring keyboard, far as I'm concer...

I have some in US, but if international shipping is a nono then I'd go with Muirium

While we're editing, lets put a note that they are worth $75 USD for our eBay seller friends to read. Grey IBM keyboards are typically worth less than white examples because the cases have discolored from extended use in poorly ventilated factories and industrial centers. SSKs are less desireable t...

Excellent writeup, you have definitely done your research. F122 was my first mech keyboard and I still use it. You can't beat it's look, and the left function cluster is very clutch. Throw an ANSI layout and a floss mod in there, and it's damn near perfect. I don't have an F77, but I am excited to g...

I disagree as well, model F and model M difference is night and day. Model F is crisper and smoother. It's better than an M in every way. In fact I never use model M's for this reason.

I heard such model has gone so far like 5k on ebay? Jesus. Well there was no actual sold listing proof, so I wouldn't consider it accurate info. The one in your pic is missing the IBM badge: ) Yeah I know, pic there is just to get the general idea. the one I'm looking for has the badge of course :)

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What a gem, hope you get something good for it!

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I have the 3178 manual 3278 manual, and 3278 maintenance booklet thingy. Does anyone need these scanned?

John Doe wrote: ↑

18 Mar 2021, 16:28

Shawnlulis wrote: ↑

18 Mar 2021, 16:13

I have several of these and I’m wondering what they’re worth

Mind sharing some pics?

seconded

My motivations for buying DT are several. The first is, I really enjoyed moderating forums in the past and I relish the opportunity to delve back in. Secondly, the acquisition was to protect the integrity of the wiki. Throughout my career I have been involved in open source communities, in some I p...

Like vespene said, vintage keyboards are in a rare position of still being useful with modern systems. The same can't be said for drives, mice, monitors, and other peripherals. Probably the most frustrating part for the vintage computer folks is that if they have a 5251 terminal system w/o the keybo...

Hello everyone, My name is Oliver (keyboardjoy), and I'm delighted that Lennert has entrusted me as the new custodian for the community he has built over the last ten years. Lennert will remain as a moderator, and we will continue an active dialogue in the coming months. First of all, I want to ech...

Photos of what the 3 LEDs would look like on an 84-key SSK. Pictured are 5mm LEDs from a vintage 1390131 model M. Certainly 3mm or 1.8mm LEDs could be used to fit the plastic case mounting constraints. Thanks for the excellent visual aid! I would argue however that this is not a hard problem to sol...

Muirium wrote: ↑

10 Mar 2021, 17:24

Same. There's natural symmetry in putting them above the 3 keys wide "navigation sixpack", instead of over the last group of 4 function keys. They look a bit daft pulled in like they are.

I couldn't agree more. Also don't know why they didn't make this like ten years ago.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Display-Writer-6580-Beam-Spring-Keyboard-and-IBM-Display-Writer-Rare/274713827532 White whale WITH the actual Display Writer. Sure hope an enthusiast grabs this instead of a keyboard speculator. Not good for much without the monitor and disk drive. Although I remember s...

Finally I can formally join the SSK club! Ikea Alex drawers make perfect SSK storage! That is too much clout dude my NIB SSK's can't even compete. Whilst certainly not as valuable as a Mopar, I'll take the distinction of posting the first Mini M (well, prototype of) nu SSK on this thread. How's the...

I have around 100, and really I'd say the honest reason of why you have them. If you collect them, say yeah I like to collect old computer keyboards, the switches are fun to type on and each has a little bit of history attached to it. If you are running a business(selling or refurbing) say yeah I am...

Definitely not a scammer, I'm a real dude. Ha. Thanks for showing me this thread. As for the 5 stars, by eWaste business only became an entity around the first part of 2020 therefore Don't have too many sales as of yet. I do have a non-business ebay account for reference if anyone needs or wants to...

I too am happy that eleplus is getting some support, this freeze definitely hit some much worse than others. elecplus has been in this community for as long as I can remember.
Donated what I could, hopefully I can drive down and help out on clearing the flood damage this week.

Thanks so much webwit, for making this site which in my eyes will always be the pinnacle of keyboard enlightenment. Hope you have a great retirement