Endgame Beamspring
- Wingklip
- Location: Sydnegrad, Soviet Republic of Australasia
- Main keyboard: IBM 3178 Model F C2
- Main mouse: G502 Logitech Proteus core
- Favorite switch: Beam/plate spring
- DT Pro Member: -
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How rare is this exactly?
IBM 5251 Bigfoot This was once hammlergammler's keyboard, bought it from him for a decent sum
How rare is this exactly?
IBM 5251 Bigfoot This was once hammlergammler's keyboard, bought it from him for a decent sum
- taylorswiftttttt
- Location: USA
- DT Pro Member: -
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- Wingklip
- Location: Sydnegrad, Soviet Republic of Australasia
- Main keyboard: IBM 3178 Model F C2
- Main mouse: G502 Logitech Proteus core
- Favorite switch: Beam/plate spring
- DT Pro Member: -
I heard you bought a Beamspring from him right after metaylorswiftttttt wrote: ↑Isn't that the only documented one? I heard you paid quite a hefty price for it.
- pr0ximity
- Location: Maine, USA
- Main keyboard: Anything linear with Cherry caps
- Main mouse: Microsoft WMO 1.1A
- Favorite switch: IBM Beamspring (metal chassis)
- DT Pro Member: 0173
Need some more pics Looks to be in great condition, the 5251 layout is quite nice -- ISO Return and a split right Shift, with a handy compact tenkey.
If only they had two modifiers to the left of the Spacebar, would really be killer on modern systems.
If only they had two modifiers to the left of the Spacebar, would really be killer on modern systems.
- Wingklip
- Location: Sydnegrad, Soviet Republic of Australasia
- Main keyboard: IBM 3178 Model F C2
- Main mouse: G502 Logitech Proteus core
- Favorite switch: Beam/plate spring
- DT Pro Member: -
I am going to use this to absorb the exact dimensions of the mechanisms to make a cherry compatible design switch. Will have capacitive and contact switch variants.pr0ximity wrote: ↑Need some more pics Looks to be in great condition, the 5251 layout is quite nice -- ISO Return and a split right Shift, with a handy compact tenkey.
If only they had two modifiers to the left of the Spacebar, would really be killer on modern systems.
I also happen to have two spare IBM selectrics which I got at a thrift store for a small combined price of $8 AUD. I'll replace some of the keycaps that are alien to me using the selectric 1's caps probs.
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- Location: New Jersey
- Main keyboard: Ergodox
- Main mouse: Razer Naga
- Favorite switch: Box Jade
- DT Pro Member: -
Careful cleaning the front printed keycaps, the print will come off with just soap and water. I recommend cleaning around the text not ever rubbing it.
Edit: From the looks of it, someone already cleaned it.
Edit: From the looks of it, someone already cleaned it.
- Wingklip
- Location: Sydnegrad, Soviet Republic of Australasia
- Main keyboard: IBM 3178 Model F C2
- Main mouse: G502 Logitech Proteus core
- Favorite switch: Beam/plate spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Hmmm.... I haven't seen even the slightest trace of anything on the keys, and where there are, they seem to be filled in engraved with some form of plastic that seems to have dissolved on a single key lolcodemonkeymike wrote: ↑Careful cleaning the front printed keycaps, the print will come off with just soap and water. I recommend cleaning around the text not ever rubbing it.
Edit: From the looks of it, someone already cleaned it.
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Rotation
- Main mouse: Steelseries Sensei
- Favorite switch: IBM capacitive buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0061
- Contact:
Congrats. These are pretty rare. Welcome to the club.AFAIK the Beamfoot club is you and me for now but some more of these will show up for sure. I'm somewhat suprised hammlergammler sold it to you but I know you can appreciate it! Here's mine still unrestored:Wingklip wrote: ↑How rare is this exactly?
Here you can see it in it's original setup, it's called the IBM 5285 workstation:
http://www.retrocomputing.net/parts/ibm/5285/
http://www.computerhistory.org/collecti ... /102633515
Nope.taylorswiftttttt wrote: ↑Isn't that the only documented one?
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- Location: New Jersey
- Main keyboard: Ergodox
- Main mouse: Razer Naga
- Favorite switch: Box Jade
- DT Pro Member: -
The keys (7, 8, 4, 5, 1, 2, and 0) all have front printing on them. Its delicate and comes off easy when rubbed. All the text on top of the keys is double shot from what I can tell from looking at it and my own keyboard so the rest of the keys can be cleaned normally.Wingklip wrote: ↑Hmmm.... I haven't seen even the slightest trace of anything on the keys, and where there are, they seem to be filled in engraved with some form of plastic that seems to have dissolved on a single key lolcodemonkeymike wrote: ↑Careful cleaning the front printed keycaps, the print will come off with just soap and water. I recommend cleaning around the text not ever rubbing it.
Edit: From the looks of it, someone already cleaned it.
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Rotation
- Main mouse: Steelseries Sensei
- Favorite switch: IBM capacitive buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0061
- Contact:
Thanks for the info.codemonkeymike wrote: ↑The keys (7, 8, 4, 5, 1, 2, and 0) all have front printing on them. Its delicate and comes off easy when rubbed. All the text on top of the keys is double shot from what I can tell from looking at it and my own keyboard so the rest of the keys can be cleaned normally.Wingklip wrote: ↑Hmmm.... I haven't seen even the slightest trace of anything on the keys, and where there are, they seem to be filled in engraved with some form of plastic that seems to have dissolved on a single key lolcodemonkeymike wrote: ↑Careful cleaning the front printed keycaps, the print will come off with just soap and water. I recommend cleaning around the text not ever rubbing it.
Edit: From the looks of it, someone already cleaned it.
- Wingklip
- Location: Sydnegrad, Soviet Republic of Australasia
- Main keyboard: IBM 3178 Model F C2
- Main mouse: G502 Logitech Proteus core
- Favorite switch: Beam/plate spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Ayy cheers. Love to collect these.mike52787 wrote: ↑wow... and I thought the regular 5251 was big. congrats on the beamfoot!
Next target is to sell all my trashy alps boards and score me a green alps IBM Pingerz
Anyone have one for sell btw?
- taylorswiftttttt
- Location: USA
- DT Pro Member: -
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- Location: New Jersey
- Main keyboard: Ergodox
- Main mouse: Razer Naga
- Favorite switch: Box Jade
- DT Pro Member: -
I think someone in the US could ship one to you, but I have no idea on the cost of shipping from the US to Australia. Which I am guessing is the biggest issue.