I found an IBM 3101 78 Key with Beam string Switches

MahaloMerky · 31 Mar 2017, 04:27

Found this at work today and i was told to post it here:
Reddit also asked for a sound test so here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwQVXiT ... e=youtu.be
Its in great condition, 4 keys seem to be jammed on the Left function row, other than that it looks great.

subcat · 31 Mar 2017, 04:29

Very nice! Please be sure to post anything else you find here, we're all interested

Wingklip · 31 Mar 2017, 04:46

Have you got any more? Gotta get myself one of them lmao. Sick find though that thing looks crisp with snow lettering. PM me if you find any more at work, will gladly fork out for it. Any condition.

Mikelittoris · 31 Mar 2017, 04:58

Awesome find! Did they let you keep it?

MahaloMerky · 31 Mar 2017, 05:03

Mikelittoris wrote: ↑Awesome find! Did they let you keep it?

Yes they did!

MahaloMerky · 31 Mar 2017, 05:04

Wingklip wrote: ↑Have you got any more? Gotta get myself one of them lmao. Sick find though that thing looks crisp with snow lettering. PM me if you find any more at work, will gladly fork out for it. Any condition.

Going to check for more tomorrow, there are like 10 of these rooms at work, just happened to run by this one when going to my dads office.

arkanoid · 31 Mar 2017, 05:51

Please let me know if you find more. I am also interested!

//gainsborough · 31 Mar 2017, 06:08

arkanoid wrote: ↑Please let me know if you find more. I am also interested!

It's probably safe to assume a majority of the members here are interested =P

Great find though, mahalomerky!!

seebart · 31 Mar 2017, 07:19

Our very own chzel did a nice 3101 restoration:

workshop-f7/ibm-3101-beamspring-keyboar ... IBM%203101

I don't quite get why you all think MahaloMerky would find any more of these?

cumwagondeluxe · 31 Mar 2017, 07:52

seebart wrote: ↑Our very own chzel did a nice 3101 restoration:

workshop-f7/ibm-3101-beamspring-keyboar ... IBM%203101

I don't quite get why you all think MahaloMerky would find any more of these?

In the reddit thread he said they were cleaning out a really old datacenter, so that might be why

seebart · 31 Mar 2017, 08:00

Ah OK good luck then. Reddit, I never touch it.

Wingklip · 31 Mar 2017, 12:42

MahaloMerky wrote: ↑
Wingklip wrote: ↑Have you got any more? Gotta get myself one of them lmao. Sick find though that thing looks crisp with snow lettering. PM me if you find any more at work, will gladly fork out for it. Any condition.
Going to check for more tomorrow, there are like 10 of these rooms at work, just happened to run by this one when going to my dads office.

Fund me and I will be able to fund my cherry beam spring project

trankzen · 31 Mar 2017, 14:51

We had a lab room with two dozen of these back at University. I wonder if they have gotten rid of them by now.

Wingklip · 31 Mar 2017, 23:39

trankzen wrote: ↑We had a lab room with two dozen of these back at University. I wonder if they have gotten rid of them by now.

Go check

A lot of these are probably gathering dust in a hidden storeroom somewhere in all the unis and factories. I know China bought a couple thousand model f's and m's from America, so even they should have a beam spring or two.

No luck here at UNSW yet though. It's pretty dry apparently

Hypersphere · 01 Apr 2017, 01:07

Looks good!

vivalarevolución · 01 Apr 2017, 02:25

Hi, you can send that to me, thank you very much.

Wingklip · 01 Apr 2017, 12:10

vivalarevolución wrote: ↑Hi, you can send that to me, thank you very much.

Banter. Not on my watch!