IBM 3278 / IBM 6580 Beam Spring Keyboards

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MrDuul

30 May 2017, 10:06

Here it is, My beauty. An amazing keyboa- oh..

Wait wait...

shhhhh she is sleeping.... :o
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UPDATE!

Well she's awake this morning and will need a cleaning but here are some pictures. :D

Enjoy, will take more photos when I start cleaning inside the board. 8-)

Here is the IBM 3278 (not converted yet) and IBM 6580 Displaywriter with USB cable.

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Current Desk Setup - IBM Model M SSK and RealForce Topre 55g


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I took pictures of the full IBM 3278 Manual and compiled a PDF file.

PDF is uncompressed, 200MB.


Download IBM 3278 Manual by Mr Duul: http://www.mediafire.com/file/uy22uys64 ... Manual.pdf

I didn't crop the photos because it looked not good.
Won't be scanning because I really don't want to risk pressing on the manual and potentially damaging it.

Please credit me in the Wiki, I would appreciate that.

Thanks.

------------CLEANING THE IBM 3278------------------------

Cleaning the IBM 3278, all keys removed, keys soaking in soapy warm water solution.
Membrane was intact very well, no rust or corrosion on the plate.

More pictures coming soon.

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NOTE:


Let's keep this thread clean moving forward.
The IBM 3278, she will be getting a nice cleaning soon

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Last edited by MrDuul on 04 Jun 2017, 06:25, edited 15 times in total.

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MrDuul

31 May 2017, 22:00

I took pictures of the full IBM 3278 Manual and compiled a PDF file.

PDF is uncompressed, 200MB.

Download IBM 3278 Manual by MrDuul: http://www.mediafire.com/file/uy22uys64 ... Manual.pdf

I didn't crop the photos because it did not look good.
Won't be scanning because I really don't want to risk pressing on the manual and potentially damaging it.

Please credit me in the Wiki, I would appreciate that.

Thanks.
Last edited by MrDuul on 02 Jun 2017, 14:45, edited 3 times in total.

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