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Introduction to group buys
Keyboards / PCBs
Keycaps
- Round 4 cylind. & sph. MX
- Round 5 spherical MX
- Round 6 spherical MX
- Round 7 FAQ
Latest posts from the Deskthority wiki talk forum
- Daniel Beardsmore (Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:35:19 +0200) It looks the same to me. I thought that was the annoying one, but it's not — there was another MD series switch with four terminals, and the owner failed to determine where the other two went to and then vanished.
- snuci (Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:22:30 +0200) Okay, thanks. I'll take some more pics then. Is the Locking caps lock known? Looks Futaba like. Looks a little more "beefy" than the Futaba linear lock but maybe it's the angle.Commodore PET Caps Lock.JPG
- Daniel Beardsmore (Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:08:41 +0200) I'm not aware that they have a name as they're undocumented.
- snuci (Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:28:04 +0200) I know these are Mitsumi but what are these called? I can't seem to find them in the wiki. These are from a Commodore PET.Commodore PET.JPG
- seebart (Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:51:23 +0200) BTW Wodan created this page on 15. November 2016:wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_keyboardwiki-talk-f33/ibm-buckling-spring-keyboard-t14587.html?hilit=wiki#p337261
- Chyros (Sat, 22 Apr 2017 10:13:38 +0200) snuci wrote:I always found it odd that the IBM PC XT keyboard wasn't there with a bit of a write up and a picture that would then lead to the full page on it. On quick glance, it looked like it was missing.I missed it too at first.
- snuci (Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:30:22 +0200) Gotta put this up too. No time today or tomorrow.IBM Model M 1392366 (Came with an IBM RT 6151)IMG_2115.JPGIMG_2116.JPGIMG_2117.JPGIMG_2118.JPG
- snuci (Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:01:44 +0200) I always found it odd that the IBM PC XT keyboard wasn't there with a bit of a write up and a picture that would then lead to the full page on it. On quick glance, it looked like it was missing.
- seebart (Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:39:50 +0200) Daniel Beardsmore wrote:I've made the change.Thank you.
- Daniel Beardsmore (Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:38:53 +0200) I've made the change.
