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IBM 5291 Keyboard "Bigfoot"
Posted: 18 Mar 2016, 21:50
by hypkx
Posted: 18 Mar 2016, 22:27
by Redmaus
Neat # replacement on one of the keys. I hope you enjoy yours. I am still converting mine to USB. Hint:
Don't use a pro micro for this, use a Teensy
Posted: 19 Mar 2016, 11:53
by terrycherry
Thanks for the internal photos about this vintage model.
Posted: 19 Mar 2016, 13:52
by Halvar
Oh, nice, did you get these from seebart? The kind of corrosion reminds me of something I know...
If you like to sell one of them or leftover flippers in the future, I'm interested.
Posted: 19 Mar 2016, 18:00
by hypkx
Halvar wrote: Oh, nice, did you get these from seebart? The kind of corrosion reminds me of something I know...
If you like to sell one of them or leftover flippers in the future, I'm interested.
Maybe
, I will think about it, but I have no leftover flippers, I need self 1-2 more to finish my FSSK build (and a pcb
) and the keyboards are from ebay.
Posted: 20 Mar 2016, 06:38
by dzhoou
Halvar wrote: Oh, nice, did you get these from seebart? The kind of corrosion reminds me of something I know...
If you like to sell one of them or leftover flippers in the future, I'm interested.
There's one at $60 right now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PC-XT-Model ... 1681927774
Posted: 20 Mar 2016, 21:42
by yangdaddy
I bought a lot of 4 Model F XTs from ebay recently, and after restoring 2 of them, have a lot of leftover parts in good condition. The bigfoot PCB and plate look the same as mine (5150s). If they are, I have 2 of those that I can sell, along with flippers/springs. Let me know if I can help.
(edit - I looked closer and see that the PCBs are a little different. apologies!)
Posted: 01 Apr 2016, 00:27
by shreebles
Thanks for the pictures, I just took one of mine apart
