Nice, should clean up nicely. The cord is in excellent shape. What is the legend on the key cap where F10 should be?
It's a menu key from an IBM typewriter. This key was also missing, so I took the keycap off of a typewriter they were about to toss. I also grabbed a couple of these `code' keys. I ...
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- 09 Oct 2015, 04:36
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Rescued an IBM Model F PC/XT 83-key Keyboard Today
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- 09 Oct 2015, 04:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Rescued an IBM Model F PC/XT 83-key Keyboard Today
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Cracked open the back, and everything looks good. The electronics are clean, despite the spill on the top. The whole thing is held together with two tiny 1/4 " bolts, which was a good excuse to break out my tiny wrench.
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- 09 Oct 2015, 01:37
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Rescued an IBM Model F PC/XT 83-key Keyboard Today
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Rescued an IBM Model F PC/XT 83-key Keyboard Today
Hi everyone, I'm new here.
I found this keyboard at the local reuse center this afternoon. With tax, the price ended up being just $1.08. This is my first mechanical keyboard, and my goal is to restore and eventually put it back to use. I'm hoping to post progress pictures here as I step through ...
I found this keyboard at the local reuse center this afternoon. With tax, the price ended up being just $1.08. This is my first mechanical keyboard, and my goal is to restore and eventually put it back to use. I'm hoping to post progress pictures here as I step through ...