Unicomp/ibm Ps2 Terminal Emulator Keyboard 122-key Uni0t52 Hot Keys Qty 24

US $320

Sun City, California, United States
Nov 9th

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Up for sale is this Unicomp Terminal Emulator PS2 Keyboard Unicomp PS2 Terminal Emulator Keyboard 122-Key UNI0T52. These keyboard were made from the old molds of the IBM Model F keyboards. These are exact replicas of the 1990's IBM keyboards with the buckling spring switch design. Many consider the buckling spring the best switch for typing, with anecdotal claims that using a buckling spring keyboard reduced fatigue and improved accuracy. This is one reason mechanical keyboards are gaining in popularity, but unfortunately, availability has been a real problem for new buckling spring keyboards. Keyboards with those other switches are often your only choice if you are looking for a 60% compact or tenkeyless board, since there those form factors with buckling spring switches either don't exist or are rare and can only be acquired second-hand. The IBM Model F keyboards not only used the best switches, the materials used in their production (well over 5lbs of steel and other metals) means they will be working as good as new when it's time to pass it on to your grandchildren. The problem... they just aren't made that way any more. The IBM Model F was discontinued in the 1980's. If you do find a Model F, it will be some combination of dirty, broken and/or expensive, requiring hours of work to get it working again! Out was the incredibly sharp and firm click of the Model F's flippers making direct contact with its large printed circuit board. In was the Model M's tiny pivot plates hitting a rubber mat and underlying plastic membrane sheets with a relatively dull thud. And again, if you want a vintage Model M that is considered to be of higher quality than today's keyboards, then you are stuck in the second-hand market dealing with dirty, more likely broken and often expensive options. That is where this keyboard comes in. Unicomp bought out the rights to continue making the kind of keyboards that IBM used to make. These Keyboard retails for $129 else where. P/N: UNI0T52 Interface PS/2 Keys Qty 122 Hot Keys Qty 24 Compatibility PC Manufacturer UNICOMP INC Unicomp's product line historically consists mostly of IBM or Lexmark-originated designs, or slight modifications of those designs. Pictures for Reference Sales to Continental United State locations only Will ship only to confirmed registered Ebay addresses No alternative address The video below is for a differnet model of the Unicom keyboards but explains how well these keyboards are made. (not my video)