Description
| part# | 52G9700 |
| serial# | 0122373 |
| date | 13-DEC-93 (27 years old) |
| condition | keyboard is used equipment. |
| origin | Manufactured for IBM by Lexmark. Made in the USA |
| IBM logo | dark blue text on dark gray |
| Designed when “real” typing on a quality keyboard was a required skill to use a $4000 IBM personal computer. Â PC Mag link (pre-dates the then new mouse-click and graphical user interface operating system later to be known as Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 95) |
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| cable | attached, coiled cable, ps/2 connector |
| key caps | removable (one piece key stem integrated into key cap) |
| key switches | clicky (buckling spring) |
| condition | Keyboard pre-selected as good candidate and passed initial testing to confirm mechanical condition. Upper keyboard case disassembled and individual 101 keys have been removed and fully cleaned by hand. Inspection of interior plate. All 56 plastic rivets drilled out and replaced with M2 precision screws to restore internal integrity. Interior plate vacuumed to remove foreign debris. Keyboard re-assembled and re-tested post-cleaning. Individual photography of rear label. Photo gallery of typical restoration workflow. |
| comments | This keyboard is tested to work 100% |
