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Re:Is anybody still using Windows 95? by femto113 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:23PM (#24416188)
I guess I'm not the only one who misses those keyboards, they go for around ~$300 on eBay[1]

[1] https://www.ebay.com/b/IBM-Model-F/175690/bn_55189929

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Re:Is anybody still using Windows 95? by WorldMaker on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:11PM (#24426518)
IBM spun out their keyboard division decades back when they they spun out printers (into Lexmark). The current inheritor of the keyboards is Unicomp (having bought it from Lexmark/IBM): https://www.pckeyboard.com/

It's a bit cheaper to buy from them than to pay for an antique on eBay.

Also, there's a wave of mechanical options from more recent companies like Das Keyboard or the various DIY kits with choose your Cherry switch adventures.

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