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IBM Model F Keyboard
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IBM Model F Keyboard

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IBM's earlier buckling-spring keyboard design, predating the Model M, used on the original IBM PC and IBM terminals in the early 1980s.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Owners report Model F keyboards from the early-to-mid 1980s, including units from the original IBM PC, still working decades later.

What redditors say

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  1. 4
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    My 1986 Model F 122 key terminal keyboard is still going strong.

  2. 3
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    Have one from 1982 from the original IBM PC. Used it up until a few years until I started playing games.

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