[geeks] IBM laptop keyboard?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 12:10 PM Mouse <mouse at rodents-montreal.org> wrote:

> Possibly.  If it comes to that, I'd have to decide whether getting the
> thing back in full operation is worth tolerating the web-forum
> paradigm.
>

If it makes any difference, I can verify that the T??p models from that era
are far superior to the T?? models.  The "p" were developer machines.  I
had a T42p for a while.


> Someone did suggest (I have conflicting memories of where it was, some
> say email and some say IRC) that I might be able to move mechanical
>

It was email, and it was me.


> keyboard parts between the T43 and the T43p even though I can't move
> the whole keyboard.  That strikes me as a reasonable idea; I certainly
>

The only part that might give a little trouble is the nippled rubber
membrane.  But even that's not a big deal, and you can cut parts out of it
too.

However, I think if you could get one of these keyboards for $15 or $20,
you should just do that to save the trouble.

Peace....  Sridhar