Capsense Canada Tour

y11971alex · 07 Mar 2017, 17:57

I have an idea to tour two classic capsense keyboards, the IBM 5251 and the Topre Realforce. This won't happen for another two months or so, because I need to procure an xwhatsit's converter to make the 5251 usable.

But because of the prodigious weight of the 5251 keyboard, I think I can only use a rather strange format. Instead of using the postal service to ship this across the continent, I'm proposing that we meet with the next user in queue, at a place convenient to both, to deliver the keyboards. Only when we ship the keyboards to the other side of the country do we resort to Canada Post.

I realize that I'm not exactly a very senior member in this forum, but some contribution is better than nothing.

Harshmallow · 09 Mar 2017, 01:38

y11971alex wrote: ↑I have an idea to tour two classic capsense keyboards, the IBM 5251 and the Topre Realforce. This won't happen for another two months or so, because I need to procure an xwhatsit's converter to make the 5251 usable.

But because of the prodigious weight of the 5251 keyboard, I think I can only use a rather strange format. Instead of using the postal service to ship this across the continent, I'm proposing that we meet with the next user in queue, at a place convenient to both, to deliver the keyboards. Only when we ship the keyboards to the other side of the country do we resort to Canada Post.

I realize that I'm not exactly a very senior member in this forum, but some contribution is better than nothing.

You know I'm down for this! At least 3 of us live within minutes of each other, but I think Snuci already has a 5251.

y11971alex · 09 Mar 2017, 06:12

Did you drop by the Toronto meet up?

Harshmallow · 09 Mar 2017, 17:30

y11971alex wrote: ↑Did you drop by the Toronto meet up?

No, when was it?

y11971alex · 09 Mar 2017, 17:39

Harshmallow wrote: ↑
y11971alex wrote: ↑Did you drop by the Toronto meet up?
No, when was it?

Feb. 18

Harshmallow · 09 Mar 2017, 17:39

y11971alex wrote: ↑
Harshmallow wrote: ↑
y11971alex wrote: ↑Did you drop by the Toronto meet up?
No, when was it?
Feb. 18

Guess I didn't get that memo...that's a bummer.

Edit: I'm not active on GH or Reddit, I found the thread using google just now. That must be why I didn't notice it.