On my 1992 IBM Model M most of the key caps are removable but some are not. Notably, wider keys such as Backspace, Enter and the big + on the numeric pad don't have removable caps. They're like the Unicomp Wide Keys.
On 1 June 2016 at 14:52, geneb <ge...@deltasoft.com> wrote: > On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satterfield wrote: > > Unicomp still sells replacement caps ( >> http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they >> have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated >> keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and find someone >> with some spares they'll dump dirt cheap or free. >> >> AFAIK, the key caps that Unicomp sells are the monolithic cap & plunger > that their keyboards use, not the two-part keys that the real Model M > keyboards use. (For those not aware, the Model M key cap is separate from > the plunger - the key cap is _literally_ just a cap on top of a smaller key > form that's got the plunger molded in.) > > g. > > > -- > Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 > http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. > http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. > Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. > > ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment > A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. > http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_! > -- 4.4 > 5.4