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IBM 3178 C1 mod

An IBM 3178 C1 USB Chungus edition ft. Solenoid by drake9800.

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Published February 20, 2021

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That's not surprising because kbd.news was a mere link collection for about the first six months.

Another formatting of the old lead may reveal some links:

An IBM 3178 C1 USB Chungus edition ft. Solenoid by drake9800.

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Published on Sat 20th Feb 2021. Featured in KBD #14 (source).

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