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Oldest Model M SSK?
« on: Thu, 10 January 2013, 20:20:02 »
So lately, I've been giving my BS keyboards a little TLC, when I came across an interesting discovery. One of my Model M SSK's has a manufacturer date of 12MAY87 (May 12, 1987) which got me thinking, this might be the oldest SSK I've seen.

I did a brief search through a few forums and so far I haven't found an older SSK. Closest was an ebay auction for a 13MAY87 board.

Anyone out there with an older SSK?

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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 10 January 2013, 21:37:13 »
29MAY87 - you beat me by 17 days   :(
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 10 January 2013, 21:47:16 »
Let me ping the IBM guys in the IRC:)
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 00:14:48 »
07DEC87.  Oh well.  :)
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 05:09:59 »
Quote from: RiffRaff on Thu, 10 January 2013, 20:20:02
So lately, I've been giving my BS keyboards a little TLC, when I came across an interesting discovery. One of my Model M SSK's has a manufacturer date of 12MAY87 (May 12, 1987) which got me thinking, this might be the oldest SSK I've seen.

I did a brief search through a few forums and so far I haven't found an older SSK. Closest was an ebay auction for a 13MAY87 board.

Anyone out there with an older SSK?

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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 08:27:38 »
Well we're getting closer ;)

It seems June/July is when they really started to ramp up production.
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 08:31:59 »
was 1987 the first year they were made?

what about that id on your board.... it is 2002621. Maybe they started with 2000001?
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 09:18:11 »
No.  I have a 91 and 94 as well.
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 11:49:13 »
totally forgot about this on clickykeyboards:
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/pages.main/pageID/3
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Amwr_8tmy8pZdDAtWExCUzlma2Qzc0hCY3hzUExFZFE#gid=0

so it seems like OP has a really old one... But there are lower IDs in the list from boards that were younger.

My current SSK is from 93. But have two older ones in the mail, will post the date when they arrive.
Also have a look in my thread about Model M dates: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38878.0 Maybe somebody has a funny/special date to add? We need more SSKs there. :)
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 17:00:05 »
Where was that spreadsheet... I think clicky keyboards or Unicomp has a spreadsheet with M's and their dates etc on it.
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 19:27:45 »
I added my keyboard to their google spreadsheet
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 19:31:21 »
Looks like their oldest on record. Low ID also.
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 19:52:53 »
Don't they only track the 1391401 model?
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Re: Oldest Model M SSK?
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 11 January 2013, 20:16:29 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 11 January 2013, 19:52:53
Don't they only track the 1391401 model?


They do quite a few models... Scroll down to the IBM model M space saving keyboards (84-key) on the Model M archive project page http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/pages.main/pageID/3 :)

They have several part numbers for the SSK.

1370475
1391472
1392464
1392934
1393278
1394054
1395100
1397681
1397690
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