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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #50 on: Tue, 17 November 2015, 08:53:14 »
Quote from: Hexterdude on Mon, 16 November 2015, 20:02:35
Mobbo- great guy, started around the same time i did and had some pleasant conversations about caps. First canuck I talked with on GH

I must have missed this somehow. Thanks a lot for the nomination, I really appreciate it  :-[

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Tue, 17 November 2015, 08:49:58
I greatly appreciate the thought but I already have more model f than I want. :thumb:

Fair enough!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #51 on: Tue, 17 November 2015, 17:20:14 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 17 November 2015, 03:34:52
I'll also nominate Snowdog993 - he doesn't hesitate to hop in to help someone with any buckling spring questions.  He has responded a number of times to queries I've had, and usually posts a couple of pictures of his collection as inspiration... Although as ander noted, he apparently doesn't like Model F...

Yes, he's a swell guy. And now I'm starting to hope more people will pick him, just so we can enjoy how he reacts to the idea of winning a Model F.  :?)
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #52 on: Thu, 19 November 2015, 20:22:12 »
And the winner is livingspeedbump! You'll get a pm shortly, I'm holding a sleeping baby while chasing a 2 year old so I'm tied up at the moment.

Congratulations and thank you everyone for voting sharing your nominations!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #53 on: Thu, 19 November 2015, 20:33:12 »
Congrats livingspeedbump!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #54 on: Fri, 20 November 2015, 03:53:05 »
Congratulations livingspeedbump :)

Thank you for your generosity, never used!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #55 on: Fri, 20 November 2015, 19:00:45 »
Let's give the next one to Snowdog, okay? And not tell him first.  :?)
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #56 on: Fri, 20 November 2015, 20:12:28 »
I had no idea this existed!!! I have so many people I'd want to nominate  :confused:

Thanks everyone for the kind words though <3
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #57 on: Fri, 20 November 2015, 20:30:38 »
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Fri, 20 November 2015, 20:12:28
I had no idea this existed!!! I have so many people I'd want to nominate  :confused:

Thanks everyone for the kind words though <3
Too late!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #58 on: Sat, 21 November 2015, 00:41:19 »
Congrats livingspeedbump! :D
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #59 on: Sat, 21 November 2015, 00:56:15 »
Congrats! it is an amazing board, I use to have one just like it!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #60 on: Mon, 23 November 2015, 12:57:16 »
Quote from: neverused on Thu, 19 November 2015, 20:22:12
And the winner is livingspeedbump! You'll get a pm shortly, I'm holding a sleeping baby while chasing a 2 year old so I'm tied up at the moment.

Congratulations and thank you everyone for voting sharing your nominations!

Oh thank goodness, I thought I was the only one. Commiserating dad PM coming your way.
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #61 on: Mon, 23 November 2015, 12:59:49 »
Quote from: XMIT on Mon, 23 November 2015, 12:57:16
Quote from: neverused on Thu, 19 November 2015, 20:22:12
And the winner is livingspeedbump! You'll get a pm shortly, I'm holding a sleeping baby while chasing a 2 year old so I'm tied up at the moment.

Congratulations and thank you everyone for voting sharing your nominations!

Oh thank goodness, I thought I was the only one. Commiserating dad PM coming your way.
Thanks! Yeah you're not alone.

Also, this had been shipped to livingspeedbump himself as of a few minutes ago!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #62 on: Mon, 23 November 2015, 13:14:24 »
I remember those days. Diapers?

Wait until it's "Daddy, can I borrow the car?"
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #63 on: Mon, 23 November 2015, 19:15:08 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 23 November 2015, 13:14:24
I remember those days. Diapers?

Wait until it's "Daddy, can I borrow the car?"


With healthy doses of "Dad, can I have some money please" in between!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #64 on: Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:06:19 »
Hey! So USPS delivered the keyboard safe and sound today :thumb: Thanks again neverused and all those kind people that voted for me.

So far I've done a tear down to see what I'm working with internally, and cleaned her up a bit.



Next up is soaking the plate in water/vinegar (thanks Engicoder for that tip!), refoaming it, and internal soarers mod :)

I'll be sure to keep posting pics on the way  :thumb:
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #65 on: Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:22:58 »
Looks great! I can hardly recognize it, looking forward to your rebuild!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #66 on: Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:24:32 »
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:06:19
Hey! So USPS delivered the keyboard safe and sound today :thumb: Thanks again neverused and all those kind people that voted for me.

So far I've done a tear down to see what I'm working with internally, and cleaned her up a bit.
Show Image

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Next up is soaking the plate in water/vinegar (thanks Engicoder for that tip!), refoaming it, and internal soarers mod :)

I'll be sure to keep posting pics on the way  :thumb:

Nice to see its in good hands! Looks brand new!
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #67 on: Fri, 27 November 2015, 20:08:34 »
Quote from: 1swt2gs on Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:24:32
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Fri, 27 November 2015, 19:06:19
Hey! So USPS delivered the keyboard safe and sound today :thumb: Thanks again neverused and all those kind people that voted for me.

So far I've done a tear down to see what I'm working with internally, and cleaned her up a bit.
Show Image

Show Image


Next up is soaking the plate in water/vinegar (thanks Engicoder for that tip!), refoaming it, and internal soarers mod :)

I'll be sure to keep posting pics on the way  :thumb:

Nice to see its in good hands! Looks brand new!
He did a lot of work to make it look that nice.
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #68 on: Sun, 06 December 2015, 08:32:15 »
So! I have not forgotten to post here. techmattr was overly kind as well and is making me a cable for this keyboard for free  :eek:

Soarers converter is doing the job well, typing on the keyboard now. I have been using the XT as my daily driver the last few days, such a wonderful keyboard!

I always like keeping vintage boards stock if i can. Naturally the red plate isn't stock, but I can easily refinish that if needed. The USB connector in the back was selected so that it would fit tightly into the slot without having to cut anything.

Monday the caps I ordered from unicomp will arrive :) When the cable arrives I will post a log of everything in the keyboard section and post a link here!

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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #69 on: Sun, 06 December 2015, 10:17:52 »
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Sun, 06 December 2015, 08:32:15
So! I have not forgotten to post here. techmattr was overly kind as well and is making me a cable for this keyboard for free  :eek:

Soarers converter is doing the job well, typing on the keyboard now. I have been using the XT as my daily driver the last few days, such a wonderful keyboard!

I always like keeping vintage boards stock if i can. Naturally the red plate isn't stock, but I can easily refinish that if needed. The USB connector in the back was selected so that it would fit tightly into the slot without having to cut anything.

Monday the caps I ordered from unicomp will arrive :) When the cable arrives I will post a log of everything in the keyboard section and post a link here!
That's great news! Looking forward to seeing the restoration log.
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Re: [Give Away] IBM Model F XT
« Reply #70 on: Sun, 06 December 2015, 11:08:48 »
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