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Offline lam47

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« on: Sun, 09 November 2008, 16:17:17 »
Hey all.
This looks distinctly like a membrane model M I saw on clickykeyboards.
Can anyone tell from the rubbish picture if this is indeed a membrane M or buckling spring?

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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 09 November 2008, 17:21:33 »
All Model Ms use membranes. Are you looking for rubber domes?
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Offline lam47

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 09 November 2008, 17:27:42 »
Ah yes sorry. I meant the rubber dome version. Im sure I read that a 93 model made in the UK used rubber domes and not buckling spring switches. The picture of that looked identical to this.
I will try and find the info.

Here it is.

http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/9608/subcatid/0/id/328451

I guess its impossible to tell if the one in the pic in my first post is the same as this.
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Typewriters. Olivetti Valentine. Imperial Good Companion Model T. Olympia SM3

Offline Chloe

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 09 November 2008, 19:44:50 »
It's a buckling spring. The model number is 1391406.
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Offline lam47

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 09 November 2008, 19:55:23 »
Thanks but i lost it on ebay. Went for £37.01
I was too slow!
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Typewriters. Olivetti Valentine. Imperial Good Companion Model T. Olympia SM3

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 14 November 2008, 19:42:23 »
What was the item number?

You can't tell from just that pic, though, whether it was a BS or rubber dome board.

That said, I don't know if the rubber dome boards in the UK were the same way, but the rubber dome boards here were all made by Lexmark, and all had fixed cables. That board has the detachable cable and blue logo - which, in the US, would mean a board made in 1993 or 1994 by IBM.

(Using clickykeyboards for reference, the first Lexmark 52G9658 was made 1993-02-09, and the last 1391401 (but made by Lexmark, confusingly) was made approximately 1994-02-22. The last IBM 1391401 was made somewhere between 1993-05-25 and 1993-08-03 - I'm typing this on an IBM 1391401 made 1993-06-03.)
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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 14 November 2008, 20:09:06 »
I asked the seller for the model number.
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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 14 November 2008, 20:09:55 »
I meant the eBay item number, if the auction's ended, not the model number. ;)
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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 14 November 2008, 20:11:53 »
330283480451
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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 14 November 2008, 20:32:04 »
I'm gonna guess it's a 1391406, based on that description...
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