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akkk44
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A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
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Sat, 19 June 2021, 08:56:48 »
It seems like an ordinary Model M in many ways, but I've never seen a layout like this before. The keys seems to be odd.
Anyone have any idea about what is it from? Or the model number of it?
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Findecanor
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Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
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Sat, 19 June 2021, 09:09:13 »
The key mechanism was also used by IBM typewriters. From what I can see
here
the layout matches the IBM Wheelwriter 10 and the Personal Wheelwriter (1988), and the Wheelwriter 15 and Personal Wheelwriter 2 (1990).
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akkk44
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Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
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Sat, 19 June 2021, 09:12:11 »
Thanks a lot for the explaination!
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Pyroo
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Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
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Tue, 22 June 2021, 20:36:54 »
Fun fact some of the typewriters like these use the springs from a model f.
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