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Offline y11971alex

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Hello
« on: Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:22:17 »
I am a 20-year-old History student currently studying in the University of Toronto. 

Name: Alex Y.
Keyboard History: Model M (1998, on my parents' computers) -> Other unremarkable models -> Model F (AT)

That's about as much there is to me, really. :3
« Last Edit: Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:24:39 by y11971alex »
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Keyboards owned: IBM Selectric | 3278 | 3101 | 5251 | Model F XT | AT | 122 (6110344) | Model M 1390120 | 1390131 | 1391472 | 1392464 (DisplayWriter SSK) | 1395100 (SSK) | Honeywell RD IBM 09F4230 | Leading Edge DC-2014 (Blue Alps) | Chicony 5891 (Monterey Blue) | E&E-101 (KPT Blue) | BTC 5100 | 5100C | 5369 | DEC VT100 (Hi-tek Linear) | Burroughs TP109 (Hall) | Realforce 87 (55g)

Keyboards wanted: IBM Model F 104 (Unsaver) | Model M 1391401

Offline swimmingbird

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Re: Hello
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:53:56 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Even though I don't like clicky keyboards everyone who's into them won't stop raving about the Model F - might have to give it a try sometime!
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Offline drewba

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Re: Hello
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 11 November 2015, 15:40:20 »
Hey Alex, welcome. You have pretty good taste in keyboards  :thumb:

Also Toronto is a really cool place and I want to go back right now
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Offline y11971alex

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Re: Hello
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 11 November 2015, 15:46:17 »
Quote from: swimmingbird on Tue, 10 November 2015, 19:53:56
Welcome to Geekhack!

Even though I don't like clicky keyboards everyone who's into them won't stop raving about the Model F - might have to give it a try sometime!

Quote from: drewba on Wed, 11 November 2015, 15:40:20
Hey Alex, welcome. You have pretty good taste in keyboards  :thumb:

Also Toronto is a really cool place and I want to go back right now

Thanks, though the Model M I used at an age when keyboards weren't much more than "a number of buttons" to me.

And shipping to Toronto, which is less than 100km from the US border, is nightmarishly expensive.
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Keyboards owned: IBM Selectric | 3278 | 3101 | 5251 | Model F XT | AT | 122 (6110344) | Model M 1390120 | 1390131 | 1391472 | 1392464 (DisplayWriter SSK) | 1395100 (SSK) | Honeywell RD IBM 09F4230 | Leading Edge DC-2014 (Blue Alps) | Chicony 5891 (Monterey Blue) | E&E-101 (KPT Blue) | BTC 5100 | 5100C | 5369 | DEC VT100 (Hi-tek Linear) | Burroughs TP109 (Hall) | Realforce 87 (55g)

Keyboards wanted: IBM Model F 104 (Unsaver) | Model M 1391401

Offline demik

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Re: Hello
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 11 November 2015, 16:58:24 »
Hello

Buy a hhkb
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Offline y11971alex

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Re: Hello
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 11 November 2015, 20:13:37 »
Quote from: demik on Wed, 11 November 2015, 16:58:24
Hello

Buy a hhkb

Hmm... I don't have an unlimited amount of money to spend  :D

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Keyboards owned: IBM Selectric | 3278 | 3101 | 5251 | Model F XT | AT | 122 (6110344) | Model M 1390120 | 1390131 | 1391472 | 1392464 (DisplayWriter SSK) | 1395100 (SSK) | Honeywell RD IBM 09F4230 | Leading Edge DC-2014 (Blue Alps) | Chicony 5891 (Monterey Blue) | E&E-101 (KPT Blue) | BTC 5100 | 5100C | 5369 | DEC VT100 (Hi-tek Linear) | Burroughs TP109 (Hall) | Realforce 87 (55g)

Keyboards wanted: IBM Model F 104 (Unsaver) | Model M 1391401

Offline rowdy

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Re: Hello
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 15 November 2015, 00:59:21 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Nice taste in keyboards :)
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