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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: akkk44 on Sat, 19 June 2021, 08:56:48

Title: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
Post by: akkk44 on Sat, 19 June 2021, 08:56:48

(https://z3.ax1x.com/2021/06/19/RPOj8U.jpg)
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?

Title: Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 19 June 2021, 09:09:13

The key mechanism was also used by IBM typewriters. From what I can see here (https://etypewriters.com/history.htm) the layout matches the IBM Wheelwriter 10 and the Personal Wheelwriter (1988), and the Wheelwriter 15 and Personal Wheelwriter 2 (1990).

Title: Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
Post by: akkk44 on Sat, 19 June 2021, 09:12:11

Thanks a lot for the explaination!

Title: Re: A weird Model M with a strange layout I've never seen
Post by: Pyroo on Tue, 22 June 2021, 20:36:54

Fun fact some of the typewriters like these use the springs from a model f.