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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: patrickgeekhack on Fri, 26 November 2010, 13:45:16
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Seller said that it does not have the label anymore.
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Blue Label. I'm sure of it.
Good thing I have been on this forum long enough to know your comments.
But probably a 42H or later.
I thought so too. But does not the 42H1292 has a straight cord as opposed to a coiled one?
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I think it's like the one in the pic, coiled but notice it's thinner and flatter than a typical SDL cable. The straight ones are fairly rare and I'm sure Unicomp has boxes of them despite Chuck telling me they don't.
I noticed this too. Anyway I made an offer for much less than the seller was asking so that he says no.
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That's a 52g. The 42h has a non-coiled cable on the right side of the keyboard.
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I call that the Tijuana Ebay strategy.
What's a Tijuana?
That's a 52g. The 42h has a non-coiled cable on the right side of the keyboard.
Good observation!
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Ah yes, it could be the 82G as well, they do have the same cable. The 52g is more common, though, so my money would still be on the 52g. Either way, it's a nice looking keyboard :)
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The more I look the more I am finding sources for IBM Model M. I just found that someone on another forum happens to have a few of these which he is willing to part with for a fair price. I don't know what a fair price is. This may be interesting for Canadian buyers, since shipping may be less. I am trying to resist buying more since even the one I have will unlikelyb break in the next few years.
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Ah yes, it could be the 82G as well, they do have the same cable. The 52g is more common, though, so my money would still be on the 52g. Either way, it's a nice looking keyboard :)
Basically, there is not way without the label to truly know, is there?
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Not as far as I can tell, but I doubt it matters too much. Those are all fairly similar keyboards.
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So..so far we know it's:
-Blue Label
-Black Alt and Prt Scrn keys, and numpad labeling is also black
-Coiled fix cord
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(http://bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/peter-falk-as-detective-columbo.jpg)
The seller has not e-mailed me since I made my "bad" offer.
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Seller came back accepting my offer. In less than 10 days, I've bought three keyboards. This keyboard buying thing must stop.
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In 4 months, I have bought:
9 IBM space savers, 2 unicomp customizers, 2 filco 104 browns, 3 full-sized model Ms, a ducky 1087, an nmb space invader, 2 abs M1s, an ancer keyboard, an M13, an ortek, and probably some others I am forgetting about.
...and you think YOU have a problem?
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9 IBM space savers, 2 unicomp customizers, 2 filco 104 browns, 3 full-sized model Ms, a ducky 1087, an nmb space invader, 2 abs M1s, an ancer keyboard, an M13, an ortek,
and a partridge in a pear tree!
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In 4 months, I have bought:
9 IBM space savers, 2 unicomp customizers, 2 filco 104 browns, 3 full-sized model Ms, a ducky 1087, an nmb space invader, 2 abs M1s, an ancer keyboard, an M13, an ortek, and probably some others I am forgetting about.
...and you think YOU have a problem?
Well, it depends on how we define the problem :-)
Everything is subject to the law of diminishing return. I am at the point where each keyboard, while bringing me some additional satisfaction, is probably bringing less extra satisfaction.