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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: turbocharged on Fri, 03 December 2010, 13:05:51

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: turbocharged on Fri, 03 December 2010, 13:05:51

I just got my IBM Model M in the mail today and I guess I didn't look closely enough at the pictures to realize that there was no cable.

Where can I get one for cheap or does anyone have a spare that I can take off your hands?

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: kidchunks on Fri, 03 December 2010, 14:05:39

Thx for the info rip, I've been searching around for spare cables aswell and no luck finding original ones.

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: patrickgeekhack on Fri, 03 December 2010, 14:46:16

I was looking for one to buy as a spare for my Model M, and Unicomp seems to be the only place to get them for now. They are also new if I am not mistaken.

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: turbocharged on Fri, 03 December 2010, 16:58:12

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/cabdetmin.html

Ughhh....$15 + 7 shipping. That's more than I paid for the board.

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: Cheese101 on Fri, 03 December 2010, 17:27:11

Quote from: ripster;256419

I was going to post a link to an Ebay one but there was NONE.

Hmmmmm......No wonder IBM Buckling Spring is going down in the poll to 3rd place.

If a starcraft 2 pro starting using Model M they'd go back to number #1.
Starcraft sheep just use whatever the pro players use.

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: patrickgeekhack on Fri, 03 December 2010, 19:36:27

Quote from: turbocharged;256627

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/cabdetmin.html

Ughhh....$15 + 7 shipping. That's more than I paid for the board.

LOL.  My MX-11800 and my Dell AT-101W were both $10 each, but I had to pay about $30 for shipping for each.

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: clickclack on Sat, 04 December 2010, 12:03:54

Turbocharged-
Did you happen to get/find one yet?
(assuming you're not going to get the unicomp one)

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 04 December 2010, 12:34:58

Doesn't Brian O Neill sell them too?

Title: Where to get a Model M cable?
Post by: Azuremen on Sat, 04 December 2010, 19:22:14

Quote from: Cheese101;256645

If a starcraft 2 pro starting using Model M they'd go back to number #1.
Starcraft sheep just use whatever the pro players use.

I actually played some games on my Model M the other night. Felt all right but mashing buckle springs versus Blues or Browns takes a little bit more out of my fingers.

Though it would be epic to bust out a Model M keyboard at the pro-level.