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Title: Cheap Model M's
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 26 January 2011, 15:44:36

Here's a Model M that needs some key caps. $25 BIN, Free Shipping. (http://cgi.ebay.com/P-R-IBM-Model-M-Clicky-Keyboard-1391401-1984-6290-/310289558538?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item483eb2ec0a)

2 Model M's in good shape. $53 BIN (http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-2-IBM-0103473-Clicky-Keyboard-Model-M-PS-2-/230578547289?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35af8d6a59)

IBM 122-key Terminal Keyboards (Model M). $31.50 BIN, 10+ available. (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-Clicky-Keyboard-1390572-8-Pin-Modular-Plug-/320469039849?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4a9d717ae9)

Title: Cheap Model M's
Post by: Pylon on Wed, 26 January 2011, 16:58:24

The first one has a white barrel plate. Interesting.

Title: Cheap Model M's
Post by: doebedoe on Wed, 26 January 2011, 17:16:42

Not to hijack -- but are white barrel plates unusual? I just got a handful of M's, and I just guess all gray labeled ones had white plates?

Title: Cheap Model M's
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Wed, 26 January 2011, 17:22:04

Quote from: doebedoe;285462

Not to hijack -- but are white barrel plates unusual? I just got a handful of M's, and I just guess all gray labeled ones had white plates?

Not all of them. IBM's are all over the place when it comes to little details like that. We're the only people who notice.