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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Aral on Thu, 02 June 2011, 12:13:58

Title: Model M identification
Post by: Aral on Thu, 02 June 2011, 12:13:58

Can someone please give me more info about this keyboard (http://i.imgur.com/cXmcY.jpg)? It's apparently a model M, but I don't know which model it is. Would it be a good buy, considering it doesn't have alt keys? (maybe they can be modded in somehow). If you would buy it, how much would you spend for it?


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Title: Model M identification
Post by: Aral on Thu, 02 June 2011, 12:43:33

Well, I have the opportunity to buy it for 20$, what do you think?

Title: Model M identification
Post by: ch_123 on Thu, 02 June 2011, 12:47:52

Definitely, it's worth a good bit more than that.

There is an Alt key - it's under the left shift.

Title: Model M identification
Post by: Touch_It on Fri, 03 June 2011, 11:39:40

at 20 dollars. imo its an absolute steal. (though it does depend on the connector).  xt vs at. xt you will need a custom adapter to get it to work with a computer whereas an at connector is readily adaptable to ps2/usb

Title: Model M identification
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 03 June 2011, 13:36:41

Quote from: Touch_It;355222

at 20 dollars. imo its an absolute steal. (though it does depend on the connector).  xt vs at. xt you will need a custom adapter to get it to work with a computer whereas an at connector is readily adaptable to ps2/usb

 
I'd think the big shiny "Personal Computer AT" logo is a big hint.

Oh wait, Ripster beat me to it.

Quote from: ripster;355227

Huh?  Model F ATs came with XT connectors?

Oddly enough, many Model Ms are compatible with XTs. It hasn't been fully determined which Model Ms and which XTs are applicable to this, but it's true of at least some of them (and not just the Model Ms without the LED blocks)