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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 17 August 2011, 00:04:37

Title: Model M $10
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 17 August 2011, 00:04:37

http://marketplace.vintage-computer.com/auction_details.php?name=IBM-Model-M-Keyboard-PS2-XT&auction_id=110499
Not bad...

Title: Model M $10
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Wed, 17 August 2011, 01:28:17

shipping for $25 kills it as a great deal. still good though.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 17 August 2011, 17:47:24

Everything on ebay rips you off for shipping. That's why I don't buy stuff there.

 It costs $20 to ship a computer tower. So why should it cost $25 just to ship a KEYBOARD?

Title: Model M $10
Post by: 500_pts on Wed, 17 August 2011, 22:40:19

I like the "gaming marketplace" part.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: SmallFry on Wed, 17 August 2011, 22:56:35

Considering the M has no NKRO, I found that ironic as well 500_pts...

Title: Model M $10
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 18 August 2011, 09:57:58

Quote from: 500_pts;400776

I like the "gaming marketplace" part.

There's nothing wrong with using an IBM Model M to play computer games.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: SmallFry on Thu, 18 August 2011, 10:58:51

NKRO is almost a neccesity for me while I'm gaming. So M is out the window for gaming.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: 500_pts on Thu, 18 August 2011, 11:52:02

As usual, windows is correct.

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdr07hW7S1qcu3xwo1_500.jpg)
The model M is perfect for games.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 18 August 2011, 12:29:02

Quote from: SmallFry;400985

NKRO is almost a neccesity for me while I'm gaming. So M is out the window for gaming.

How?

Title: Model M $10
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Thu, 18 August 2011, 12:59:53

Quote from: False_Dmitry_II;401044

How?

I would say NKRO is overkill but 6kro really is needed sometimes.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: F u r u y á on Thu, 18 August 2011, 13:56:31

Quote from: 500_pts;401018

As usual, windows is correct.

Show Image

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdr07hW7S1qcu3xwo1_500.jpg)

The model M is perfect for games.

Holly **** that game! Brought me memories.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: EverythingIBM on Thu, 18 August 2011, 19:55:40

Quote from: 500_pts;401018

As usual, windows is correct.

Show Image

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdr07hW7S1qcu3xwo1_500.jpg)

The model M is perfect for games.

 
I could never avoid that damn yeti... it goes too fast. Maybe it's my pentium 1 or something.

And in all honesty, I do use my model M for gaming (not sure if starcraft or warcraft are considered as heavy games though). The only time I run into NKRO issues is with playing chords on it for music stuff.

Title: Model M $10
Post by: F u r u y á on Thu, 18 August 2011, 20:22:24

Quote from: EverythingIBM;401284

I could never avoid that damn yeti... it goes too fast. Maybe it's my pentium 1 or something.

And in all honesty, I do use my model M for gaming (not sure if starcraft or warcraft are considered as heavy games though). The only time I run into NKRO issues is with playing chords on it for music stuff.

Yes! Pump it up for instace. I used to played it A LOT back in the day (either "real" arcade machine and computer emulators). I still have 5GB of it in my PC.

BTW, me and my cousin built one from scratch with wood and we used a keyboard controller and we carefully picked the keys that won't interfere with each other (of course we ripped it form a crappy rubber dome with no NKRO).


Speaking about NKRO, my Filco which supposedly is NRKO over PS/2 won't allow me to press Alt Gr + Space Bar (I'm using USB though). Because of the layout, I use "Alt Gr + W" for question mark, and whenever there is a space after a question mark, I can't just press the space bar; I have to unpress Alt Gr before which slows me down a bit.


And Yeti = "game over". At least for me in that time. lol

Title: Model M $10
Post by: 500_pts on Thu, 18 August 2011, 20:53:50

edit: i lied, it was the f button, for extra speed