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Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Mon, 09 January 2012, 12:55:47

Been up for a day or so. Maybe try a best offer?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-Model-M-Clicky-PS-2-Keyboard-1394950-/220928796641?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item337061e7e1#ht_914wt_1396

Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: REVENGE on Mon, 09 January 2012, 14:07:15

Quote from: ripster;486696

Ugh.  Greenock.

You're just Green with envy.

Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: ed_avis on Tue, 10 January 2012, 03:57:15

I've only ever used Greenock-made Model Ms - am I missing out?

Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Wed, 11 January 2012, 13:37:26

Well, from my experience that just means your spacebar is abs. I didn't even notice that until I melted it.

Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: ed_avis on Wed, 18 January 2012, 08:24:21

That explains why the spacebar is yellower than other keys.

Title: Yet another Industrial on eBay
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 18 January 2012, 08:27:24

I had a Greenock 42H that I was excited about bolt-modding because it had a nice light feel, and it looked really clean and nice overall.

After taking it apart and trying to make it work, I realized that it had a weird controller/connections that was/were completely different from all my other Model Ms.

PS - I tested the spacebar with acetone and it was not affected, so I suppose I got one of the good ones. If I remember correctly it dated from 1997.