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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: JWK on Mon, 23 July 2012, 15:44:54
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Early date and low serial number.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251110365302
I've not seen documentation of any model M earlier.
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Close to $200! I have a NIB 131, a later model, wonder how much it is worth. I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.
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> I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.
You have a 1390131 that is older than 11-21-1985?
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It's probably so expensive because it is one of the first ever made. I happen have one of the first 1391401's. Mine is made on 12 Mar 1987. So my keyboard was made before they released the IBM personal System 2 on 2, April 1987.If anyone has an earlier 1391401 , I wanna know. Well with this keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
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It's probably so expensive because it is one of the first ever made. I happen have one of the first 1391401's. Mine is made on 12 Mar 1987. So my keyboard was made before they released the IBM personal System 2 on 2, April 1987.If anyone has an earlier 1391401 , I wanna know. Well with this keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
What's the serial/ID number of yours? I notice the ID # of the one in the auction is 900, which is rather low. I have a 6110668 (122-key model F) ID #00363 (31 Jan '84). I only paid $45 shipped for it, and I'm interested if anyone has a lower ID#.
Looks like they started on the 1390131's in November of '85.
Either way, this is a pretty rare find, I'd say. How often do you see SN or ID#'s under 1000?
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2050363 is the SN.
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I have a 1390136 (UK layout), dated 03-10-1986, serial 55-0023619.
What I don't know is what format that date is in, but I'm guessing US format which would make it March '86.
I'm thinking of selling my Model Ms... but not this one :D
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You guys are messing with my head.
I have 2 excellent 1986 1390131s which I packaged and boxed very thoroughly and carefully just about a month ago for long-term storage.
One is dated 19SEP86 and I think that the other one is older, but I would have to waste a lot of work to find out.
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> I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.
You have a 1390131 that is older than 11-21-1985?
I mean older than my NIB one.
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Dang, that's a good half year older than my oldest '0131
You don't see many 1985s around... What do you wanna bet they're hiding in some dank old IBM warehouse somewhere
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Well with this keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
And it all went downhill from there
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Well with this keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
And it all went down hill from there
Lol. I spoke too soon. I happen to have a UK '87 Model F AT! Buyers probably had the choice of 101 or 84 key rather than discontinuing the F AT.
BTW, RiffRaff, when was your F AT made?
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BTW, RiffRaff, when was your F AT made?
Here's an actual picture, I never cracked it open to check for dates. I have nothing on the board but the serial number which is pretty common. Mine starts with #262
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I'd say it's somewhere in the 84-85 time range. It definitly isn't my oldest board with capacitive buckling springs.
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Thats garbage
Ive owned Model M
June 1985
September 1985
November 1985 (x2)