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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: Christian on Sat, 01 September 2012, 15:44:37

Title: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: Christian on Sat, 01 September 2012, 15:44:37

I need a key stem and optionally a pause/break key cap for my standard IBM Model M keyboard. Does anyone know of any EU retailers or private persons that sell these?

Thanks

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 01 September 2012, 16:44:06

Sorry can't help you personally. I don't think there are any Retailers/Sellers that taylor so specifically to your request, but I could be wrong.

You've definitely come to the right place to ask this tho.

Welcome to GeekHack

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: Christian on Sat, 01 September 2012, 16:55:46

Quote from: hazeluff on Sat, 01 September 2012, 16:44:06

Sorry can't help you personally. I don't think there are any Retailers/Sellers that taylor so specifically to your request, but I could be wrong.

You've definitely come to the right place to ask this tho.

Welcome to GeekHack

That's too bad. Do you know of any users on this forum with an excess of Model M keyboards that might have some I could buy?

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: metalliqaz on Sat, 01 September 2012, 17:15:07

As far as I know, the only place to get M's serviced is at Unicomp.  They are the current owners of the IBM buckling spring technology, and their website that they service old IBMs in addition to selling new ones.  They have a subforum at Geekhack, or you can just duck* it.

* "duck it" means the same as "google it", but I am a duckduckgo user. :)

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sat, 01 September 2012, 17:40:07

Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but anyways...

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Title: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: cactux on Sat, 01 September 2012, 17:48:57

If you are in a hurry, you can get those parts from http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/10191

They offer international shipping

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: Christian on Sat, 01 September 2012, 17:56:04

Quote from: cactux on Sat, 01 September 2012, 17:48:57

If you are in a hurry, you can get those parts from http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/10191

They offer international shipping

I am aware, but 20USD shipping for items worth 2USD is not exactly a good deal.

Title: Re: I'm new and I need help.
Post by: Christian on Sun, 02 September 2012, 04:31:36

Found a seller at deskthority, thanks for the help.