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Title: Look at what I get to clean up [Lotsa Model M's]
Post by: bigsneakysnake on Thu, 17 January 2013, 16:19:31

HOLY POOP I got a crapton of Model Ms to clean up and sell. Someone who works at my university (who has a myriad of various electrical components and test equipment) had four model m's in his back closet, which he has convinced me to sell for him (hardly needed to be).

Here be the girls:
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/FE4FEC55-016B-4BD8-9C5C-B039C17FB422-581-000000BC1CAA4573.jpg)
Silver Label, that one is mine!
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/62C6466A-D5E0-407A-BEB6-A6211914D36E-581-000000BC2AF0202B.jpg)
Silver Label, LED-less
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/4D17640E-8B43-461F-AB4A-76A6B8667EF6-581-000000BF0E2838FC.jpg)
Dat date...
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/EC35DBD6-FA39-4B3F-8428-D14EB8085005-581-000000BF15E09228.jpg)
Wounded Warrior (ordering replacement caps and springs from Unicomp)
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/7FCAA206-2CB2-4422-8EB1-FE3617EA3124-581-000000BC4076D044.jpg)
Box-o-Cables (some PS/2, some AT)
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/A6F22881-5A27-452D-93F7-BB7EC22F473E-581-000000BC466C74D5.jpg)
Someone got creative with one...
(http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u387/bigsneakysnake/6A9F662F-10C6-4CB7-B669-142E487B6F4C-581-000000BC59E856C0.jpg)

The fifth Model M is mine, It's a white label 1990 model (without the re-inforced number pad keys). The rest are very early, the LED-less silver label being from 1986! The rest of his batch ranges from 1987-1988. Very cool! He's going to look for some more for me to restore, but I think I will be finding a way to keep both the silver label ones!  :D

Title: Re: Look at what I get to clean up [Lotsa Model M's]
Post by: daerid on Thu, 17 January 2013, 16:25:28

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

Title: Re: Look at what I get to clean up [Lotsa Model M's]
Post by: Tym on Thu, 17 January 2013, 16:26:41

Good job, and Good luck. I think you'll need it!

Title: Re: Look at what I get to clean up [Lotsa Model M's]
Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 17 January 2013, 16:58:40

Cool.

The 1390131s are the ones that get me excited.

Title: Re: Look at what I get to clean up [Lotsa Model M's]
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 17 January 2013, 16:59:27

Good find!