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Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: iMav on Sat, 02 February 2008, 06:57:06: Check it.

here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200197073967) and here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200197074371).
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 09:21:42: Speaking of oddball model M keyboards, here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-PS-2-Space-Saver-Keyboard-1391472-USA_W0QQitemZ250211686650QQihZ015QQcategoryZ116290QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) an 84-key spacesaver...
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: sashomasho on Sat, 02 February 2008, 10:23:52: Quote from: Nonmouse;2724
Speaking of oddball model M keyboards, here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-PS-2-Space-Saver-Keyboard-1391472-USA_W0QQitemZ250211686650QQihZ015QQcategoryZ116290QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) an 84-key spacesaver...

i keep an eye on this one :) but if someone needs more than i do - then i'll wait for the next one :)
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Bluemercury on Sat, 02 February 2008, 11:26:06: I have the original keyboard from this one is based, model M5-2, i highly recomend it....:D
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: rnak92a on Sat, 02 February 2008, 12:12:06: Quote from: sashomasho;2726
i keep an eye on this one :) but if someone needs more than i do - then i'll wait for the next one :)

Sorry, sasho--I bid on it. You're welcome to outbid me, though, as I only bid US 50.00
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: rnak92a on Sat, 02 February 2008, 12:39:00: Quote from: Bluemercury;2728
I have the original keyboard from this one is based, model M5-2, i highly recomend it....:D

I've the M 5-1, where the trackball is adjacent to the directional keys. It's quite nice, too. Brandon @ clickykeyboards comes across these now and then, sometimes new in box, as mine was. Brandon's first-rate in terms of service, though he charges a small premium.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: iMav on Sat, 02 February 2008, 13:07:41: Quote from: rnak92a;2729
Sorry, sasho--I bid on it. You're welcome to outbid me, though, as I only bid US 50.00

Here's hoping a geekhacker wins it! ;)
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 02 February 2008, 13:32:20: They are nice keyboards, and though the shipping is really steep, it's not a bad price.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Bluemercury on Sat, 02 February 2008, 20:34:16: Quote from: rnak92a;2730
I've the M 5-1, where the trackball is adjacent to the directional keys. It's quite nice, too. Brandon @ clickykeyboards comes across these now and then, sometimes new in box, as mine was. Brandon's first-rate in terms of service, though he charges a small premium.

I also have one m5-1 too. But that one the keys and caps are jointed as one piece only and for some reason i dont like it as much.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 20:48:28: I put in a low-ball bid on one of the trackball units...

But now I'm kinda wishing I hadn't. Looking at Unicomp's website (http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/ontheball.html), this appears to be the "Quiet Touch" version. Futz.

(2nd edit)
Well, it looks like fkeidjn is going to get both of 'em, if he doesn't get sniped. I guess he can let us know if they're clicky or not...
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 22:17:13: Looks like I can't figure out which auction I'm looking at. I guess I got one and fkeidjn got the other one.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: fkeidjn on Sat, 02 February 2008, 22:39:21: Either way, the keyboard is still a bargain.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Sat, 02 February 2008, 23:46:44: Quote from: fkeidjn;2744
Either way, the keyboard is still a bargain.

Enh, if it's the quiet touch version, it's a $30 doorstop for me.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: xsphat on Sun, 03 February 2008, 00:07:30: Nonmouse, I love your humor, and I feel the same way.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: fkeidjn on Sun, 03 February 2008, 01:58:46: Keep in mind that you can always file a claim for wrong item description.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: sashomasho on Sun, 03 February 2008, 02:00:06: Quote from: rnak92a;2729
Sorry, sasho--I bid on it. You're welcome to outbid me, though, as I only bid US 50.00

No problem, i can skip this one, as long as you are winning it :)
Maybe I should wait a while, the last week I received my scorpius m10 and was outbided by a buying-and-bidding-like-crazy japanese guy for a model m mini (which i'm sure he will resale somewhere :( ), and this one has quite expensive shipping to europe - $48, so this will make 2 $100 keyboard for me for two weeks, maybe I should buy one hhkb pro and should cool myself for a while... still wanting my model m mini though :)

regards
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Sun, 03 February 2008, 02:10:10: Quote from: fkeidjn;2749
Keep in mind that you can always file a claim for wrong item description.

In theory....

If it turns out not to be the clicky model, I'll just re-flea it, no biggie.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: fkeidjn on Sun, 03 February 2008, 19:59:37: Is the keyboard "hackable?" I mean convert it from a rubber dome to a buckling spring? It could be an interesting project.
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: xyzzy on Fri, 08 February 2008, 11:22:50: And if someone fancies a bit of research & soldering to make an adaptor, here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-Clicky-Space-saver-Keyboard-RJ-Con-REFB_W0QQitemZ130190590255QQihZ003QQcategoryZ116290QQcmdZViewItem) a cheap IBM Model M Spacesaver.

According to the info from this page (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/42h0468.html), it should be quite easy to make such adaptor (as long as the connector on the 2 'boards is the same, which I'm not sure).
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: Nonmouse on Fri, 08 February 2008, 14:15:52: Here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-IBM-Model-F-Computer-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ200160800120QQihZ010QQcategoryZ116290QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem) an interesting one- a Model F- buckling spring with capacitive switches. Too bad it's a terminal board. Though I suppose an adapter could probably be rigged up...
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: iMav on Fri, 08 February 2008, 14:27:38: Quote from: xyzzy;2857
According to the info from this page (http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/42h0468.html), it should be quite easy to make such adaptor (as long as the connector on the 2 'boards is the same, which I'm not sure).

Interesting. I did not realize that these could be adapted so easily.

Nice find!
Title: On The Ball anyone??
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 09 February 2008, 00:25:57: I've heard of RJ to USB adapters, but I've never seen one. This way looks so easy, I kind of want to try it. And I have just the keyboard in mind ...