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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mangobaobab on Wed, 10 April 2013, 21:13:57

Title: Keyboard ID [IBM] [Again]
Post by: mangobaobab on Wed, 10 April 2013, 21:13:57

Someone? :)
http://static.limundoslike.com/originalslika-23079841.jpg
Mechanical or not?

Title: Re: Keyboard ID [IBM] [Again]
Post by: mich on Fri, 12 April 2013, 07:31:12

There are only few mechanical keyboards by IBM:

Huge and heavy ancient stuff which can't be confused with anything PC.
Model F XT and AT.
122 key Model F and M.
101 key Model M and variants (different colors, trackpoints, non-IBM branding, ...).
Space saving Model M (looks like normal M, but tenkeyless).
Model M2 - the most "modern" looking of all, for some values of "modern".
Model M15 - split M2.

Note: Ms and M2s exist in rubber dome versions as well, these can only be distinguished by product numbers or physical inspection.

Title: Re: Keyboard ID [IBM] [Again]
Post by: bazemk1979 on Fri, 12 April 2013, 12:03:41

not mechanical

Title: Re: Keyboard ID [IBM] [Again]
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 12 April 2013, 15:25:36

I think that may be a KB8923 or variant.

Nice for rubber domes but that one looks kind of tired.

Title: Re: Keyboard ID [IBM] [Again]
Post by: rootwyrm on Fri, 12 April 2013, 15:47:12

Yes, rubber dome. It's a KB8923, yes - different PN for different layout. ISO Portuguese.