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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: ed_avis on Tue, 16 April 2013, 07:33:40

Title: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Tue, 16 April 2013, 07:33:40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140906817354

This appears to be a Model M2 with weird connector.  Can it be adapted with Soarer's converter or similar?

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 16 April 2013, 10:37:37

it looks like the "normal" 4p4c connector that ibm uses for their terminals. I don't think its worth the $60 though, just for a "selectric touch" KB.

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Tue, 16 April 2013, 12:14:45

M2s are something of a rarity and one seller on Ebay is asking $250 for one!  So I've started mentioning them as a great find.  I have never used one myself so I don't know just how much worse it is than the good old Model M.

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 16 April 2013, 13:09:15

The M2 could have been great - but wasn't.

I have bought 2 and both were dead. I may have one in the basement that would be good for parts, if somebody needs it.

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: bazemk1979 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:36:19

lol this posted in great finds...................

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Wed, 17 April 2013, 03:58:29

Isn't there a common problem where a capacitor on the M2 dies?

Title: Re: Ebay: Model M2 terminal keyboard
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 17 April 2013, 09:58:03

Quote from: ed_avis on Wed, 17 April 2013, 03:58:29

Isn't there a common problem where a capacitor on the M2 dies?

From what I've read, yes. it's a common controller issue. Some people have fixed theirs by replacing it, and on some it didn't work.

Here's an example thread from GH: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=31813.msg601755#msg601755