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Title: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:11:46
Been looking for a UK ISO Model M for ages never seem to find one at a price I could afford/justify until now  :D
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: snoopy on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:33:21
Looks nice and clean. How much did you pay?
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:39:15
Quote from: snoopy on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:33:21
Looks nice and clean. How much did you pay?

£21 plus postage.
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: BliTzKiN on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:42:48
Quote from: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:39:15
Quote from: snoopy on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:33:21
Looks nice and clean. How much did you pay?

£21 plus postage.

WUT!? those caps actually look like they are in really good condition. Nice buy  :thumb:
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:03:28
Quote from: BliTzKiN on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:42:48
Quote from: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:39:15
Quote from: snoopy on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:33:21
Looks nice and clean. How much did you pay?

£21 plus postage.

WUT!? those caps actually look like they are in really good condition. Nice buy  :thumb:

One of the caps had crayon or lipstick on it which of course was an easy clean, they are perfect.
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:07:20
Very nice find!

What's the date of manufacture?
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:44:35
I'm confused. I've got a 1391406. UK ISO, Greenock, 1996. It's fourth generation, according to Deskthority (no speaker grille, straight cable). According to Wikipedia, it should be grey label, but it's not, it's blue label. It's also got all-black legends, instead of the grey Alt and pale grey numpad navigation as seen above. (A month or two later I found another one identical to mine.)

It looks like things were not as straightforward as it seems!

PS weird USB extension lead …
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: remlap on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:50:32
Quote from: The_Beast on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:07:20
Very nice find!

What's the date of manufacture?

1993-08-09 1391406, with Speaker Grill and detachable cable.

Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 13 August 2013, 15:44:35
PS weird USB extension lead …

I fancied a coiled cable to go with  :))
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 13 August 2013, 16:09:38
Ow my head.

So, yours is the same model number as mine, but with a different cable (mine's fixed) and different case (I have drainage holes but no speaker grille).

Google Images also confirms that most of them were grey label …

Was IBM Greenock owned by Alps or something?
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: remlap on Wed, 14 August 2013, 05:10:28
Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 13 August 2013, 16:09:38
Ow my head.

So, yours is the same model number as mine, but with a different cable (mine's fixed) and different case (I have drainage holes but no speaker grille).

Google Images also confirms that most of them were grey label …

Was IBM Greenock owned by Alps or something?

Mine has drainage holes if that helps.
Title: Re: Finally found a UK ISO Model M at a price I could afford
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Wed, 14 August 2013, 17:08:01
We both do, but they don't go anywhere, apparently — that's a Scottish mystery.