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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: microsoft windows on Mon, 09 September 2013, 19:45:59
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I've got two IBM model M's running on my fleet of computers. One is a conventional-style Model M made in June 1986. The other one is an M5-2 with a trackball that was made in 1994. Both of them found their way out of garbage cans at one time or another.
When were your model M's made?
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I have two.
One is 02-Mar-1993 (51G8572).
The other is 29-Nov-1995 (52G9658).
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My SSK was born on 09/26/1987. It's so cute :D
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My SSK was brought into this world on 7/25/1991
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08-22-90
122-key terminal model
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Dunno if mine's counted as a Model M, it's a Lexmark Model M, and it graced our world on 6th October '93....
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I have about 5 dating from about mid-1986 to late-1991.
The earliest 2 are 1390131s and the later 3 are 1931401s.
I have had several others including more 1391401s, Lexmarks from the mid-late-1990s (42s, 52s, and 92s) and a couple of Unicomps from the early 2000s.
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I'm currently looking at a Model M on eBay that I want to purchase and "restore". It was made in 1988.
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I'm currently looking at a Model M on eBay that I want to purchase and "restore". It was made in 1988.
That one will have wire stabilizers on the long keys and a heavy back plate. Presumably it is a 1391401 and would be a very good candidate for restoration and "collectors' value".
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Jeez, everyone else seems to have the IBM Model M, looks like I'm the only one with a Lexmark. :confused:
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Jeez, everyone else seems to have the IBM Model M, looks like I'm the only one with a Lexmark. :confused:
IBM churned them out for almost a decade. There must be millions of IBMs out there, "only" thousands of the others.
Elitists turn up noses at anything after the 1391401, but the later ones are perfectly good (but I will say that neither of my Greenock 42Hs worked).
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<------ 03/24/99, a young Unicomp
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<------ 03/24/99, a young Unicomp
Heh! I forgot that I actually have a 101-key Unicomp Model M, created on 08/11/2006. Practically a newborn.
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my daily-ssk: 02-19-93
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October 1989.
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I have 9 of them ranging 1986 to 1997. I think the daily driver is 1989. I cataloged them once, but now I forget where the catalog is...
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122 key old M ; 30-05-1986 (current one)
2x 122 key normal M; 26-10-1989
+20x blue label M from 1994
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17-09-96
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My trio were made in '85, '91 and '97. Don't remember the exact dates.
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08-29-90 (1391401)
Just got it last week, and love typing on it. But it's HUGE! Looking to get an SSK model to replace it.
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1390120 - Jan 13, 1986
1390120 - Feb 19, 1986
1391401 - Feb 3, 1990
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Jeez, everyone else seems to have the IBM Model M, looks like I'm the only one with a Lexmark. :confused:
IBM churned them out for almost a decade. There must be millions of IBMs out there, "only" thousands of the others.
Elitists turn up noses at anything after the 1391401, but the later ones are perfectly good (but I will say that neither of my Greenock 42Hs worked).
Over at DT the Europeans seem to think that the Greenock plant was pumping out the majority of Model Ms for their entire production life-span. I would think that the majority of them were made here in the USA.
...anyway, I have 2 SSKs from 87 and one full size from 88. Great boards, great tactile and audible feedback. And, of course, there is the nostalgic factor as well.
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(http://i.imm.io/11OCn.jpeg)
03march86
D2297. sadly the other plant has lower serial numbers, but FL2 appears to be much less common in general. Was worth the $25 I spent.
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PN 1391472
09-Nov-1987
2178673
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09-07-96
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The oldest I have is from October 1986, that's 1390120 model.
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Over at DT the Europeans seem to think that the Greenock plant was pumping out the majority of Model Ms for their entire production life-span. I would think that the majority of them were made here in the USA.
Really? Who is saying that?
(Of course, the Greenock plant made the majority of the European layout Model Ms, if that's what you mean)