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Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: Biggs on Sun, 01 February 2009, 13:58:10

How do you determine if one has removable key caps (i.e. caps + stem)?  Did IBM officialy made one with a grey logo?

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: bigpook on Sun, 01 February 2009, 14:37:09

The key caps come off pretty easily if I remember correctly. Don't know about the grey logo.

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: lal on Sun, 01 February 2009, 15:06:12

According to the table on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M#Features_by_part_number) there are at least two different versions of the space saver. Model no. 1391472 has two-part keys and grey logo, model no. 1397681 has single-part keys and blue logo. The keys are removable in any case.

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: Biggs on Sun, 01 February 2009, 15:31:41

Quote from: lal;20495

According to the table on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M#Features_by_part_number) there are at least two different versions of the space saver. Model no. 1391472 has two-part keys and grey logo, model no. 1397681 has single-part keys and blue logo. The keys are removable in any case.

Are you sure the 1391472 has 2-piece keys (stem and cap)?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Capuchon.jpg/681px-Capuchon.jpg)



Stem:
(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/2005/keycaps/keys-104.jpg)



Cap:
(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/2005/keycaps/keys-032.jpg)

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: lal on Sun, 01 February 2009, 16:01:36

Quote from: Biggs;20498

Are you sure the 1391472 has 2-piece keys (stem and cap)?

No, I'm not sure. The wikipedia table says so. You could browse through clickykeyboards space saver section (http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/9242) and do some analysis. One random 1391472 I just picked out did *not* have two-piece keys.

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: lam47 on Sun, 01 February 2009, 18:48:15

Mine had removable caps 1394047 uni04c6
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/laurie47/DSC00027.jpg)

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: sandy55 on Sun, 01 February 2009, 22:28:32

Mines are;
1391472, 1987 made: single-part key
1393278, 2003 made: two-part key, gray IBM loge. NIB but need surgery.

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: iMav on Mon, 02 February 2009, 05:41:07

My 1393278 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=38) has two piece keys as well.

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: sandy55 on Mon, 02 February 2009, 06:22:54

Hi iMav,

What happened with the IBM logo ?  Did Jim *shave* ai-bee-em off from round base plate before they shipped it to you ?

Title: Model M Space Saver with Removable Key Caps
Post by: iMav on Mon, 02 February 2009, 07:10:06

Quote from: sandy55;20582

Hi iMav,

What happened with the IBM logo ?  Did Jim *shave* ai-bee-em off from round base plate before they shipped it to you ?

No.  This is one they assembled new from old stock for me.  It had never been IBM-badged.