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geekhack Community => geekhack Media => Topic started by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:35:43

Title: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:35:43
Well here's the NIB naked Industrial M. I added the light blue caps (I *might* order more, but I also don't want to "overdo" it). The crappy photo doesn't do the colour contrast justice.
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The sage scrollpoint pro was only $15, it was just hard to find; took four years of waiting. As usual collectors don't know anything about IBM's coolest products, so there's no competition when they do pop up. Good thing I'm not a collector.

Inside the box the SSK manual was included (which had a stripeless filled in IBM logo on the back, strange?)

The whole auction was bizarre. I'm never buying another Model M on ebay. I'll try to sort out the fact it doesn't have a badge later. May be able to rework a larger badge in there.


Yeah... that's pretty much it.
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:36:35
You won that really dirty M that went for 2k?
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: riotonthebay on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:37:41
You won that really dirty M that went for 2k?

Did you read either the title of his post or any of what he wrote?
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:38:49
You won that really dirty M that went for 2k?

Did you read either the title of his post or any of what he wrote?

Well I've never heard of a "naked" M
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: riotonthebay on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:41:14
You won that really dirty M that went for 2k?

Did you read either the title of his post or any of what he wrote?

Well I've never heard of a "naked" M

Here's the discussion for the keyboard he won. (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54340.0)
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:43:43
You won that really dirty M that went for 2k?

Did you read either the title of his post or any of what he wrote?

Well I've never heard of a "naked" M

Here's the discussion for the keyboard he won. (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54340.0)

Ah, thanks. Confused this one with the one that that scrapper scavenged. Must have never read the end of that thread where everythingIBM was said to be the winner
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Techno Trousers on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:53:07
Thanks for posting about your board. Are you as happy with it as you thought you'd be?

I'd say don't be afraid of eBay, but definitely read fohat.digs' post about eBay buying and selling in the great finds sub, if you haven't already. He has some great advice.
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: n0rvig on Mon, 03 March 2014, 21:57:25
Wow. That's some serious dedication EverythingIBM! You mean it.
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 03 March 2014, 22:00:58
Thanks for posting about your board. Are you as happy with it as you thought you'd be?

I'd say don't be afraid of eBay, but definitely read fohat.digs' post about eBay buying and selling in the great finds sub, if you haven't already. He has some great advice.

One thing that I really enjoy about this SSK, is that its earlier IBM springboard is *very* harmonic like an '86 model M. I was not expecting it to be like that-- given that it was manufactured in '92.

Also-- is it normal for Industrial SSKs to have a grounded space bar? (you know, like some greenocks that had their spacebar grounded with that braided wire). Because this one has that.
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Techno Trousers on Mon, 03 March 2014, 22:22:58
Wow, that's interesting. I've never had an industrial M of either type, so I don't know if grounding straps are a regular feature of them. I guess it makes sense, since the industrial computers were meant for places like factory floors.
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 04 March 2014, 00:29:51
2k? I.... I can't even. Nope, that's it. No more Geekhack tonight. Nu-uh, no sir.
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Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 04 March 2014, 03:13:50
2k? I.... I can't even. Nope, that's it. No more Geekhack tonight. Nu-uh, no sir.
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That's almost $1 for each of your posts, noisyturtle :)
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: Zeal on Tue, 04 March 2014, 04:12:57
2k? I.... I can't even. Nope, that's it. No more Geekhack tonight. Nu-uh, no sir.
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That's almost $1 for each of your posts, noisyturtle :)

Are you at $1 for each post of yours, rowdy?  :p
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 04 March 2014, 15:04:21
2k? I.... I can't even. Nope, that's it. No more Geekhack tonight. Nu-uh, no sir.
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That's almost $1 for each of your posts, noisyturtle :)

Are you at $1 for each post of yours, rowdy?  :p

Definitely not!
Title: Re: The NIB "naked" industrial SSK
Post by: bazemk1979 on Wed, 05 March 2014, 23:38:09
cmon men 2K board deserves better pics, hopefully without the baby blue caps