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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: LouisHjelmslev on Fri, 25 July 2014, 05:44:19
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Just the other day I remembered having an IBM keyboard on one of my first computers (386). I can't for the life of me remember the model, so I'd appreciate any help from you IBM keyboard buffs out there.
What I do remember:
1. Full keyset, however form factor very small (footprint much smaller than say Model M). I distinctly recall that there was none of that extra space on top that you see on your typical M.
2. Definitely clicky keys, however between BS and Cherry Blues, they were actually quite close to blues. In fact, I distinctly recall a very high-pitched and light click. More akin to teeth chattering than to heavier thumps.
3. The keyboard couldn't have been produced after 1990.
I know that's minimal info, but that's part of the reason why I can't find it myself! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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At or XT F maybe?
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Sounds like an M2 except for the date.
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I'm agreeing on a Model M2. Here are some pictures of one:
http://deskthority.net/f-o-r-s-a-l-e-f58/ibm-model-m2-nib-t2868.html
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Sounds like an M2 except for the date.
Bingo! Superstar. :thumb:
Did I get my dates wrong? What's the matter?
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Did I get my dates wrong? What's the matter?
I don't own an M2 any more, but I thought that they came later, early-mid-1990s, I may be wrong.
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Did I get my dates wrong? What's the matter?
I don't own an M2 any more, but I thought that they came later, early-mid-1990s, I may be wrong.
wasn't the ibm 386 available in the early '90s? I think the PS/2 model 35 came out in like 1991 or something.
edit: looks like the model 70 and 80 (towers) came with a 386 back in 1988 so I could be wrong, but I think they came with a 1391401 (model M not M2) keyboard
addendum: looks like it came with the IBM PS/1 in 1990 http://deskthority.net/wiki/IBM_M2