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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: arakula on Fri, 12 September 2014, 06:53:29
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Hi there -
I'm new to this forum, but definitely not new to mechanical keyboards :cool:
Having started on 3277 and 3278 terminals back in the early '80s, I've worked with the original IBM PC, XT, AT, 3270 PC, up to the PS/2 (Model M) keyboards - which I dearly love and have used ever since their appearance. IMO, nothing beats the haptics of a buckling spring IBM. Wherever I set up shop, I take one of them with me, either original IBMs or Unicomp ones. Currently, I got about... hmmm... 8 or 9 IBM Model M MF-II keyboards, one Unicomp Classic 105, and one Unicomp PC/5250 (which I'm currently writing this on). And one rubber dome IBM Model M, but that doesn't really count :-)
A 122-key model M terminal keyboard is currently waiting in semi-modified state, waiting for a Teensy which should arrive any day.
Bye,
Hermann
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Welcome to Geekhack!
I was feeling nostalgic, and switched to one of my Model M keyboards this morning (I have only two). Fantastic keyboards, although I found out this afternoon that the case on this one was separated on the lower right side. It snapped together easily enough, but still feels loose.
There are quite a few Model M aficionados here too - you will fit right in :)