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Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: MANISH7 on Mon, 29 June 2009, 15:13:37

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270417744662&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Since I consider only new keyboards, I call this a good deal.

Only 18 people have reviewed this seller.

No cable included.

He doesn't provide the date nor show the back label.

It is a 1391401 but the best 1391401s are the ones made in 1988 or earlier (as Idiot_Hacker has explained in detail). Seeing that this one is a blue label 1391401, it is made in 1992 or after.

Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: stbtrax on Mon, 29 June 2009, 16:43:55

thanks just picked this up, been lurking on this forum for a while now looking for keyboard advice.  it's too bad it doesn't come with a cable, and i'm too cheap to buy one so time to bust out the soldering iron.

Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 29 June 2009, 17:12:30

Quote from: stbtrax;100020

thanks just picked this up, been lurking on this forum for a while now looking for keyboard advice.  it's too bad it doesn't come with a cable, and i'm too cheap to buy one so time to bust out the soldering iron.

dude, cable is like 5 bucks  (plus shipping)
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-PS-2-to-6-Pin-RJ12-Extension-Cable-10-Long_W0QQitemZ300241652408QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Cables_Adapters?hash=item45e7cc0ab8&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

(i'm assuming thats the right one).

Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: MANISH7 on Mon, 29 June 2009, 17:20:09

Quote from: stbtrax;100020

thanks just picked this up, been lurking on this forum for a while now looking for keyboard advice.  it's too bad it doesn't come with a cable, and i'm too cheap to buy one so time to bust out the soldering iron.

congrats on your purchase. new cables can be had from unicomp for $5+ shipping. you have a good chance of calling and getting them to consider cheap shipping for just a small cable e.g. ~$4. the people at unicomp (pckeyboards dot com) are very nice and helpful. so for <$10 you get a brand new cable for your new keyboard.

or, if you don't want to spend the $10, I guess you know what you're doing with the soldering :)

Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: watduzhkstand4 on Mon, 29 June 2009, 18:33:23

wow why doesn't that pop up when I was getting my Model M...

Title: Blue Label NIB 1391401 $30 BIN + $12 UPS
Post by: pfink on Mon, 29 June 2009, 18:45:37

Quote from: MANISH7;100029

congrats on your purchase. new cables can be had from unicomp for $5+ shipping.

Looks like Unicomp raised their price a couple bucks, but they're still cheaper than clickykeyboards.com:

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net//cabdetmin.html