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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: ander on Mon, 10 August 2015, 15:27:33

Title: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ander on Mon, 10 August 2015, 15:27:33

IBM PS2 Keyboard & Moose (http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PS2-Keyboard-Mouse-/131575639608?hash=item1ea284ee38)


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What an opportunity! An IBM Model M keyboard plus your very own moose! (I'm not sure how they both fit in the box; it must be much bigger than the photo suggests.)

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: 0100010 on Tue, 11 August 2015, 10:07:44

Wasn't used for very much wrighting either!

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ander on Tue, 11 August 2015, 14:46:34

I've contacted the seller and have a bit more info:

• The moose was raised in Buckling Spring, Montana, on IBM's experimental Keyboard Moose farm (now owned by Unicomp, but used to train dye-sublimators in text-centering).

• The Moose's name is Watson (after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson)). Needless to say, if you happen to be a private detective, he could accompany you to crime scenes and be an excellent companion.

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ander on Fri, 14 August 2015, 04:51:10

A guy went to a movie theater, and he was surprised to notice what seemed like a moose sitting a few seats away from him.

"Are you a moose?" the guy asked.

"Yes."

"What are you doing at a movie, anyway?"

"I liked the book."

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ed_avis on Fri, 14 August 2015, 05:56:49

I remember that outstandingly ugly PS/2 mouse...

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ander on Fri, 14 August 2015, 16:19:04

Yeah, it had little antlers on it, didn't it? I'm sure you'll all agree, there's nothing like a real moose. Anything else is just fooling around.

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: Elrick on Sat, 15 August 2015, 03:29:15

Quote from: ander on Fri, 14 August 2015, 16:19:04

Yeah, it had little antlers on it, didn't it? I'm sure you'll all agree, there's nothing like a real moose. Anything else is just fooling around.

That Moose certainly looks tasty, so it's basically a big-arse cow with antlers?

Already firing up the barbecue for this baby, and the knives are ready.........   ;)

Title: Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
Post by: ander on Sat, 15 August 2015, 17:56:17

What would an aggressive vegetarian be like? "That carrot sure looks tasty—I'm sharpening up the peeler!" Nah, it's not the same... You need a certain amount of screaming and bloodshed to get people's attention.