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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: figit090 on Sat, 15 August 2015, 06:14:11
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I feel like the area I live in might have a few businesses that could have used Model M keyboards, and I know that people who specialize in them procure them in larger quantities (clickykeyboards...omg)...so they must be out there still, in storage or perhaps even still used (oddly my lawyer's assistant uses one, to the dismay of his associates). I don't want 500, but if I could save a few here and there it would be cool. I've found and acquired some pretty awesome stuff before so I think I can do this.
Can anyone give me tips on what sorts of corporations would have them? AT&T offices? Newspapers? Schools? I'm not sure what kinds of computers came with Model M boards, and what businesses would have used lots of them. ESPECIALLY what places would have used them as long as possible (less risk they've been tossed).
I know some workstations would have been sold in quantity to certain locations like schools and data/networking centers so I wanted to focus my effort there. I know of at least one college near me that has an entire LIBRARY that was decommissioned. Inside are all SORTS of old mechanics' teaching tools and antiquated equipment from all disciplines. I didn't see keyboards last time I was there, but I feel like I could find IBM's somewhere. I know I've seen tons of Dell crap hit yard sales after colleges updated their workstations, so I'm hoping back in the 90's or early 2000's they boxed up and kept something and didn't auction it all off.
If anyone has tips on where to look, what will be good to actually ask, and what to offer as compensation...I'd greatly appreciate the tips, here or VIA PM. :)
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This is off topic. No keyboards here. You might want to try keyboards sub.
Mod Note: This thread has been moved since this comment was posted. Hi demik!
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It's too bad that they are so heavy and that it costs $15 minimum plus requiring a good box just to ship them.
If you did stumble across a lode of them for little or nothing, you could sell them reasonably ($30-40 shipped) and still make some money - at least enough to finance your purchase of some fancy boards for yourself!
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I guess I would start with looking for small businesses who could have an office or server room. Small businesses because the more money someone has, the less he will care about throwing out old things.
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Just remember that places have got to have been around for 30+ years so the amount of places you think might have them, probably haven't been around as long as you think.
Also, they will have to be in a large enough location so they have enough space to store 30+ years of crap that they haven't thrown away. Regular offices will probably be a no go because they office space really won't be enough to store a big old whack of keyboards they haven't used for a decade or two.
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This is off topic. No keyboards here. You might want to try keyboards sub.
Okay, sorry guys!
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You'll never know though. You kinda just gotta look around.
Shadovved found a bunch of SSK's and Industrial Model M's from what looks to be a church. Lol.
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This is off topic. No keyboards here. You might want to try keyboards sub.
So, no keyboards allowed at all in Off Topic? I'm sure I've broken that rule before.
But wait. If the forum is Off Topic, and I talk about keyboards, that's actually me being off topic, which is on topic for Off Topic.
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You'll never know though. You kinda just gotta look around.
Shadovved found a bunch of SSK's and Industrial Model M's from what looks to be a church. Lol.
HAH, nice. I had a want-ad online once, all I got was keytronic hits. I'll look up some places and see what happens. :)