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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: now_caffeinated on Fri, 22 January 2016, 08:20:53
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Long time lurker. This forum inevitably has come up as a valuable source of info when I've been doing various keyboard searches, so now I'm hoping to get in on the fun :) I picked up a used 1989 model M a few years ago and have been loving it!
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Welcome, Ive wanted an IBM board for some time now, but am forcing myself to hold out for a big find from goodwill or a garage sale or something.
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Welcome to Geekhack!
I'm using one of my SSKs at the moment - absolutely fantastic for a nearly 22 year old keyboard!
Has yours been bolt-modded? None of mine have, although some has lost a few rivets.
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It worked well when I got it, so I haven't had occasion yet to open it up to check for repairs/mods. Part of the outer clamshell wiggles a little, but that is only noticeable when I pick up the KB; not when I have it on the desk, typing.
Moistgun, maybe some other folks have had better luck at thrift stores etc, but I've never found a KB worth buying at the stores around here. Maybe if I luck out I'll find one at an estate sale or surplus, but almost 100% of the used keyboards around are cheap rubber domes. I picked up my M for less than $40 on ebay, and I've been very happy with it!
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I know :/
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It worked well when I got it, so I haven't had occasion yet to open it up to check for repairs/mods. Part of the outer clamshell wiggles a little, but that is only noticeable when I pick up the KB; not when I have it on the desk, typing.
Moistgun, maybe some other folks have had better luck at thrift stores etc, but I've never found a KB worth buying at the stores around here. Maybe if I luck out I'll find one at an estate sale or surplus, but almost 100% of the used keyboards around are cheap rubber domes. I picked up my M for less than $40 on ebay, and I've been very happy with it!
My first two Model Ms were $32 pickup from someone sort of local, but both were missing keycaps (not enough between them to make 1 full set), and both were missing cables. I made a cable for one, bought an orihalcon cable for the other, and with the assistance of GH managed to find the keycaps I was missing.