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Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:07:10

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11193&item=140363581010 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11193&item=140363581010)

is this M13 a buckling spring? Does "M" always mean BS?

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:08:03

Yep, I'm typing on one right now. Even got it from the same seller.

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:08:59

thx for the lightning fast reply.

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:12:33

Ha, I think I opened the index just when you made your post. Lexmark didn't make many rubber dome Model Ms except for the white 101-key whose part number begins with 71G...

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:13:13

Quote from: webwit;138105

I've never seen one with a black trackpoint before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M13-Trackpoint-Keyboard-13H6705-Black-409_W0QQitemZ130348961282QQcmdZViewItem

I have one, it came on a German M4-1 I bought ages ago.

I don't like the smooth caps - the finish off them wears off and they feel sticky after you use them for a while.

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 02 December 2009, 15:22:21

I assume they're the textured ones? They're good, but not easy to keep clean. I'd like if you could use the modern Trackpoint caps, but unfortunately IBM/Lenovo modified the design somewhere along the line to use a thicker stick.

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: Mercen_505 on Wed, 02 December 2009, 19:00:32

When I bought my M4-1 I got the same pack as above, only I got two reds and one black. I put the black nub on my M13 for a few days, before finally opting to remove the trackpoint completely.

Title: is this M13 a buckling spring?
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 02 December 2009, 19:36:08

Quote from: webwit;138105

I've never seen one with a black trackpoint before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M13-Trackpoint-Keyboard-13H6705-Black-409_W0QQitemZ130348961282QQcmdZViewItem

I don't think that's the original pointing stick.