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Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 11 December 2009, 19:25:56

Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-IBM-AT-84-key-vintage-clicky-keyboard_W0QQitemZ280436553081QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414b523579#ht_1230wt_1165)

There's another one going, see the link in MS Window's Northgate thread.

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 12 December 2009, 05:44:09

Quote from: ripster;141604

That Greenock one is a new one.  What's interesting is not only is the label different but the indented area the label goes into is more rectangular whereas my F AT is squarish (check Clicky's (http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/9934/subcatid/0/id/133844)).  I'd accuse the seller of using a sharpie but the key layout looks right.

Is yours a Greenock??

Nope, mine came from the fine people at IBM Lexington.

Also, what's the deal with the Greenock ones having the labels upside-down? Almost all of the 42H1292s from the UK I've seen have their labels the wrong way around.

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 12 December 2009, 05:54:42

We drive on the left too, we also ended up with their idiotic keyboard layout...

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 12 December 2009, 10:27:44

You drive on the left so your sword arm is closer to the oncoming traffic.

We civilized folk drive on the right so we can hold the reins in our right hand and sit closer to the center of the road, to see farther. Oh, and we have guns so it don't matter which arm is closest to oncoming folk.

(Truth)

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 14 December 2009, 08:23:07

We drive on the right in TX, so we can steer with the right hand and drink a beer with the left.  We drive big trucks, so we don't need guns.  It would be kinda inconvenient to grab a rifle off the gun rack, anyway.  We only shoot if you on our property.

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: PRISONER 24601 on Mon, 14 December 2009, 15:44:55

We don't drive cars in seattle. we ride little electric scooters because automobiles are for fascists.

Title: Model F, 1985 Greenock made
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 14 December 2009, 17:03:33

So is covered transportion, apparently.  You guys probably don't need to shower much, then.