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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: aptivaboy on Sat, 26 November 2016, 21:55:30
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Hey all, I thought I'd pass this on. I didn't see a thread on it, but apologies of there already is and I missed one. Unicomp is having a B40% off Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal on their warehouse liquidations. They have some interesting genuine IBM and Lexmark made Model Ms up for grabs, including some in French-Canadian and Wordperfect key layouts. Since some folks have criticized the Unicomp Model Ms for having a somewhat different key action and feel than their true IBM forebears, among other things, this might be a chance for Model M aficionados to pick up a nice, clean, NEW keyboard without dealing with all of the uncertainties of Evilbay. I'm toying with the idea of getting a Wordperfect one like the old keyboard I used when law clerking. Merry Christmas to me!
Bob
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/SFNT
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This is good stuff, thanks for posting. I'm tempted by the new 101-key WordPerfect Model M. I used to know WordPerfect back in the day.
Here's the specific Warehouse Liquidation page:
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Surplus
I hope Unicomp selling these doesn't mean they're hurting financially - seems like they could have saved these caches of goodies for a rainy day.
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This is a truly excellent deal for an older brand new Model M.
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66 bucks for the delivery to Italy... OMG
Is this thing model M with Latin layout worth it?
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Cable not included.. what kind of cable does it need?
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An IBM cable with a RJ11 (telephone) connector on one end, and a full-size 5-pin barrel connector on the other end. Unicomp will sell you one of them.
A better plan is to use a Soarer (or similar) protocol converter and a USB cable so you can connect it to a modern PC and remap the layout to your liking.
- Ron | samwisekoi
Auto-typed by my GH-122 keyboard.
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An IBM cable with a RJ11 (telephone) connector on one end, and a full-size 5-pin barrel connector on the other end. Unicomp will sell you one of them.
A better plan is to use a Soarer (or similar) protocol converter and a USB cable so you can connect it to a modern PC and remap the layout to your liking.
- Ron | samwisekoi
Auto-typed by my GH-122 keyboard.
The soarer converter seems to cost as much as the keyboard :-) thanks anyway
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I wonder if it is a terminal model or a standard model... Just wondering why the low price! :thumb:
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An IBM cable with a RJ11 (telephone) connector on one end, and a full-size 5-pin barrel connector on the other end. Unicomp will sell you one of them.
Seriously?
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removed.