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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: ander on Tue, 14 February 2017, 22:04:40
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Missing a cap, but otherwise looks quite decent for the dough!
VINTAGE 1984 IBM MODEL M KEYBOARD - TACTILE BUCKLING SPRING MECHANICAL - 1391401 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1984-IBM-MODEL-M-KEYBOARD-TACTILE-BUCKLING-SPRING-MECHANICAL-1391401-/262853317572)
BIN $39.99 + $14.99 shipping
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/f1YAAOSwZQRYeaH2/s-l1600.jpg)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/GoMAAOSwImRYeaH4/s-l1600.jpg)
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As your title points out, but the seller gets wrong, it's 1987, not 1984. Still a nice early-model board with two-piece caps and two-colour labelling on the number keys.
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As your title points out, but the seller gets wrong, it's 1987, not 1984...
[LOL] Yes, you see many listings for "1984" Model M's, as sellers confuse the label's copyright date with the board's make date.
BTW, the seller's now added OBO, which I assume means this board could now be had for $45 shipped... What's everybody waiting for? Worried about scraping off a few Word Perfect stickers? :?O
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As your title points out, but the seller gets wrong, it's 1987, not 1984...
[LOL] Yes, you see many listings for "1984" Model M's, as sellers confuse the label's copyright date with the board's make date.
BTW, the seller's now added OBO, which I assume means this board could now be had for $45 shipped... What's everybody waiting for? Worried about scraping off a few Word Perfect stickers? :?O
I have too many.
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As your title points out, but the seller gets wrong, it's 1987, not 1984...
[LOL] Yes, you see many listings for "1984" Model M's, as sellers confuse the label's copyright date with the board's make date.
BTW, the seller's now added OBO, which I assume means this board could now be had for $45 shipped... What's everybody waiting for? Worried about scraping off a few Word Perfect stickers? :?O
I have too many.
"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
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As your title points out, but the seller gets wrong, it's 1987, not 1984...
[LOL] Yes, you see many listings for "1984" Model M's, as sellers confuse the label's copyright date with the board's make date.
BTW, the seller's now added OBO, which I assume means this board could now be had for $45 shipped... What's everybody waiting for? Worried about scraping off a few Word Perfect stickers? :?O
I have too many.
"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
LOL especially from me. I forgot the second part of the statement. I'm broke.
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"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
Until you get into Model Fs
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"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
Until you get into Model Fs
I keep one of every different version. I sell off duplicates. I can see why having different models is fun, but multiple of the same model is not necessary for me.
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"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
Until you get into Model Fs
Touché.
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Sold. Someone got a swell deal.
I have too many.
Me too. That's why I posted this—presumably for people who didn't already have enough M's. But hey, it's important for those of us with enough M's to commiserate over our need to be semi-mature and not buy more. It's a kind of group-therapy thing.
"Too many" has no meaning when discussing Model M keyboards.
Spiritually, I agree. My wife has other ideas though. Apparently I must limit my Model M's if I want to keep my Model W.
I keep one of every different version. I sell off duplicates. I can see why having different models is fun, but multiple of the same model is not necessary for me.
Exactly. And yet, is there really a good reason to having examples of M's that are, for example, identical to a 1391401 except they have a different p/n? But hey—the p/n's different, isn't it? Woo, gotta have it then! :?P
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Having said that, none of you could possibly have a Lexmark-made Reply Model M (p/n 1395100), could you? And here's one for just $75 shipped (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87998.0).
It not only has an usual p/n—it has a unique OEM logo, with the further irony that it's a square (not rectangular) logo in the upper right (not left) corner, just like a first-gen IBM M. How often do you see something like that? And do you think I've used enough italics?