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Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 30 March 2010, 07:24:38
Link (http://cgi.ebay.ie/IBM-1391401-Model-M-Clicky-Keyboard-PS-2_W0QQitemZ190383879624QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c53c375c8#ht_4203wt_950)
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Tue, 30 March 2010, 07:39:43
:puke:
Well, Webwit will love it.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: kishy on Tue, 30 March 2010, 07:52:20
Another geekhack member has been quietly watching it; it was discussed in PMs with me. Chances are now that it's been mentioned that member is screwed though.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: didjamatic on Tue, 30 March 2010, 08:16:30
This is the second time it's been listed, the first time they listed, then pulled the auction.  I emailed them and no reply.  Then about 6 weeks later it shows up again.  Missing F2 key is a bummer.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: salcan on Tue, 30 March 2010, 09:31:01
Quote from: didjamatic;168047
This is the second time it's been listed, the first time they listed, then pulled the auction.  I emailed them and no reply.  Then about 6 weeks later it shows up again.  Missing F2 key is a bummer.


same situation. I've emailed a number of times, sometimes he would get back and say he'd be happy to sell/relist, sometimes he just wouldn't get back to me.

I'm really curious about the keyboard, but this guy seems sketchy.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: skcheng on Tue, 30 March 2010, 09:31:15
I like colored keys, and I'm sure all of those codes served a purpose, but I think the board is kinda ugly.....
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 30 March 2010, 11:01:02
Given that it has fast forward/rewind keys, it's probably a video keyboard alright.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: didjamatic on Tue, 30 March 2010, 12:00:47
Ripster, are those key caps MX compatible?  Want to sell?
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: salcan on Tue, 30 March 2010, 12:52:10
Quote from: webwit;168062
Actually I'm not into random POS keys ;) I don't see the romance in keyboards from travel agencies and such, where people are happy to leave their keyboards and mundane jobs and head home each day.


ha, I'm all about a custom Model M keys, so long as they are original. I think the different implementations are one of the things that makes the M so great.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 30 March 2010, 13:37:51
This puzzles me:

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/896204/UPS_Map_for_Listings.gif)

According to the map it takes longer to ship to California than it takes to ship to Alaska, and the item location is in California!  

Quote from: eBay.com
Item location:   
Glendale, California, United States


Bizarre.  One would assume from the map that the item was located in Ohio or northern Kentucky.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: Half-Saint on Wed, 31 March 2010, 02:38:38
(http://www.beefgir.com/small%20things/o%20rly.jpg)
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: Nonmouse on Wed, 31 March 2010, 14:16:58
Quote from: ripster;168298
Another pic of that IBM Math Special

Does it have ortho and meta meter keys, too?  [/obscure chemgeek "joke"]
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: Nonmouse on Wed, 31 March 2010, 14:49:27
Quote from: ripster;168394
Don't know.

The V is quite erotic in my opinion however.

The S kinda reminds of an old (stupid and slightly offensive) joke-  "The word of the day is 'legs'.  Spread it around"...
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 31 March 2010, 14:51:30
"Spread the word."
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 31 March 2010, 14:56:03
Quote from: ripster;168407
Para meter.  That's how big I am down there.

Wanna know how I got a 12" ****?  




I folded it in half.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 01 April 2010, 17:37:49
I've been watching that keyboard for a while too.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: salcan on Thu, 01 April 2010, 22:07:00
Quote from: ripster;168771
Went for $16.50.  Not me.  But  I did  like the Mach keys.


its not over yet, about 4 hours left.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 02 April 2010, 05:19:43
Who won?
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: salcan on Fri, 02 April 2010, 09:24:09
Not me. I was considering it but decided against it.

I'd be interested to see what those keys look like once they are cleaned up though.
Title: Wooo.... Colouredy
Post by: salcan on Fri, 02 April 2010, 11:23:41
Quote from: ripster;168867
Not me - I had a lowball bid just in case ready to go in my sniping software though.  The keys are going to be pad printed and the missing Mach2 key bugged me.  

It's like a guitar amp that goes to 11 but missing the 2.


So you think the quality of the keys won't be so great? I'm not that familiar with custom Model M caps, at least not original ones. I couldn't tell how the lettering was done on these from the images.