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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Scarzy on Thu, 06 May 2010, 19:53:28

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: Scarzy on Thu, 06 May 2010, 19:53:28

New here, and not sure if i'm meant to post past tense finds on here also - but i'd like to share just how fortunate I am with you all.

I've been checking Ebay regularly recently, mainly to check for 22" CRT monitors - and this popped up in the items i may be interested in.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280495674905

I noticed that bad, unbranded CRT - but I also noticed the IBM Keyboard - which looked strangely like a Model M to me. I had only educated myself properly on mechanical keyboards a week or so previously, and did a little more picture research to attempt to figure out if it was actually a fabled Model M which I had heard so much about.
 
I ended up persuading the seller to just sell me the keyboard, with postage and packaging - for £15 (listing wanted pickup only). It came this Tuesday, and although missing a scroll lock and numpad del, it works like a charm. It looked hardly used, the seller had no idea what she had just parted with. Will be buying the keycaps when I get hold of some money, student life is hard. Keys were put in the dish washer today - and I now feel like im controlling a battleship. I am grateful for information i was able to find on here. But also hope i've not made people too jealous.

e: the date is 03-04-19, what does this mean for the creation date?

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 07 May 2010, 02:08:16

Im pretty sure it's 1999. I've seen a few Greenock-made Ms with that mistake... Either way, judging by the generation of the design, it was made between 1996 and 1999.

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Fri, 07 May 2010, 12:14:55

Since that rude Irish above couldn't be bothered: Welcome to Geekhack, and congrats on finding your first¹ mechanical!



¹muahahahahaha...

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 07 May 2010, 15:08:32

Quote from: Mental Hobbit;179859

Since that rude Irish above couldn't be bothered: Welcome to Geekhack, and congrats on finding your first¹ mechanical!



¹muahahahahaha...

Technically model Ms aren't mechanical. They use the cheapo membranes.

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: kishy on Fri, 07 May 2010, 15:10:38

Technically every rubber dome keyboard is mechanical because it has moving parts.

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 07 May 2010, 15:29:50

Technically, technical stuff is just a technicality.

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: InSanCen on Fri, 07 May 2010, 15:51:38

Quote from: itlnstln;179980

technically, technical stuff is just a technicality.

winrar!

Title: Model M 1990s Model
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 07 May 2010, 18:12:08

Technically they're all keyboards.