It's an OEM rebrand. Just like the Dell Model Ms -Show Image(http://www.clickykeyboard.com/_ebay/dell_lex/dell_lex-001.jpg)
Whoa! IBM style buckling springs but not by IBM?
CH, the case just doesn't look like a Model M to me, not sure what the difference is but it doesn't look right. Same guts in a different case maybe?
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It's a Japanese IBM board in a non-Japanese format.
This may mean that there are great affordable keyboards out there that are indeed on par with the Model M that are simply not being collected and are therefore ripe for the taking.
Affordable? Eh, maybe, maybe not...
http://cgi.ebay.com/AT-T-KBD-305B-Keyboard-FCC-ID-AS593MK305-PS-2-Clicky-/200448465308
This one is interesting because it has a custom case design.
Wow...I never noticed that before.
It goes pretty well though, I must say.
Wrong and wrong. The Black M13 has a darker colour and white text.
And while the colours are the same, the markings on the AT&T are different.
It's more of a black grey as opposed to a greenish grey. Trust me, I've had my M13 beside a 1391406, they're not the same.
It's more of a black grey as opposed to a greenish grey. Trust me, I've had my M13 beside a 1391406, they're not the same.
That one in that picture is a Unicomp one, made in 2003...
Is it not possible it's the same label but because of darker plastic behind it, it appears ...nevermind, white writing. EIBM, I'll never forgive you for this.
Alright, I forgive you, anything...just as long as I don't need to join one of those cults.
Aren't I already in it? I've got two PS/2s. Hardcore IBMers don't touch IBM hardware newer than P1.
Well, if you happened to preach 300PL stuff, that'd do it. You're the only person I've even heard of who finds those machines even slightly non-destruction-worthy.
Aren't I already in it? I've got two PS/2s. Hardcore IBMers don't touch IBM hardware newer than P1.
Leaving aside my lifelong dream to have a System/Z in my basement (and indeed to have a basement in the first place) what you're saying definitely holds true of x86 desktops after the PS/2.
I'm just impressed by the fact that it is a Model M with keycaps with italic printing on them. Obviously, that will appeal to people who want to use an adapter to connect them to a Macintosh.
Wow. That does not look like any controller or case I've ever seen from IBM. Looks like a 42H/Unicomp main assembly though. I like the Swiss cheese LED cutouts.
AT&T ... just Bell South in drag.
AT&T got this patent (http://www.google.com/patents?id=Woc5AAAAEBAJ) in '89 for a quieted buckling spring keyswitch mechanism.
It's going to be the same. Of course, BS are quite hard to accurately measure so the best thing here is to pop it open and see what's inside.When measuring, I try to apply some good old-fashioned dithering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dither#Etymology) to make the springs buckle more consistently. The friction in the keycaps would otherwise cause to much variation.
I would really like to know if the resistance is the same on the keys as a Model M or if it's different.
Is there a better shot of the label somewhere?
Here's a cheap one. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-AT-T-Keyboard-Serial-Port-Style-Working-305-/150477818321?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0)
FCC IDs always point at the original manufacturer as opposed to the company that OEM'd it, right?
Apparently these things were made by Alcatel-Lucent.
Knowing AT&T they probably threatened to sue IBM if they didn't cough up a few thousand Model M internals for them to put in new cases for some ill fated PC. Still, the custom controller thing is really odd.
AT&T PC6300Show Image(http://www.blakespot.com/list/images/pc6300.jpg)
Whoah - is this guy playing Berzerk? Intruder Alert, Intruder Alert!