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Offline Kliee

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Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 18:17:24 »
On eBay.com, model M from june 1985. Started at $0.99, now at $3.29 with a little more than 2 days to go.

Features square logo on the right and the blank "no led" area.

Seems like brand new in it's box, but the seller listed it as used.

Link : Model M
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Re: Model M AT june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:00:07 »
Looks pretty clean, but it is a terminal. It would be a shame to part it out, especially with that old-school label.
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Re: Model M AT june 1985, seems like NIB &lt; $5 for now
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:03:28 »
It makes me wonder where all these near-NIB terminal model Ms are coming from. I think there have been three or four of these up for auction in the last couple of weeks.
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Re: Model M AT june 1985, seems like NIB &lt; $5 for now
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:04:58 »
What's the process for converting one of these? (Just a pointer to more information would be great.)
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Offline Kliee

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Re: Model M AT june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:12:45 »
Yes, you're right it's a terminal one, my bad  :). I heard it can be "converted" quite easily using a AT or PS/2 cable and that one of the extra keys on the numpad comes as a coma when doing so.

Also do you think those could be considered as great finds ?

Industrial XT (seems to be non clicky)

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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 06 April 2014, 22:24:03 »
Quote from: Kliee on Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:12:45
Yes, you're right it's a terminal one, my bad  :). I heard it can be "converted" quite easily using a AT or PS/2 cable and that one of the extra keys on the numpad comes as a coma when doing so.
I am not sure that this is the case.
Quote from: Kliee on Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:12:45
Also do you think those could be considered as great finds ?

Industrial XT (seems to be non clicky)
OAK FTM switches, was a lot cheaper when a bunch showed up a few weeks ago. most likely not compatible with actual model F guts.
Quote from: Kliee on Sun, 06 April 2014, 19:12:45
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I'm not sure it's worth more than $20 shipped, but at least it's not a chiclet.
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Offline Kliee

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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 07 April 2014, 10:10:14 »
Well I don't remember where I heard that, but it indeed seems a little more complicated than that (though not that much).

Here are some hints on this conversion topic, from geekhack :

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=27272.0
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=10737.0
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 19:23:36 »
Almost $88 shipped for a terminal? Wow!
 
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 08 April 2014, 19:33:24 »
its a bar code version. pretty nice, and if you have a converter already made, its plug and play
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:33:17 »
Quote from: Grr8 on Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:23:23
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 08 April 2014, 19:23:36
Almost $88 shipped for a terminal? Wow!

Similar Nov 1985 terminal just sold for $599.95:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-3161-Terminal-Model-M-Keyboard-Number-1386303-Nov-22-1985-/121315451457?nma=true&si=kS%252BmveLUT3WFr8VgsMe9mPDgGrg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That one sold!?!?! People confuse me sometimes... I need to get on this moneybags bandwagon and sell some of my boards for ridiculous prices and a half!

Edit: according to this listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111299617857 it sold for $395. Still absurdly priced, though. Just $200 less absurd.
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:42:06 »
Quote from: Aer Fixus on Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:33:17
Quote from: Grr8 on Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:23:23
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 08 April 2014, 19:23:36
Almost $88 shipped for a terminal? Wow!

Similar Nov 1985 terminal just sold for $599.95:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-3161-Terminal-Model-M-Keyboard-Number-1386303-Nov-22-1985-/121315451457?nma=true&si=kS%252BmveLUT3WFr8VgsMe9mPDgGrg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

That one sold!?!?! People confuse me sometimes... I need to get on this moneybags bandwagon and sell some of my boards for ridiculous prices and a half!

Edit: according to this listing: [hurl=http://www.ebay.com/itm/111299617857]http://www.ebay.com/itm/111299617857[/url] it sold for $395. Still absurdly priced, though. Just $200 less absurd.

No, that's completely different one.

The auction I linked was 121315451457 and is for a Nov 1985.

One you have given is 111299617857 and is for a June 1985.

Different auction, different keyboard, same seller.
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 10 April 2014, 18:26:23 »
Quote from: Grr8 on Thu, 10 April 2014, 14:42:06

The auction I linked was 121315451457 and is for a Nov 1985.

One you have given is 111299617857 and is for a June 1985.

Different auction, different keyboard, same seller.

I wonder if it's the same buyer on both.
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 10 April 2014, 19:02:16 »
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Thu, 10 April 2014, 18:26:23
I wonder if it's the same buyer on both.

Who loves that 1985 smell? ;)
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Re: Model M terminal june 1985, seems like NIB < $5 for now
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 10 April 2014, 19:12:55 »
Quote from: Grr8 on Thu, 10 April 2014, 19:02:16
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Thu, 10 April 2014, 18:26:23
I wonder if it's the same buyer on both.

Who loves that 1985 smell? ;)

The smell of swatches and aqua net?
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