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IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« on: Mon, 10 August 2015, 15:27:33 »
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What an opportunity! An IBM Model M keyboard plus your very own moose! (I'm not sure how they both fit in the box; it must be much bigger than the photo suggests.)
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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 11 August 2015, 10:07:44 »
Wasn't used for very much wrighting either!
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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 11 August 2015, 14:46:34 »
I've contacted the seller and have a bit more info:

  • The moose was raised in Buckling Spring, Montana, on IBM's experimental Keyboard Moose farm (now owned by Unicomp, but used to train dye-sublimators in text-centering).
  • The Moose's name is Watson (after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson). Needless to say, if you happen to be a private detective, he could accompany you to crime scenes and be an excellent companion.
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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 14 August 2015, 04:51:10 »
A guy went to a movie theater, and he was surprised to notice what seemed like a moose sitting a few seats away from him.

"Are you a moose?" the guy asked.

"Yes."

"What are you doing at a movie, anyway?"

"I liked the book."
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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 14 August 2015, 05:56:49 »
I remember that outstandingly ugly PS/2 mouse...

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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 14 August 2015, 16:19:04 »
Yeah, it had little antlers on it, didn't it? I'm sure you'll all agree, there's nothing like a real moose. Anything else is just fooling around.
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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 15 August 2015, 03:29:15 »
Yeah, it had little antlers on it, didn't it? I'm sure you'll all agree, there's nothing like a real moose. Anything else is just fooling around.

That Moose certainly looks tasty, so it's basically a big-arse cow with antlers?

Already firing up the barbecue for this baby, and the knives are ready.........   ;)

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Re: IBM Model M keyboard & moose
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 15 August 2015, 17:56:17 »
What would an aggressive vegetarian be like? "That carrot sure looks tasty—I'm sharpening up the peeler!" Nah, it's not the same... You need a certain amount of screaming and bloodshed to get people's attention.
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