Model 7953 (M2?) for $30? (California)

[SamirD]

http://eugene.craigslist.org/sop/5220081456.html

Is this a good deal for this board?

[engicoder]

http://eugene.craigslist.org/sop/5220081456.html

Is this a good deal for this board?

Its not a Model M. Despite the description, this is a rubber dome.

[SamirD]

Its not a Model M. Despite the description, this is a rubber dome.

Yeah, it looked like some of the ones I have, but I didn't know if the m2 shared the same case.

[ander]

It doesn't look quite like an M2 either... If you look closely, you'll see a notch at the upper left corner that's a little bigger than the Esc key. That was IBM's next case design after the M2. (They thought that making it slightly asymmetrical looked more modern.)

You can also clearly see it has Windows keys, which no IBM keyboards had till after the M2. (IBM was the last holdout on those, as they still wanted people to use their own OS's rather than Microsoft's.)

That said, IBM's RD keyboards from this period (KB-7953, KB-8923... are there more?) are quite decent. They're sturdily made, with metal backplates and a nice definite touch. Some people have compared them to Topres, but that may be a bit of a stretch. They're certainly several notches above the typical cheapo RD board. Plus, they say IBM (woo!).

I might pay $30 for a NIB KB-7953, but certainly not for a used one. If you're interested, I'd offer $15 and let them raise it to $20. I think it'd be worth that if it's in the like-new condition they say it is.

[fohat.digs]

I think that the 8923 is a better keyboard than the 7953, and I don't like the goofy notches on the case.

[SamirD]

It doesn't look quite like an M2 either... If you look closely, you'll see a notch at the upper left corner that's a little bigger than the Esc key. That was IBM's next case design after the M2. (They thought that making it slightly asymmetrical looked more modern.)

You can also clearly see it has Windows keys, which no IBM keyboards had till after the M2. (IBM was the last holdout on those, as they still wanted people to use their own OS's rather than Microsoft's.)

That said, IBM's RD keyboards from this period (KB-7953, KB-8923... are there more?) are quite decent. They're sturdily made, with metal backplates and a nice definite touch. Some people have compared them to Topres, but that may be a bit of a stretch. They're certainly several notches above the typical cheapo RD board. Plus, they say IBM (woo!).

I might pay $30 for a NIB KB-7953, but certainly not for a used one. If you're interested, I'd offer $15 and let them raise it to $20. I think it'd be worth that if it's in the like-new condition they say it is.

Thank you so much for the rundown!  Now I know exactly what this is and I already have several from system upgrades.  I definitely wouldn't pay more than $5 for it, and since I don't need it, I'd probably only pay $1 just to keep it out of a landfill.

[chyros]

I think that the 8923 is a better keyboard than the 7953, and I don't like the goofy notches on the case.

Definitely agreed.

[ander]

I think that the 8923 is a better keyboard than the 7953, and I don't like the goofy notches on the case.

Now that I think of it, I've used only the 8923 myself.

I definitely wouldn't pay more than $5 for it, and since I don't need it, I'd probably only pay $1 just to keep it out of a landfill.

That's the spirit! You've inspired me to go offer $1 on a bunch of eBay mechanical boards. Why not—what else is there to do? I live in the suburbs.

[SamirD]

That's the spirit! You've inspired me to go offer $1 on a bunch of eBay mechanical boards. Why not—what else is there to do? I live in the suburbs.

Yep, resuse, recycle, reduce is I think the saying.  People forget about the first one all the time.  If something works, it will work for someone somewhere--no reason to landfill it.

[ander]

That's the spirit! You've inspired me to go offer $1 on a bunch of eBay mechanical boards...

Yep, resuse, recycle, reduce is I think the saying.  People forget about the first one all the time.  If something works, it will work for someone somewhere--no reason to landfill it.

On the plus side, we will be leaving an unusually large number of artifacts for future archaeologists. They may not think much of our values, but they'll know a lot about us. Can you tell I'm trying to be positive here?

[SamirD]

That's the spirit! You've inspired me to go offer $1 on a bunch of eBay mechanical boards...

Yep, resuse, recycle, reduce is I think the saying.  People forget about the first one all the time.  If something works, it will work for someone somewhere--no reason to landfill it.

On the plus side, we will be leaving an unusually large number of artifacts for future archaeologists. They may not think much of our values, but they'll know a lot about us. Can you tell I'm trying to be positive here?


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