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[SOLD] Model M 1391401, $61 shipped (U.S.)
« on: Tue, 07 February 2017, 16:31:55 »
IBM 1391401 Model M Vintage Clicky Keyboard








Includes cable. Missing 2 caps, and the label was applied sloppily, but not a bad deal for a 2nd-gen M in such nice shape, otherwise.
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Re: Model M 1391401, $61 shipped (U.S.)
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 07 February 2017, 16:55:24 »
Yeah, great deal. Probably has the heavy back plate, but not the yellow chromate version.

Always good to see that the missing caps are not the hard-to-find ones.
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Re: Model M 1391401, $61 shipped (U.S.)
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 07 February 2017, 17:39:17 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 07 February 2017, 16:55:24
Yeah, great deal. Probably has the heavy back plate, but not the yellow chromate version.

Always good to see that the missing caps are not the hard-to-find ones.
I don't think it's chrome. I think it's either heat treatment or cobalt plating, but chrome seems unlikely to me.
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Re: Model M 1391401, $61 shipped (U.S.)
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 07 February 2017, 20:50:18 »
Quote from: chyros on Tue, 07 February 2017, 17:39:17
I don't think it's chrome. I think it's either heat treatment or cobalt plating, but chrome seems unlikely to me.

I'm sure what Fo's referring to is this sort of thing:




...vs. this:





Yeah, it's always fun to open a board and see that beautiful lustre.

BTW, I neglected to mention that this listing says:

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Keyboards are fully tested and cleaned thoroughly before shipment.

There's no telling if "fully cleaned" means they took off the top and cleaned the barrel plate. (Either one has a 5.5mm thin-walled hex wrench, or one doesn't—it's not one of those iffy things.) But at least key-cleaning wouldn't be necessary.
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