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Offline MissileMike

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« on: Mon, 22 November 2010, 14:07:47 »
Right here

Lots to look at today on ebay :)
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Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 22 November 2010, 21:27:50 »
Quote from: MissileMike;250705
Right here

Lots to look at today on ebay :)


This is from one of our great members sealcouch! The father of the doo-doo board
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Offline Half-Saint

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 07:23:55 »
Cheap too!
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 09:33:04 »
Seal, if you're here - did you blast the lettering off or buy blanks?  Great keyboard.
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woody

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:05:58 »
Today had to hack a bit on a friend's keyboard - the nub on 'J' was worn off and almost flush. Now that's some rough hands ... or crappy plastics.
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Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 12:20:10 »
Quote from: didjamatic;251159
Seal, if you're here - did you blast the lettering off or buy blanks?  Great keyboard.


He bought blanks from Fentek
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 17:12:28 »
Quote from: KillerBee;251257
He bought blanks from Fentek


Unicomp rather. =D
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 20:59:28 »
So, who in here is bidding on this?
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Offline ins0m

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 21:01:46 »
I'm currently bidding on it
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 21:07:17 »
That's a damn fine looking Model M.  The 42H1292 is my current daily driver board.  I'm considering doing a bold mod because the keys on the numpad and left modifiers are starting to get REALLY pingy.  42H1292 rules all Ms!
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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 01:08:36 »
I feel so stupid. I had 2 keyboards side by side when I looked at the product number and sure enough, I wrote the wrong one. This is a 1391401. eBay won't let me change the title either. Should I relist?
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Offline MissileMike

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« Reply #11 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 09:56:09 »
I think the 42H is one of the most underrated keyboards on geekhack.  They're newer than the 1401s and usually have a lot more rivets intact.  I have several with no rivets missing at all.  They also feel a bit lighter than a 1401, at least to me.
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BS: 5 Space Savers  ||  9 42H  ||  10 1391401 or similar  ||  1x 1390131  || AT&T 305b  ||  Dell Model M
Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
Alps: Filco Zero Tenkeyless (fukka)  ||  ABS M1  ||  3x Dell AT101w  ||  Ancer KF-191  ||  6 Vivanco Compact
Misc: NMB RT6855T+  ||  NMB RT101 Space Invader  ||  Dell Quietkey  ||  Ge Fanuc Industrial Metal

Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #12 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 10:49:07 »
Quote from: ripster;252300
But I never believed that "older is better" axiom.

If I had a safe way to send you all my Model M's you would be a believer.

I used a 42H for 10 years and yes it was my first love in model m's besides the stuff I dont remember from mappy land back in grade school with the model M's.

The 42H is good in its own right very clicky very light on the touch.

But then I met Mr. 1985 very stiff and subdued clicks and very nice to type on again I felt this with the 1987 space saver and my 1986 is about the same but a little less stiff when compared to the two.

I will tell you this... and I am going on a caps lock rant:

I WILL ADMIT THAT THE MODEL M IS LIKE A BAG OF TREATS DOES NOT MATTER THE MODEL OR THE YEAR YOU JUST DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET.
« Last Edit: Thu, 25 November 2010, 10:52:32 by KillerBee »
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Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #13 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 11:26:29 »
Quote from: ripster;252324
Sorry, not terribly convincing.

Hey atleast I tried for once to try to agree with you in the older is not better idea
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Offline MissileMike

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« Reply #14 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 12:06:31 »
Quote from: KillerBee;252315

I WILL ADMIT THAT THE MODEL M IS LIKE A BAG OF TREATS DOES NOT MATTER THE MODEL OR THE YEAR YOU JUST DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET.


But no matter what, it's going to taste good.

I have 2 filco browns, and I have been souring on them a little because I make far less typos on my M's.  More often than not, lately, I have been typing on my minis.

One other thing I like about the 42h, btw, is the minimalist labels for capslock, numlock, etc.
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BS: 5 Space Savers  ||  9 42H  ||  10 1391401 or similar  ||  1x 1390131  || AT&T 305b  ||  Dell Model M
Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
Alps: Filco Zero Tenkeyless (fukka)  ||  ABS M1  ||  3x Dell AT101w  ||  Ancer KF-191  ||  6 Vivanco Compact
Misc: NMB RT6855T+  ||  NMB RT101 Space Invader  ||  Dell Quietkey  ||  Ge Fanuc Industrial Metal

Offline ch_123

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« Reply #15 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 12:47:20 »
My 1985 Model M is noticeably stiffer than any other Model M I've ever used. It's also nearly 25% heavier than some of them.

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Offline sealcouch

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« Reply #16 on: Thu, 25 November 2010, 16:49:31 »
Don't be a ****, Ripster.
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Offline ins0m

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« Reply #17 on: Thu, 16 December 2010, 17:22:59 »
sealcouch, what happened to the keyboard? You canceled it and never put it back up.
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