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Offline JWK

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Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« on: Mon, 23 July 2012, 15:44:54 »
Early date and low serial number. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251110365302

I've not seen documentation of any model M earlier. 

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Offline litster

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:01:02 »
Close to $200!  I have a NIB 131, a later model, wonder how much it is worth.  I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.
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Offline JWK

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:18:30 »
> I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.

You have a 1390131 that is older than 11-21-1985? 
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Offline 486

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 24 July 2012, 04:09:40 »
It's probably so expensive because it is one of the first ever made. I happen have one of the first 1391401's.  Mine is made on 12 Mar 1987. So my keyboard was made before they released the IBM personal System 2 on 2, April 1987.If anyone has an earlier 1391401 , I wanna know. Well with this  keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 24 July 2012, 09:37:02 »
Quote from: 486 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 04:09:40
It's probably so expensive because it is one of the first ever made. I happen have one of the first 1391401's.  Mine is made on 12 Mar 1987. So my keyboard was made before they released the IBM personal System 2 on 2, April 1987.If anyone has an earlier 1391401 , I wanna know. Well with this  keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.
What's the serial/ID number of yours? I notice the ID # of the one in the auction is 900, which is rather low. I have a 6110668 (122-key model F) ID #00363 (31 Jan '84). I only paid $45 shipped for it, and I'm interested if anyone has a lower ID#.

Looks like they started on the 1390131's in November of '85.

Either way, this is a pretty rare find, I'd say. How often do you see SN or ID#'s under 1000?
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Offline 486

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 24 July 2012, 16:48:46 »
2050363 is the SN.
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Offline Soarer

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:31:34 »
I have a 1390136 (UK layout), dated 03-10-1986, serial 55-0023619.

What I don't know is what format that date is in, but I'm guessing US format which would make it March '86.

I'm thinking of selling my Model Ms... but not this one :D
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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 25 July 2012, 09:29:49 »
You guys are messing with my head.

I have 2 excellent 1986 1390131s which I packaged and boxed very thoroughly and carefully just about a month ago for long-term storage.

One is dated 19SEP86 and I think that the other one is older, but I would have to waste a lot of work to find out.
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Offline litster

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 25 July 2012, 12:58:23 »
Quote from: JWK on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:18:30
> I also have an older one that is in excellent shape.

You have a 1390131 that is older than 11-21-1985? 


I mean older than my NIB one.
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Offline spolia optima

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 26 July 2012, 05:17:11 »
Dang, that's a good half year older than my oldest '0131
You don't see many 1985s around... What do you wanna bet they're hiding in some dank old IBM warehouse somewhere
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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 26 July 2012, 23:18:07 »
Quote from: 486 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 04:09:40
Well with this  keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.

And it all went downhill from there

« Last Edit: Sat, 28 July 2012, 15:30:55 by RiffRaff »
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Offline 486

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 27 July 2012, 05:29:41 »
Quote from: RiffRaff on Thu, 26 July 2012, 23:18:07
Quote from: 486 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 04:09:40
Well with this  keyboard on ebay, I can clearly say that from November 1985 onwards , IBM AT's were bundled with the Model M rather than the F AT.

And it all went down hill from there


Lol. I spoke too soon. I happen to have a UK '87 Model F AT! Buyers probably had the choice of 101 or 84 key rather than discontinuing the F AT.
BTW, RiffRaff, when was your F AT made?
« Last Edit: Fri, 27 July 2012, 05:32:52 by 486 »
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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 28 July 2012, 15:53:31 »
Quote from: 486 on Fri, 27 July 2012, 05:29:41
BTW, RiffRaff, when was your F AT made?

Here's an actual picture, I never cracked it open to check for dates. I have nothing on the board but the serial number which is pretty common. Mine starts with #262

801-0

I'd say it's somewhere in the 84-85 time range. It definitly isn't my oldest board with capacitive buckling springs.
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Offline KillerBee

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Re: Early 1390131 s/n 900 dated 11-21-1985
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 30 July 2012, 22:49:10 »
Thats garbage

Ive owned Model M

June 1985
September 1985
November 1985 (x2)
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IBM Model M 1386304 Nov. 1985
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