Industrial SSK

[Pacifist]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Industrial-Gray-Green-Space-Saving-Keyboard-SSK-Model-1395682-/321454764961

[User Was Banned]

Woah, that's pretty. But dirty.

edit: and holysh--expensive

[rowdy]

Mentions GH in the item description

[dorkvader]

Mentions GH in the item description

he mentioned GH in his other SSK auctions, see for example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321441089600

[E TwentyNine]

This is the same guy that sold the two beige "industrial" ssk's.

[ZeDestructor]

Ahh, another one of those supposedly Mopar diagnostic equipment boards.

One day I will have one, and I will mod it into an F using a custom PCB

[E TwentyNine]

Ahh, another one of those supposedly Mopar diagnostic equipment boards.

One day I will have one, and I will mod it into an F using a custom PCB

Considering the grease on it, I don't think it's a stretch to think it is from an auto diagnostic unit.

And it's a lot easier to mod an F to something resembling an SSK than the other way around, see my sig...

[ZeDestructor]

Ahh, another one of those supposedly Mopar diagnostic equipment boards.

One day I will have one, and I will mod it into an F using a custom PCB

Considering the grease on it, I don't think it's a stretch to think it is from an auto diagnostic unit.

And it's a lot easier to mod an F to something resembling an SSK than the other way around, see my sig...

I know, but it's just not as nicely done.

Meanwhile, there's a small contigent of people who have the interest and skills to make up the plans for it. I'll be revisiting that in September, after I finish building my Haswell-E rig. Keep an eye out (and keep a light eye on interested parties.. more we get, the easier to fab).

[luisbg]

SOLD

[skcheng]

That's an insane amount of money for an SSK with a different colored outer shell.   Ouch!!

[Vanilla]

That was fast...

[E TwentyNine]

That's an insane amount of money for an SSK with a different colored outer shell.   Ouch!!

That's fairly in line for what they've been going for, and as it is older and has the IBM dot matrix logo and not the lexmark one I think he could have gotten even more.

[luisbg]

US $1,175.00. For real?

 

[HAL9000]

That's an insane amount of money for an SSK with a different colored outer shell.   Ouch!!

That's fairly in line for what they've been going for, and as it is older and has the IBM dot matrix logo and not the lexmark one I think he could have gotten even more.

That's what I thought, when I bought it 

US $1,175.00. For real?

 

For real. That was probably all the spending money for keyboards for this year.

[iloveucla]

There is one Industrial model m selling at $800 in San jose, a bit cracked on the bottom case, if you guys are interested I'll post it later today )

[luisbg]

For real. That was probably all the spending money for keyboards for this year.

This year and a few to come 

[dorkvader]

There is one Industrial model m selling at $800 in San jose, a bit cracked on the bottom case, if you guys are interested I'll post it later today )

they're usually only worth that much for very very early serial numbers.

[fohat.digs]

they're usually only worth that much for very very early serial numbers.

Didn't a really nice one go for $2K, a few months ago during the "big bubble" ?

[User Was Banned]

The things I could do with $2000....and they blew it on a keyboard. I hope that person has a dispensable income.

[luisbg]

The things I could do with $2000....and they blew it on a keyboard. I hope that person has a dispensable income.

Don't let us hanging. What would you do with 2k?

[Sniping]

Relisted...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Model-M-Industrial-Gray-Green-Space-Saving-Keyboard-SSK-Model-1395682/221488234401?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3D8209925728414177979%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140602152332%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D321454764961

[E TwentyNine]

Not a relist, that's a different board.  There's already a thread on it here.

[terrpn]

ok.............so educate me guys-- out of a percentage of 100, how many were made industrial?

and out of that percentage maybe 101 winkeyless vs ssk?

we have seen the ssk's sky rocket in the last 2 years (?) and the industrials seem to be in another hemishere

are they really that rare?

[fohat.digs]

SSK prices went through the roof late last fall through last winter (ie $300-400+ for average condition specimens) and a couple of pristine industrial SSKs sold in the $1200-2K range. Those babies are truly rare.

Since then, prices have dropped back the previous low-mid $200+ range depending on condition, and there are a couple of beauties on sale right now here on geekhack in the <$200 range. If I had the spare cash, I would buy one!

Industrial standard Ms sold in the $200-300 range until a year or so ago, and then prices seemed to double. My guess is that no more than 2% of all Model Ms made were the industrial color, but that is just a guess.

[terrpn]

SSK prices went through the roof late last fall through last winter (ie $300-400+ for average condition specimens) and a couple of pristine industrial SSKs sold in the $1200-2K range. Those babies are truly rare.

Since then, prices have dropped back the previous low-mid $200+ range depending on condition, and there are a couple of beauties on sale right now here on geekhack in the <$200 range. If I had the spare cash, I would buy one!

Industrial standard Ms sold in the $200-300 range until a year or so ago, and then prices seemed to double. My guess is that no more than 2% of all Model Ms made were the industrial color, but that is just a guess.

2%...........that was kind of a ball park i was looking for

so they are indeed pretty rare

thanks

[snoopy]

SSK prices went through the roof late last fall through last winter (ie $300-400+ for average condition specimens) and a couple of pristine industrial SSKs sold in the $1200-2K range. Those babies are truly rare.

Since then, prices have dropped back the previous low-mid $200+ range depending on condition, and there are a couple of beauties on sale right now here on geekhack in the <$200 range. If I had the spare cash, I would buy one!

Industrial standard Ms sold in the $200-300 range until a year or so ago, and then prices seemed to double. My guess is that no more than 2% of all Model Ms made were the industrial color, but that is just a guess.

2%...........that was kind of a ball park i was looking for

so they are indeed pretty rare

thanks

I bet it's even under 1%...

[terrpn]

SSK prices went through the roof late last fall through last winter (ie $300-400+ for average condition specimens) and a couple of pristine industrial SSKs sold in the $1200-2K range. Those babies are truly rare.

Since then, prices have dropped back the previous low-mid $200+ range depending on condition, and there are a couple of beauties on sale right now here on geekhack in the <$200 range. If I had the spare cash, I would buy one!

Industrial standard Ms sold in the $200-300 range until a year or so ago, and then prices seemed to double. My guess is that no more than 2% of all Model Ms made were the industrial color, but that is just a guess.

2%...........that was kind of a ball park i was looking for

so they are indeed pretty rare

thanks

I bet it's even under 1%...

with them being so rare were they made for a particular audience?

[fohat.digs]

with them being so rare were they made for a particular audience?

I think that they only came as part of a special set. Back then, you bought an entire "system"

[terrpn]

with them being so rare were they made for a particular audience?

I think that they only came as part of a special set. Back then, you bought an entire "system"

right...............duhhhhh