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Offline johndavis33

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Model M made on signifigant date?
« on: Wed, 24 September 2014, 22:51:18 »
Anyone have a model m or other keyboard that was made on a day signifigant to them? I've seen people who have ones near birthdays and such.

Mine was made on pi day, which I enjoy.
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 24 September 2014, 23:16:47 »
Man, if I could find one on my birthday, Jan 10. 1986....that'd be so awesome. I know some people have been lucky enough to get their birthdays, but it'd be interesting to see what other dates people have.
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 15:28:20 »
Man, if I could find one on my birthday, Jan 10. 1986....that'd be so awesome. I know some people have been lucky enough to get their birthdays, but it'd be interesting to see what other dates people have.
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 15:32:14 »
If anyone has one made on April 15th, please let me know... ;)
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 16:08:04 »
If anyone has one made on April 15th, please let me know... ;)

Another tax-day baby I see.  :-X

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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 16:08:38 »
If anyone has one made on April 15th, please let me know... ;)

I hate to say this, but I once had an April 15 Model M.

Don't remember what year, but I thought about giving it to my brother (born April 15, 1959) but eventually sold it on ebay because I knew that he would never appreciate it or use it.
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Offline johndavis33

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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 16:13:14 »
Hah, day after I make this thread I find one on ebay with my friend's birthday.

I know what they're getting for Christmas this year.
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 16:19:10 »
Mine was made on pi day, which I enjoy.

22/7 or 14/3 ?

I don't have any keyboards made on "special" dates. Well, I might, but all dates are pretty much the same to me so I don't usually notice.

Offline johndavis33

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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 16:24:21 »
Mine was made on pi day, which I enjoy.

22/7 or 14/3 ?

I don't have any keyboards made on "special" dates. Well, I might, but all dates are pretty much the same to me so I don't usually notice.

3/14
HAVE AND WILL KEEP: HHKB - Printed white | Ducky Banana edition - Whites | Model M13 | Unidentified Goodwill keyboard - Simplified black ALPS
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SOLD: Rosewill RK9000 - Blacks | QFR - Blues | Ducky G2 Pro - Greens |
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Offline dgreekstallion

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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 17:09:04 »
If anyone has one made on April 15th, please let me know... ;)

I hate to say this, but I once had an April 15 Model M.

Don't remember what year, but I thought about giving it to my brother (born April 15, 1959) but eventually sold it on ebay because I knew that he would never appreciate it or use it.

In terms of sheer volume that's pretty amazing you had that date.
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Re: Model M made on signifigant date?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 25 September 2014, 17:38:44 »

In terms of sheer volume that's pretty amazing


Oh, I don't know.

To get picky and technical, there is a 1:365.25 probability every time, and so if you have owned say 2 dozen Ms it means an almost 1 in 15 chance. Of course I don't remember the dates of any of the other ones that I have sold .....

Does anybody have a June 14, 1984 F-122 bottom pan to trade for a nice, clean, rust-free nicely painted pan of another date with your choice of interior padding plus an EPDM mat? I will pay both your shipping and mine.

"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30