Author Topic: Can Model M2 keycaps fit on old Model M ?  (Read 1795 times)

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Offline babuinix

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Can Model M2 keycaps fit on old Model M ?
« on: Sun, 28 September 2014, 16:28:20 »
Simple question, anyone with both a Model M and a M2 can check if they keycaps are interchangeable?

M2 Keys seem lower fore sure but can they be used in original M?

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Re: Can Model M2 keycaps fit on old Model M ?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 28 September 2014, 16:41:18 »
No.

Big mistake by IBM.

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Offline babuinix

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Re: Can Model M2 keycaps fit on old Model M ?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 28 September 2014, 17:00:41 »
Tought so. Thx for clearing that out :P
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