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Offline scubaste

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A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« on: Mon, 01 December 2014, 22:47:23 »
I hope this wasn't already posted, but I couldn't find it posted elsewhere. I thought this was a pretty awesome find.

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Offline munch

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Re: A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 01 December 2014, 22:57:35 »
cool. I have never seen the version with those caps before. indeed a nice find!
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Offline smknjoe

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Re: A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 01 December 2014, 23:06:54 »
It's hard to tell from those pics but those key caps look similar to the ones used on the full size Model Ms that were for airline ticket/reservation/data entry terminals.

Edit: However, the arrow keys are labeled "partn". So, maybe it's a non-industrial version of the ones used in the automotive industry.
« Last Edit: Mon, 01 December 2014, 23:11:44 by smknjoe »
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Re: A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 02 December 2014, 10:13:47 »
He's the luckiest treasure hunter I know about :)
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Re: A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 02 December 2014, 20:45:44 »
Nice find!

Why can't I find something like that :(
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Offline scubaste

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Re: A guy found 4 boxed up IBM Model M SSKs. Giving 1 away, selling some too.
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 02 December 2014, 20:55:39 »
It seems he is selling one here.

I haven't found any new info on a giveaway though.
« Last Edit: Tue, 02 December 2014, 20:57:53 by scubaste »
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