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Offline ImpendingxDoom

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Help identifying SSK variant
« on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 15:55:54 »



Anyone know what this SSK(1395217) was originally used for? My best guess would be a terminal keyboard due to the bottom right enter key. On the other hand, I have not seen the F row with this coloration before (assuming original caps).
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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:02:46 »
http://www.zwettler.net/en/keyboards/ibm-model-m/article/ibm-model-m-ssk-1395217.html

This suggests it was for "financial use" but curious if anyone had some insight
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:06:02 »
There's variations on the keycaps even with the same PN:

http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/9242/subcatid/0/id/261381

Or maybe some caps were swapped out.  I think finance is a good guess.

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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:06:31 »
this was made for Merril-Lynch in Chicago.
are you the guy who snuck in and outbid me at the very end of this auction?
« Last Edit: Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:09:06 by fknraiden »
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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:46:06 »
Quote from: fknraiden on Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:06:31
are you the guy who snuck in and outbid me at the very end of this auction?

If you aren't sniping, then you are nuts.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51443.msg1132476#msg1132476
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 17:29:58 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:46:06
Quote from: fknraiden on Mon, 27 July 2015, 16:06:31
are you the guy who snuck in and outbid me at the very end of this auction?

If you aren't sniping, then you are nuts.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51443.msg1132476#msg1132476

That's half the fun of these auctions, especially when you aren't a part of of them.  Watching them sit at some ungodly low price and wondering if everyone's snipe software or manual attempts at such will kick in at 5 seconds left.

You bid early you're just screwing yourself over.
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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 17:31:39 »
Sorry for derailing your thread. but i gave the accurate answer so maybe that makes it ok.

Thanks for the heads up, i've usually put my bids in at the last hour or so.
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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 18:10:00 »
Quote from: fknraiden on Mon, 27 July 2015, 17:31:39
Sorry for derailing your thread. but i gave the accurate answer so maybe that makes it ok.

Thanks for the heads up, i've usually put my bids in at the last hour or so.

No worries. I did beat you because it was such an interesting board. And it saves me from having to bolt mod it (not hard, just time consuming).

Just found this: https://imgur.com/a/AzWey#clW5nqt
Seems like the same variant, but I could not recognize any of the side printing from the picture above.
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Re: Help identifying SSK variant
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 27 July 2015, 18:25:35 »
awesome! yeah, i think id be more happy with a 1391472, those one piece caps and number pad printing is awesome. i'd love to see some pics when you get it.
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