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Offline msiegel

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« on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 22:59:17 »
"René Girard is one of only 40 members, or immortels, of the Académie Française, France's highest intellectual honor.

Girard, 85, has produced book after book. His latest, Achever Clausewitz, created a firestorm in Paris when it appeared in 2007—the kind of conflagration only a public intellectual in France can ignite. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was citing his words, and reporters made pilgrimages to Girard's Paris doorstep day after day."


What kind of keyboard does René Girard use to crank out those words? Guess for yourself! See photo in the article:

http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2009/julaug/features/girard.html


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Offline d2v

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:13:13 »
The image in the linked article is this :



My guess is that it is the cherry G84-4100, the spacing between keys looks smaller than usual.
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:16:41 »
hahaha, nope!
XD

good try, keep 'em coming.

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Offline Hak Foo

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:18:43 »
Looks like a badly lit 1391401 or similar.
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:19:31 »
ooh, could be... but what makes you think so?

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Offline skriefal

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:30:01 »
Yes, looks like it might be a badly lit Model M.  The recessed ridges/channels on the left side and bottom edge of the keyboard are very M-like.  Or perhaps one of the Keytronic keyboards that look similar to an M...

Offline msiegel

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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:33:05 »
the keyboard also makes a brief appearance in a video on that page...

just after 1:00 :)
« Last Edit: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:38:17 by msiegel »

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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 16 October 2009, 23:53:04 »
evidence is mounting... but how can you be sure? :)

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Offline Hak Foo

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 17 October 2009, 00:42:47 »
Quote from: msiegel;126285
ooh, could be... but what makes you think so?


The shape plus the font.  Keytronics have a similar case, but different lettering.
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 17 October 2009, 01:20:18 »
Quote from: Hak Foo;126299
The shape plus the font.  Keytronics have a similar case, but different lettering.


YES, we have a winner!!

IBM used a heavy Helvetica for the Model M keycaps. Coupled with dye-sublimation printing, it shows up very clearly in the photo. A true IBM classic :)

Thank you for playing :D

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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 17 October 2009, 11:02:15 »
hey if the M is good enough for french intellectuals then its good enough for typing out my snippy geekhack posts xD
What I like about the M is its nice to know that some tech products have had staying power. Its rare in the gadget world where technology turnover is like 3 years tops.

"Blah blah blah grade school blah blah blah IBM PS/2s blah blah blah I like Model Ms." -- Kishy

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