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Offline y11971alex

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Unicomp Model F
« on: Sat, 14 November 2015, 19:47:43 »
Before I hazarded a purchase on eBay for the Model F, I actually thought about ordering a Model F from Unicomp, whose website states, under the "Replace IBM Keyboard" section, "Do you need to replace your old IBM buckling spring keyboard? Tell us the part number you are needing and we'll build you a new one, (with a Unicomp logo of course)."

Since they didn't limit their replacement services to just the Model M, I wanted to enter "6450200" on the part number field on the product page.

I would expect them to come up with something along the lines of "Nice try!"  :D
« Last Edit: Sat, 14 November 2015, 19:49:58 by y11971alex »
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 15 November 2015, 10:29:49 »
Quote from: y11971alex on Sat, 14 November 2015, 19:47:43
(with a Unicomp logo of course)."
Ugh, that's be a put-off for me. The Unicomp logo is so ugly I'd rather have no logo at all. In fact, I'd rather have a Barbie logo or My Little Pony on it than that unsightly crap xD .
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 15 November 2015, 14:00:29 »
You can buy a brand new Model F replica here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73363.0
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 15 November 2015, 17:33:19 »
Quote from: chyros on Sun, 15 November 2015, 10:29:49
Quote from: y11971alex on Sat, 14 November 2015, 19:47:43
(with a Unicomp logo of course)."
Ugh, that's be a put-off for me. The Unicomp logo is so ugly I'd rather have no logo at all. In fact, I'd rather have a Barbie logo or My Little Pony on it than that unsightly crap xD .

Yep!  I got the LED overlay from them so I didn't have to see it myself.  It looks so much better!


Same keyboard, new overlay.
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 16 November 2015, 00:28:28 »
Quote from: chyros on Sun, 15 November 2015, 10:29:49
Quote from: y11971alex on Sat, 14 November 2015, 19:47:43
(with a Unicomp logo of course)."
Ugh, that's be a put-off for me. The Unicomp logo is so ugly I'd rather have no logo at all. In fact, I'd rather have a Barbie logo or My Little Pony on it than that unsightly crap xD .

Barbie buckling spring would be... interesting to say the least. Would probably be pink and purple, like unicorn vomit:3
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 16 November 2015, 05:30:53 »
Wonder if they'd build me one of these?:


117346-0


It's a Model K. They could put the logo on either shoulder.
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 16 November 2015, 08:50:05 »
Wonder if K is also be the cup size...
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 17 November 2015, 03:57:44 »
Quote from: 0100010 on Mon, 16 November 2015, 08:50:05
Wonder if K is also be the cup size...

Requires closer study ...
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 17 November 2015, 17:50:39 »
Click the photo to enlarge. The photo, I mean.
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Re: Unicomp Model F
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 18 November 2015, 03:50:20 »
I did ;D

Need moar closer ...
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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