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1988 Model M, blue logo?
« on: Sun, 03 July 2016, 01:57:27 »
This Model M 1391401 appeared on eBay tonight:








Made in 1988... with a blue logo?? As far as I knew, the blue logo didn't come in till '92 or so.

My best guess is that Lexmark refurbished it and put a new case top on it... Funny to see something like that, though, isn't it?
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Re: 1988 Model M, blue logo?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 03 July 2016, 05:42:11 »
Blue badges from 1988 and silver badges from 1994, IBM were funny ****ers xD .
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Re: 1988 Model M, blue logo?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 03 July 2016, 10:03:11 »
More likely somebody replaced the top case shell.
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Re: 1988 Model M, blue logo?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 03 July 2016, 10:11:53 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 03 July 2016, 10:03:11
More likely somebody replaced the top case shell.

That's my guess.

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Re: 1988 Model M, blue logo?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 07 July 2016, 03:42:45 »
Ah, one of these Frankenboards I've heard about.



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Re: 1988 Model M, blue logo?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 07 July 2016, 06:22:57 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 03 July 2016, 10:03:11
More likely somebody replaced the top case shell.

Is a seller trying to pass it off as "New" with a huge markup? The original case was probably fubar'd, so they did this to make it look clean.
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