Got an IBM Model M

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 07/23/2014 at 18:03 • Filed to: be jealous of my cheap keyboard

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For only $5. It cleaned up real nice. Pretty good since I'm not at my house. (Hence the ugly ass hotel sheets)

Weird pictures, my mistake. If you don't have a Model M, get one. You won't regret it.

Nibbles > jkm7680 07/23/2014 at 18:11

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Good find! I have a friend who hoards the things - one breaks or dies, he swaps out for another while he rebuilds the dead one

I just picked up a Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2014, and I love it. Perfect mix of mechanical clickiness and MACROS

ZiptieMcBumper > jkm7680 07/23/2014 at 18:24

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MUCH TACTILE FEEDBACK

SO CLICKING

I'll take 911 RS for $5000 > jkm7680 07/23/2014 at 18:43

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Welp, I'm jealous. Where'd you find it?

jkm7680 > I'll take 911 RS for $5000 07/23/2014 at 18:48

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At a pawn shop, Haha.

Cleaning it out was the hardest part, and finding the right thing to unscrew the back.

E92M3 > jkm7680 07/23/2014 at 19:05

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You're going to be sick. We threw out hundreds of those at work a few months back that were hoarded for the last 2 decades.

jkm7680 > E92M3 07/23/2014 at 19:09

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Gah, those could have been sold for $70 A piece!

twochevrons > Nibbles 07/23/2014 at 20:37

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I do that with the equally legendary late '80s Apple Extended Keyboard – they're quieter than the Model M, but with a similar feel. The only catch is that you need a hard-to-find ADB-USB converter in order to use them on anything remotely modern. Good thing that I hoard them, too.

E92M3 > jkm7680 07/23/2014 at 22:59

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NOW you tell me! I honestly didn't think we could give them away. Much like all the CRT monitors.

jkm7680 > E92M3 07/24/2014 at 08:14

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Haha, if you put a free add up on Craigslist I assure you they would have been taken pretty quick. They're getting really desirable recently.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > jkm7680 07/26/2014 at 22:49

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My friends always cry about mechanical keyboards not being around anymore (I'm sad too), but the Dell SK-8115 is an absolute joy to use if you can find a good one. I prefer it to every mechanical keyboard I've tried, barring my friend's Corsair Vengeance. That thing is awesome. I've never used a Model M though.

jkm7680 > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 07/26/2014 at 22:51

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Ah, I've got one of those things with silver around it at my office. It's alright, the space bar is a bit clunky though.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > jkm7680 07/27/2014 at 00:42

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My school is full of them. Most have that awful space bar problem, but the one I got from my dad's government surplus room is a peach.