deskthority

I didn’t find anything either.

textadventurer wrote: ↑

06 Nov 2023, 20:20

Downside: finding my holy grail so soon into the hobby makes me wonder... what next?

There’s can always be a “what’s next” keyboard depending on how far down the rabbit hole you go. My recommendation is to enjoy what you have and keep treasure hunting

The lightest switch I’ve ever used was the Matias dampened linear. It has an actuation force of 35g with a little hint of tactility from the switch plate. It was too light for me - I was triggering keys just by resting my fingers on the keyboard - but I think the springs would make for a light tacti...

That’s awesome, congratulations!

It must be 5100 season!
This one has an awesome tape drive and APL caps: https://www.ebay.com/itm/314938155379

IBM Model M5-1:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145402629258

Another 5110: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355151126569

Interesting IBM 5110 with beamspring switches and maybe basic front legends? https://www.ebay.com/itm/204521656695

I’m looking forward to getting my copy. The author spent a lot of time and detail to ensure it’s a high quality book. I think it might be two books?

Muirium wrote: ↑

28 Oct 2023, 10:09

The key to Model F maintenance is to have a parts XT on the side.

Absolutely! This is also why I have an XT. Model Fs aren’t hard to disassemble thankfully but if you need parts look for a cheap one like an XT.

Ellipse regarding the pad printing for other colors, do you have any cost info? I’m curious if there was interest in pad printing for other colors what the minimum order would be.

The dark grey keys are nice. Light grey would be interesting.

Ellipse I’m curious if pad printing would be possible on other colored keys than black. Would other colors be possible?

For anyone looking for a different Mac keyboard I saw this Macally MK-96 with probably alps clones:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285520070389

Muirium wrote: ↑

22 Oct 2023, 19:23

55? Cheapskate recognise cheapskate.

Well you know… he said it needs a bolt mod

engr wrote: ↑

22 Oct 2023, 01:10

That industrial Model M is at $1,025 right now... And it's not NIB or anything, the seller says that same rivets are broken so the buyer may have to do a bolt mod. The prices are getting crazy.

I was thinking the same thing. Up to $1175 now.

I clicked the link and stumbled upon a silver label Model M page and found the English translation amusing: IBM Model M Keyboard 1390131 Metal Label The M! It was produced on September 25, 1987. The boss said that you must have a metal label when you collect Model M. Don't buy anything strange. Then...

Here is a great original IBM 4700 system guide book linked to by sharktastica on another thread: https://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/4700/GC31-2018-3_Finance_Communication_System_Installation_Planning_upd198311.pdf It includes some photos and expected specifications of the keyboards. Thanks for sharing e...

You made the right decision not bidding, that board was sold by a known scammer who was hiding the fact that it had brown alps to make people bid higher in case it was neons. Just curious what you meant by it having browns. Are all the keys brown and he put in a green alps to make people think it h...

Don’t know the price per switch but this might have sold for $2000:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/305013365283

Thanks for the info Shark! I've always liked the early Model Ms with the colorful back plates. Not sure if that greatly impacts the experience, but it looks cool. My oldest is from 1988 that I turned into an industrial when Unicomp still sold IBM NOS cases. For the money that's good enough for me :)...

Now up to $760. Besides the color is there anything else that differentiates this from a normal Model M?

Industrial Model M from 1985. Any ideas how high it’ll go?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186122342007

I’d love to see Unicomp expand their product line. Their focus has always been value and I’m not sure how the Model F would fit into that, but a Model F version of their products with a small price hike would be awesome. I bet there would also be demand for HHKB and 60% versions of their products. M...

I’ve wondered if the reason the older Ms feel nicer is due to years of use, loosening up the tension in the springs. Samir, was your 1-2% difference for just new keyboards or all types?

Thought I’d share this interesting book:
https://shifthappens.site/#book-3d
I ordered it on kickstarter and am looking forward to getting it later this year. It seems to cover everything keyboard with a lot of vintage stuff. Sadly I failed at most of the 10 trivia questions

Lispnick, what’s are your thoughts on the Tai-Hao APC White switches? They sound awesome in the video.

Thanks everyone. There seems to be a lot of vintage ergo boards an eBay lately, but I’m guessing they’re all rubber dome.

Interesting ergo board:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285460542650
Pretty sure it’s mechanical.

I thought about buying it but I dislike the XT layout and it would be a shame to part it out. If someone in the UK wants it and can wait till early Oct send me a PM.

Model F XT for $99 with free shipping:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155698177173