IBM model F AT, nordic layout, golden logo
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Just received this from a redditor.
When opening the package, I directly noticed that the logo was golden and not just silver. Is that something anyone already seen?
When opening the package, I directly noticed that the logo was golden and not just silver. Is that something anyone already seen?
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- elecplus
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Yes, I sent an AT last year that had gold badge.
Also one that had very thick cable with heavy duty RF coil on it.
Also one that had very thick cable with heavy duty RF coil on it.
- Redmaus
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Man I really need an AT or XT...
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Some DT header potential here…
Anyone know what a gold IBM label was supposed to mean? I hope they weren't all like that originally and my silvers are just tarnished!
Anyone know what a gold IBM label was supposed to mean? I hope they weren't all like that originally and my silvers are just tarnished!
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Maybe the silver is actually platinum...Muirium wrote: ↑Some DT header potential here…
Anyone know what a gold IBM label was supposed to mean? I hope they weren't all like that originally and my silvers are just tarnished!
- Redmaus
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Also I love that shiny black cable...
hnnngggg
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- Madhias
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Mmmhh, wood and a classy IBM keyboard! Always a good combination. Nice pictures, the golden Logo is indeed interesting. Mine has a silver one, and an ugly cable.
- ramnes
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Seems like we have a winner here.idollar wrote: ↑Could it be that the logo some some plastic covering it ?
It happened with my XT. Under the "transparent plastic" I found the normal silver logo.
I'm not going to remove it, though.
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Very nice ramnes. The badge on my XT still has the plastic covering it but it's silver through that little hole...
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On new stuff I usually remove all the plastic too.
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I know people who leave all the plastic on their devices and it irks me. The most satisfying thing is when you find that plastic film on something years after you bought it, and you get to tear it off again. I was moving my monitor around and found I left an entire piece on the base. Boy was that a quickly fleeting feeling of satisfaction...
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Likewiseidollar wrote: ↑There are two types of people on this planet: the ones that take all the plastic cover as soon as they open the case (I do) and the ones that I cannot understand how they can resist
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Some people leave the clear plastic covers on their furniture, too. (Well, they used to—maybe that was just back in the '60s/'70s, when furniture had covers.) Take it off and enjoy the gleam, I say!
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Model F's seem to have had a stiff spacebar when fresh out of the box. I wrote some tips on lightening the feel in my disassembly tutorial: http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/mode ... t6982.html. It does need a full disassembly though!
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So you're saying the buckling springs feel different on the gold badge version?beltet wrote:I have one of these myself aswell. But not as in such good condition. Is your space little bit stiffer aswell?
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Again, the model F space bar is always stiffer than the regular keys (there's an extra spring in it).seebart wrote: ↑So you're saying the buckling springs feel different on the gold badge version?beltet wrote:I have one of these myself aswell. But not as in such good condition. Is your space little bit stiffer aswell?
I wouldn't expect this keyboard to have such a difference compared to another model F though, after all it's not a "gold badge" but a "yellowed-protective-cover silver badge".
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Thanks. Didn't know that. I only have owned a single model F and was curios if there was something wrong with mine.JBert wrote: ↑Model F's seem to have had a stiff spacebar when fresh out of the box. I wrote some tips on lightening the feel in my disassembly tutorial: http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/mode ... t6982.html. It does need a full disassembly though!
Nope. Was wondering about model F's in general. But becasue OP had the same board as me I asked if there was same thing as on mine.seebart wrote: ↑So you're saying the buckling springs feel different on the gold badge version?beltet wrote:I have one of these myself aswell. But not as in such good condition. Is your space little bit stiffer aswell?
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that`s what I thought. Thanks.beltet wrote: ↑ Nope. Was wondering about model F's in general. But becasue OP had the same board as me I asked if there was same thing as on mine.
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Nope i believe that thats Nordic layout cause Å key where Ü should be... Also me and copter got pretty much same keyboard both from Fin http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/finni ... t9777.html