IBM 6019303

Parak

30 Jul 2014, 15:10

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Some moar here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/13176014@ ... 021184281/

Three down, one to go. Hopefully some forgotten warehouses will keep being discovered so that many others have a chance to use these amazing boards :(

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scottc

30 Jul 2014, 15:12

Oooh, shiny... That's in surprisingly wood condition, too! I'm impressed. Where did you get your hands on this?

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photekq
Cherry Picker

30 Jul 2014, 15:14

The best F layout! Great find!

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Muirium
µ

30 Jul 2014, 15:32

Wow: the Kishsaver's big bro!

I too am interested in any more of these. Great to see it in the original box.

For anyone who prefers TKL to 60%: just think of the inverted T you could put on the bottom row of the matrix zone, plus a numpad or navigation block above it. Xwhatsit's controller will be awesome with this!

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7bit

30 Jul 2014, 15:35

I take the one to go!
:-)

What do I have to doe to get it?
:?

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photekq
Cherry Picker

30 Jul 2014, 15:43

Muirium wrote: For anyone who prefers TKL to 60%: just think of the inverted T you could put on the bottom row of the matrix zone, plus a numpad or navigation block above it. Xwhatsit's controller will be awesome with this!
Exactly!

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Dubsgalore

30 Jul 2014, 15:52

Very, very nice buddy :lol:

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Daemon Raccoon

30 Jul 2014, 15:56

They actually still exist, with the original packaging no less. I'm impressed.

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Halvar

30 Jul 2014, 16:21

Wow, that's a nice one!

Regarding the original box: if the 77 key model is this, and the 62 keys one is the Kishsaver -- what is the 50 key model? Maybe the matrix layout that tinnie also had?

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Muirium
µ

30 Jul 2014, 16:24

Yes:
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The 62 is my ideal pick of the lot, with the 77 key a close second. The 107 is still better to me than an AT, though!

I handled one of Tinnie's 50-keys (for Soarer) and it's just as tough as the Kish. I'd rather it didn't have the dividing lines between the blocks, though. But feels just as Model F as the 62 key.

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rindorbrot

30 Jul 2014, 17:07

Damn nice find!
I want one too. The missing navigation Buttons on the Kishsaver make me sad :(

Parak

30 Jul 2014, 17:08

This was a rather fortunate ebay snag - I missed my alerts for it by a significant amount of time, and it had a bid already - but with a reserve set, I could still BIN and calm down a bit after nearly having to self-flagellate. More than what I usually pay for keyboards, but my birthday is coming up, so it was an early present.

But yeah, this is one of those unicorn type boards that I thought might never come up for me. Start looking for more, people, before they're all recycled!

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Muirium
µ

30 Jul 2014, 17:10

I think the big trash/recycling happened long ago. Anyone smart enough to keep an old keyboard in its box and list it on ebay knows they have something worth selling. They'll only get junked if bids don't come along.

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Hypersphere

30 Jul 2014, 17:17

Interesting. I had not known that IBM once produced a 77-key Model F.

It is sad to think that there are landfills containing beam springs and model Fs that unknowing unappreciative people tossed into the dumpster long ago.

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Nuum

30 Jul 2014, 17:26

Me wants! That one is awesome!

Parak

30 Jul 2014, 17:55

Forgot to note - please don't message the seller looking for more. He unfortunately doesn't have any, related, or any leads. I asked, of course :(

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7bit

30 Jul 2014, 17:59

Please tell him to look once again, into every corner!
:-)

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Dubsgalore

30 Jul 2014, 21:31

If i could nab one these days, I'd go for a 62 key, but that 77 key is seriously badass :roll:

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webwit
Wild Duck

30 Jul 2014, 21:36

It's... beautiful. Why don't I have this in my Model F collection? :x

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Muirium
µ

30 Jul 2014, 21:43

Prices of 6019303s go up worldwide at this shocking announcement!

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webwit
Wild Duck

30 Jul 2014, 21:53

I feel incomplete.

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Muirium
µ

30 Jul 2014, 21:57

<Joins line.>

Parak

30 Jul 2014, 22:44

webwit wrote: It's... beautiful. Why don't I have this in my Model F collection? :x
That's actually surprising to me, because I recall that you knew about this board and its provenance in 2010, which is before the vast majority of people. I kinda assumed that you dug one up from an illuminati vault or something at that point!

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Daniel Beardsmore

30 Jul 2014, 22:54

You must be mistaken. After all, it's not on the wiki.

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webwit
Wild Duck

30 Jul 2014, 23:07

Parak wrote: That's actually surprising to me, because I recall that you knew about this board and its provenance in 2010, which is before the vast majority of people. I kinda assumed that you dug one up from an illuminati vault or something at that point!
Must have missed it. Probably in my dormant period after geekhack before deskthority when sixty and me where doing Asia.

mr_a500

30 Jul 2014, 23:38

You and sixty were "doing" Asia? You mean like "Debbie Does Dallas"?

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Maybe there's a "Sixty Does Saigon" movie out there.

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maxmalkav
dye hard

31 Jul 2014, 10:47

Parak wrote:
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Spoiler:
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Some moar here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/13176014@ ... 021184281/

Three down, one to go. Hopefully some forgotten warehouses will keep being discovered so that many others have a chance to use these amazing boards :(
Spoiler:
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beltet

03 Aug 2014, 21:05

Nice one!

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snoopy

07 Aug 2014, 20:45

I totally missed this thread. :shock:

Want one! :twisted:

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