Interesting Model M Find
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
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I just scored this nice little cache of Model M's as well as an HP 85 portable computer. They were found in a building that was being refurbished. Good thing they didn't get tossed. One of the Model M's has some interesting key cap legends. I wish I had some more history behind this find to document.
I imagine these legends were used with some special purpose application. One of the M's has came with a neat modification which prevents the cable from being disconnected. HP 85 Portable I got for cheap. Looks like a gigantic calculator.
I imagine these legends were used with some special purpose application. One of the M's has came with a neat modification which prevents the cable from being disconnected. HP 85 Portable I got for cheap. Looks like a gigantic calculator.
- taylorswiftttttt
- Location: USA
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- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
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It blows my mind how you can find all this stuff! Congrats, man!
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
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Oh, the current keyboard I am using at work is a model M. My current desk at home is pretty small but that hopefully will change soon. Eventually I do plan to downsize my duplicate boards. Also I will rotate boards from time to time.
- Mattr567
- Location: Socal
- Main keyboard: Many things
- Main mouse: G502
- Favorite switch: Alps in general
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Yeah special keycap Model M's dont really have special part numbers. My green sublegend board has the same part numbers as yours, just the bog standard part number.
I actually resold that M and kept its sick keycaps for my F77
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
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I was hoping to have some special part number, but I still like it because of its uniqueness. I could always borrow the clear re-legendable key caps for my F107 or F77Mattr567 wrote: ↑Yeah special keycap Model M's dont really have special part numbers. My green sublegend board has the same part numbers as yours, just the bog standard part number.
I actually resold that M and kept its sick keycaps for my F77
- DustGod
- Yet another IBM snob
- Location: Italy
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F 6110344 "Battleship"
- Main mouse: Unbranded vertical mouse
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring | Buckling Spring
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I love how the Model M is the best known single keyboard model yet every once in a while a previously unreported wacky one shows up!
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
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That's right, with the Model M you can always count on new varaints showing up out of nowhere with funky keycaps and or otherwise.DustGod wrote: ↑I love how the Model M is the best known single keyboard model yet every once in a while a previously unreported wacky one shows up!
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- Location: JAPAN
- Main keyboard: Model M, dodoo dome keyboard,CherryMX numeric pad
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I'm interesting in the HP88 portable keyboard.
Could you pull out some keycap?
Could you pull out some keycap?
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- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Do be careful with the HP85. I once had a HP machine from the same era and it had Cherry M11 switches that were really brittle. Incredibly thick keycaps though.
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- Location: JAPAN
- Main keyboard: Model M, dodoo dome keyboard,CherryMX numeric pad
- Main mouse: logitech Master,M705 and 3 Logitech mice
- Favorite switch: ff
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It's not easy to find a Cherry M11. Could I have the chance to see yours?Findecanor wrote: ↑Do be careful with the HP85. I once had a HP machine from the same era and it had Cherry M11 switches that were really brittle. Incredibly thick keycaps though.
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
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I didn't have a chance last night to pull one of the keys but here is a picture of the same model which sold of eBay that happens to be missing a key. Some of the keys on mine, at the top row are sticky and do don't successfully return to their starting positions.terrycherry wrote: ↑I'm interesting in the HP88 portable keyboard.
Could you pull out some keycap?
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- Location: JAPAN
- Main keyboard: Model M, dodoo dome keyboard,CherryMX numeric pad
- Main mouse: logitech Master,M705 and 3 Logitech mice
- Favorite switch: ff
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Thanks bro! It's the Hi-Tek module switch if you can see on the back of the keyboard PCB.
And it has the rare latching switch on it.
I have some experience to fix the switch. If you have some problem, pm me.
And it has the rare latching switch on it.
I have some experience to fix the switch. If you have some problem, pm me.
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0194
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Old topic but I found something I thought was neat. I deciphered the legends on the top row of this keyboard. It turns out that these represented the major cities of Indiana, perhaps by population at the time.
- Dingster
- Location: Slovenia
- Main keyboard: Novatouch
- Main mouse: MX518
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Oh man thats so cool. Great findJP! wrote: ↑Old topic but I found something I thought was neat. I deciphered the legends on the top row of this keyboard. It turns out that these represented the major cities of Indiana, perhaps by population at the time.