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Thanks for the pro tips. It's doubtful I will do anything like this in the near future but I've thought the same before and this ended up being a spur of the moment opportunity. If I do come across something to this scale I'll try and do some things a bit differently but maybe cases like these are b...

So today Elecplus, Xmit, myself and a few others joined in for an adventure packed day of sifting through massive towers of computers and monitors. Although we did not get through everything, we covered a lot of ground but with better planning I think we definitely could have sorted through the whol...

Just a quick reminder that round 1 of the Houston haul will take place @ 10-10-30am (all day) on Saturday 1/19! The keyboards most likely will find new homes quickly but there are literally hundreds of towers and monitors and boxes filled with old computer books and manuals :shock: pm me for details...

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

13 Jan 2019, 22:55

Cool.

But... aren't those Model F units at 1:40?

I believe so. At 1:07 I think we have MicroSwitch with the IBM 129 punches and at 3:13 are IBM 3036 consoles with a keyboard which I have no idea if they are beamspring or not.

Check this out, a vintage data center with beamsprings everywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwj6pfhWBps

Myoth wrote: ↑

13 Jan 2019, 22:07

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

13 Jan 2019, 19:12

M104.jpg

:puke:
Sorry but mixing up text+icon mods with icon mods is a no-go...

What about my faux Model M industrial unicorn vomit Model M?

That is a nice Model M

Muirium wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2019, 03:22

Nice claim, but we've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. We watched beamsprings glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. And then there was Honeywell…

I've seen this switch somewhere before but not in person. I love how thick those keys are though.

Nice boards. Glws.

Muirium wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2019, 05:03

And my spam report was already in. <Sound of resigned Wookie anger>

Screaming intensifies...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MobvQnQqraI

My scam detector is going off.

I thought the EMR variants had a plug like this:

Rubber dome though

Sticker says "State of Indiana" so it must go to someone in Indiana but I don't need it.

Elrick wrote: ↑Providing a DEAD link, isn't going to get you any interest at all especially here on DT.

Provide the visual FACT up front for everyone to see, before any monetary exchange could be discussed.

That link had an extra character at the end ')'

https://imgur.com/gallery/lItgOYJ

digital_matthew wrote: ↑The retirement placard is actually kind of cute...

I just noticed that the numbers on that placard match the numbers on the bottom label of this keyboard.

What's funny is that I was actually looking for a gold bicycle chain on eBay but this came up first

Gold 3279 - A keyboard fit for King Midas himself.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-IBM-3278-D ... :rk:1:pf:0

I had no idea this even existed #dta2019

Blue Alps?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Trans-Computer ... :rk:1:pf:0

xueyao wrote: ↑Is the Bigfoot case compatible with the XT innards?

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Yes.

That for your response Aer Fixus. I was thinking CommonSense would be the way to go. It sounds like one would almost need a torque wrench accurate enough to tighten each screw with exacting precision and perhaps a specific tightening order or procedure to ensure the most consistent results. I'll be ...

Laser wrote: ↑Any minute now, somebody will ask about the price of the sofa (with shipping)

Hey if a bank can be shipped through the postal service why can't this sofa? Also i'm still interested in that Wiha driver. I don't have one with the soft touch grip (pm'd)

Nice try on the timestamp, unfortunately that's not how those work :lol: Unless you want to sell that pretty looking screwdriver :lol: Agree, Wiha makes some damn fine screwdrivers. Edit: Actually this is a nut driver which can be used to open a Model M. "40% More Power"!!! - https://www.wihatools....

That's an impressive collection. Thanks for sharing! Is possible to still make a Model M into a Model F like you have done?

digital_matthew wrote: ↑ If you can restore those beamers to working condition those supermodels will be bashing down your door (that's how it works in my mind anyway.)

Great, now I'm going to lose sleep pondering these possibilities...

OldIsNew wrote: ↑

Mr.Nobody wrote: ↑ No mike5787! Keep your eyes on the prize! Mr. Nobody is right! With just that little extra money for a supermodel I can make it happen for sure! Trust me!

You get the supermodel(s) after the beamsprings are rescued. Deal?

I love the idea of saving these keyboards, but realistically they are completely trashed. In that condition they are just scrap metal. I would gladly restore this scrap metal if someone were to anonymously donate them to me and I'd even pay for shipping. ;) You would need to sandblast all the metal...