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It definitely sucks, but you can't really argue against this sort of market unless you want 'force' to control the free market and thus produce a planned economy. I think we all know how well that might go once a precedent for that is established. And continuing from what fohat said, you can't logic...

Welcome! What sort of keyboards and/or switches do you like?

Filled out, good luck!

(Re)introducing the P/N 69H8533... and that's all I know about this. Not even a name. I picked up this numeric keypad from Yahoo! Japan Auction for a very decent price out of curiosity, a purchase made very much in the dark. I'm hoping someone here much more familiar with Japanese IBM gear can tell ...

Welcome to the club! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

I'm unsure what the macro limit per block is, but you could try separating the macros into their own macroblocks every so often as a quick fix. I encountered a similar issue when I was trying to make my entire 122's top function key row print email addresses. Separating them into their own macrobloc...

I think I know a few people who might want to help out and I'll chip in on my next payday too. Good luck!

Survey done - I am most definitely interested!

General/life: - Python is an ugly language to program in. - Not a fan of dogs. I much prefer snakes or spiders as pets, and so does my grandmother (she's got my tarantula currently). - I'd rather have a Rover (not Land Rover, for those who don't know what Rover was) than any other average. A green R...

I have yet to encounter a non-buckling springs Wheelwriter, but that doesn't mean they non-B/S couldn't exist. Quiet Touch was available on Model Ms since the early '90s, but if your Wheelwriter indeed had rubber domes, it wouldn't be a simple difference as "less clicky" - you'd be able to tell the ...

Damn, that's sexy.

I would be like insert joke about HHKBs being overpriced and how these "HHKBs" are super cheap for $95 to $200, but I have no idea how much HHKB Lites sell for considering they're not Topre.

quaker wrote: ↑

12 Sep 2020, 16:03

Mine's 1392595! Think I payed about 26 in USD.. model Ms are quite expensive in Korea

Nice, this is the latest produced 1392595 I've seen! $26 USD is a good price these days - I paid £50 GBP (~$64 USD) for mine. How much does a typical Model M cost in Korea?

Nice! What part number is this and how much did you pay?

I believe this is an IBM 3151 ASCII Display Station Keyboard. I have a P/N 1392595 (grey oval, 1987), with the same awesome numeric keypad legends that I ended up complimenting them with a Unicomp APL keycap set.

Hi Sharktastica. TinyCore is a great distro and I've used it some in the past on some Pentium 2 and 3 laptops I have and it's great in that roll. For me, I have plenty of overhead on my systems so I can afford to run a heavier system if I want to, and that's why I choose Mint LOL Have you ever trie...

Welcome, from a fellow student, keyboard enthusiast (of course) and Linux user! I mostly use Mint too across my army of IBM and Lenovo ThinkPads. As you said, it's simple and it just works. For older gear or for low software overhead, I usually turn to TinyCore though. Like Gentoo, you've got a lot ...

As zrrion said, these (IBM KeyPad III) use sleeves. Given the Alps-titled electronics inside and the fact it says it's made in Japan on the back of the device, they're probably Alps-made switches too but I have no idea what the switches' internal/marketing name is (or if there are any).

kmnov2017 wrote: ↑

20 Aug 2020, 00:15

The best model M I tried was a 2002 unicomp ....

I have a 2004 P/N 18P7970 M13 (made by Unicomp for IBM) and it's amongst my best Model Ms. It's quite 'delicious'.

I didn't realised they did a rubber dome version of the Model M? They're called Quiet Touch Model Ms. For standard shaped (Enhanced Keyboard) Model Ms, they are mostly confined to part numbers 71Gxxxx during the Lexmark era, although M2s with Quiet Touch (sometimes coming with an extended border at...

Got hit hard by their response. Suspect all those old model IBMs shall indeed continue to escalate in pricing, due to the current company refusing to provide something for the PREMIUM sector :( . Agreed on that part. A fault so big that prevents users from cleaning and maintaining their keyboard. F...

JP! wrote: ↑

19 Aug 2020, 17:48

sharktastica wrote: ↑

19 Aug 2020, 15:31

If you're curious, this is what their APL set is now like. I'm pretty happy.

Yeah I've seen lots of pictures of their new stuff and it all looks great. Here is a sample of their older stuff


apl2.JPG.

Damn, that's depressing.

but only concentrating upon the 'price dwellers' won't keep them in business forever. Even ignoring the funkmon's FAQ from r/ModelM, I'm pretty sure it's been known for a while that Unicomp's main business is selling to other companies, companies that only care if their keyboards type well. Conside...

True. Too bad that I made most of my purchases from them a few years ago when their QC was down. Same. I bought an APL keyset with very faded legends. Fortunately the non APL specific keys were pretty good. Looking at their new set with blue legends I am half tempted to order some stuff I don't rea...

Twinkie from 2006. This is not a keyboard. Regardless, what's the tactility like? Oh, and nice collection! I really like the split spacebar on the M. I'm thinking of trying something similar with my M122s since I'm currently sitting on three Wheelwriter spacebars and Code keys whilst I find time to...

Here are some IBM 3205 Color Display Console F122 and M122 Type I (aka, two-size risers + straight DIN plug) keyboard part numbers, some of which I don't believe are on the wiki yet. The two Japanese Katakana ones are interesting, which are 124-key as per IBM's GA18-2339-1 document. Annotation 2020-...

I don't get the "XT-F Enter as Numpad Enter" argument... considering it had that bizarre 1x3 numpad plus instead. You can definitely see the XT layout with very few adjustments in the 5251 Beamspring. That seems the more reasonable origin story. That's reasonably a part of the story. Given that the...

Awesome stuff! I've been eyeing up the Elegoo Mars for a while now since it is decently well priced.

''People get awfully emotional about keyboards-it`s a very personal thing,'' said Mark Tiddens, vice president of sales and marketing at Key Tronic Corp.

Even in 1990, this guy knew what's up.

Someone: "How many laptops do you need?"
Me: "Yes."