deskthority

The two on my list: IBM Model M 1397000 (they seem to have all vanished) IBM Model M industrial SSK ̶I̶B̶M̶ ̶M̶o̶d̶e̶l̶ ̶M̶ ̶1̶3̶9̶7̶0̶0̶0̶ Well, I can cross that off my list. Interesting how it happened, believing I would never find one I jumped on a Lexmark 1369986, so of course two months later ...

That wiki has very outdated info.

Pet peeve: cut keyboard cables. Why? If you're going for real security, you need to completely chop up the keyboard. Well, I guess I'd rather have the cable cut than have no keyboard at all. I have cut off a cable myself. It was too trashed to save, pulled out of the keyboard part-ways and the insu...

I use Linux, so all I need to do is right click on the desktop and I get the menu, the context menu is the same - a right click on the file (or whatever) and there it is, does not matter to me if there is a menu key on the keyboard or not. I never even think about the menu key, maybe I should remap ...

Yes those should be what you need.

orihalcon is a good seller, I have bought several converters from him.

Most people just go with what everyone else calls something, it can help with communication or hinder it.

I would probably cut the cushions away with a needle file instead of clippers.
True, it would be slower and a bit tedious, but not as slow as waiting for some replacement flippers to be shipped to me.

Looked it up, that came with an 8P8C connector (many call it an RJ45 but it is not) cable.
Fortunately there are converters available for them. Not too expensive.

snufflecat wrote: ↑

15 Aug 2021, 17:16

Is there anywhere I could possibly buy a new PCB, in stead of trying to find the right cable that goes with the current one?

They show up on eBay from time to time, not new but used in good condition.
I have bought two on there.

Well since I have an SSK I can join the club.
Got it on eBay after missing the one made on my birthday (it sold for more than my max bid).
Just an ordinary SSK.
Here is a pic I snagged from the listing:

What I was told by the guy that makes the BLUSB controller: The part numbers do not matter. All 1st to 3rd generation Model M keyboards that feature the Enhanced Keyboard Layout (101 key ANSI, 102 key ISO) have the same matrix layout, the membrane sheets are identical. Only the barrel plate is popul...

The two on my list:

IBM Model M 1397000 (they seem to have all vanished)

IBM Model M industrial SSK