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This is a great idea. @ clickykeyboards, we often get inquiries (2-4/month) over the past 20 years from people that are new to the hobby looking to get their 1980s IBM model M keyboards to easily interface with 2024 computers. The other day, I met a Cherry MX enthusiast after work who was picking up...

I have a Model M in Spanish layout. To fully change it to UK or US International layout I'd need to replace about thirty keycaps, but I could make do with fewer. (I don't mind if Num Lock says Bloq Num instead, but it's annoying to have the wrong punctuation characters in the number row.) The board...

@Rocco. Do you have any information about the provenance (chronology of the custody or previous location of an object) of this model M keyboard? After running ClickyKeyboards since 2004, I have collected some unique pieces from other IBM'ers who worked across IBM factories and distribution facilitie...

@Rocco, Nice early model M example. Looking at your photos of the controller and keyboard internals, it definitely is an early 1984/1985 model M keyboard. Without the IBM paper labels on the back of the keyboard case or back of the curved plate, it is hard to assign a more specific date. Too bad abo...

,,,diameter of spacing between the two "crescent moon" shapes where the screws (or heat inserts) would go to be around 3.5mm so I've ordered heat inserts for M2 screws with an outer diameter of 3.2mm, and length of 5mm, 399423606_845850864210369_5355804350254384909_n.jpg I normally use a drill bit ...

Some model M and model F backplate reference photos with ruler. Not sure what the project is or what the measurements are for, but @fanf contact us at clickykeyboards@gmail.com if you want to buy/borrow these spare parts for more exact measurements IMAGES 1, 2: left side (silvery metal plate from 19...

56 M2x6mm metal screws > 56 melted plastic rivets

Yes, one could take a SDL to dual ps/2 cable keyboard + mouse https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/model-m-sdl-to-dual-ps-2-cable-keyboard-mouse-used/ and modify the keyboard-facing end of the cable work with the embedded controller inside the model M13. Last week, I recently worked on another mo...

Hello friends! I'm currently looking for someone in the community that offers bolt-modding services (for a fee, of course). Ideally, someone with a lot of experience doing this kind of work. The reason is that I have a New Old Stock IBM Model M13 that I'd like to have bolt-modded (or screw-modded?,...

Unknown as to if anyone has ever been able to successfully retrofit a modern 21-century Lenovo trackpoint stalk/pointer + electronics controller into a vintage 1990's IBM model M-13 ...But for reference, here is what keyboard-trackpoint controller inside the model M13 (1994-1998) looks like. Images ...

Nice to see the industrial gray 41G3600 model M keyboard with the IBM black SDL cable.

@JP! Very nice to see another early example of the 1985 IBM model M that confirms well with the details with the 1985 model M keyboard that I picked up from Boca Raton, Florida. http://clickeykeyboards.squarespace.com/model-m-gallery/preliminary-draft-august-1985-model-m-keyboard/ 1985-model-m.jpg 1...

Glad to hear that the Lexmark spare parts are useful to you. They have been sitting for so long in a box, that I had forgotten (and was then surprised) what else was still in storage. Your package will go out via USPS this morning. Controller + cable + daughter board + 2 support mounts. IMG_2572.jpg...

@ SunshineRag. I found the following parts in the keyboard box that originally came from Lexmark keyboard factory when they were at 740 W New Circle Rd, Lexington KY. (Before Unicomp moved across town in Lexington by the railroad tracks) 1996 IBM model M-13 with trackpoint (92G7461) from 01/22/96. (...

Ok, let me do some digging in some of the old dusty boxes that I got from Lexmark warehouse. I think the two keyboard and one trackpoint flex cables are the same pinout arrangement. (92G7461) IBM model M13 == (1403380) IBM model M13. Not sure about the condition of the integrated cable with dual-hea...

20210504_095849.jpg 3.) Would love to find the PS/2 controller version of these old FSR boards, but due to rarity I suppose that is a pipe dream. @SunshineRag. Can you post a photo of the internals of your model M13 keyboard (1403380) and the internal cable connector. I have a few dusty boxes of ol...

I second the suggestion that a thorough cleaning and a bolt mod will likely solve your "feel" problems. Do late model m's with a plastic barrel plate not feel worse than early m's? All the keys feel consistent its just consistently average. Compared to one from 1988 at my school all the keys are le...

Others have discarded the original IBM plastic model M top and bottom case and used alternate brass hardware and other materials in their mods.

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Cool model M keyboard find.

"Bull keyboard" and "model M" reminds me of the following from early days (2006) of YouTube/model M videos.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRrqQdMfYKw[/youtube]

Three examples of IBM model M keyboards that have IBM OEM speakers installed into rear keyboard case. IBM part# 1394540 https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/1990-ibm-model-m-1394540-made-by-ibm-03-27-90-with-speaker/ IBM part# 51G8572 https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/1992-ibm-model-m-51g85...

The first time I saw the Erase-Ease feature (split space bar) was on the M15 ergonomic keyboard https://www.clickykeyboards.com/product/1995-ibm-model-m15-ergonomic-13h6689-11-september-1995/ Unfortunately, I have never seen an "Erase-Ease" M13 in person, only in a few online references. Apparently ...

The original keyboard brochure was found inside of a new-in-box Lexmark keyboard box from 1993. Not sure on what to recommend to you for proper citation format. Rights still belong to Lexmark International, Inc for a term of 95 years from the year of its first publication or a term of 120 years from...

In our continued research and archival work on the IBM model M keyboards https://www.clickykeyboards.com/model-m-archive-project/ , I found an interesting printed keyboard brochure created by Lexmark International, Inc from 1993. Includes images of the IBM Enhanced Model M keyboard, referred to as "...

Some additional photos of another 1985 early model M keyboard 1985 IBM model M (1386303) Made by IBM 26 SEP 85, serial#22551 26-SEP-85-IBM-model-M.jpg 26-SEP-85-IBM-model-M-1.jpg 26-SEP-85-IBM-model-M-3.jpg 26-SEP-85-IBM-model-M-5.jpeg 26-SEP-85-IBM-model-M-6.jpg link to additional photo library htt...

Websites, blogs, wikis, and discussion forums are great for capturing, organizing and publishing knowledge. These long-tail Internet sources are relatively persistent and can be linked and used for references and citations where one can understand and appreciate the intellectual honesty and context ...

See for some additional info on a project that I am collaborating on with Wendell from Level1Techs. https://youtu.be/xCHbd3x13rU https://gitlab.com/esr/m-star I primarily am contributing on testing and validating the new prototype of a QMK-based controller to add built-in USB support with a variety ...

Bravo. Looks great!

Another vintage IBM keyboard saved from the abyss.

Another variation on a theme. 1-2-3 steel blocks (16 oz, .45kg/each) work well to elevate the internal model M keyboard assembly. The small steel blocks are dense and heavy enough to keep the frame parallel and flat to the workbench and to prohibit excessive moving during mechanical drilling and rea...

Thanks for the recommendation on the dehydrator. Timer and temperature control look like great features. It is important that when ultrasonic cleaning or water submersion of the model M key stems to get out all the water removed from all the points where the plastic and metal are in contact. IMG_233...