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- 17 May 2024, 01:09
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: Model M industrial clicky keyboard for sale (Dallas, US)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 461
Model M industrial clicky keyboard for sale (Dallas, US)
Photos and proof of ownership Was well-used when I acquired it, but I cleaned it, including hand-cleaning the caps. There's one tab missing (one of the tabs that holds the assembly in to the back case); it was like that when the keyboard came into my possession. The internal plastic rivets are inta...
- 15 Apr 2024, 09:44
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Keyboards are now mainstream and cool?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4685
Re: Keyboards are now mainstream and cool?
Nah I'm probably as old as you and custom/specialized keyboards were always cool. In the same way that Zoo York watches and apparel have been cool since the early '90s. You can be "hip" and also be into nice stuff like mechanical watches and mechanical keyboards. Interscope has just found a revenue ...
- 15 Apr 2024, 09:40
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Mount keyboard directly to tray arm?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 31197
Re: Mount keyboard directly to tray arm?
I bought a "new" desk (beautiful hardwood, 300 lbs/136 kg, took 3 guys to move it, me included... and was $10 at Goodwill!) specifically because it doesn't have a keyboard tray, and my old desk did. Keyboard trays are awful. But I can envision some kind of metal arm that swings in and out that could...
- 12 Apr 2024, 05:13
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Noob beam spring question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4546
Noob beam spring question
So I'm just wondering if a beam spring keyboard... let's say the 5251 for example... will work with a Soarer's converter type of device? Original cable to converter to modern PC? Or would I need to put in a new controller? Thanks for your info.
- 30 Mar 2024, 10:32
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6545
Re: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
UPDATE -- after some weeks of trying to repair the faulty numpad 2 key by reseating the spring, adjusting the keycap, etc., nothing worked. So, today I disassembled the keyboard down to the springs and barrels. I cleaned some black tar-like gunk out of the assembly (barrel) plate, then I swapped the...
- 24 Mar 2024, 07:49
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: [US] Want to buy (or trade for) an IBM Model F PC/XT cable
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4178
[US] Want to buy (or trade for) an IBM Model F PC/XT cable
Update: I have found a replacement cable. Thank you to all who PMed me! I need a working cable for an IBM Model F PC/XT keyboard. I can buy via eBay if you want to set up an auction, or PayPal, Venmo or Zelle. I also have a working, good-condition cable for an IBM Model F PC/AT keyboard I can trade,...
- 23 Mar 2024, 02:50
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6545
Re: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
AndyJ... no, it's not a grounding issue, but thanks for the suggestion. But yeah, I totally agree that these keyboards (as far as Model Fs go, I've only tried the vintage AT and XT) are very sensitive to grounding. Any time that wasn't "right" on one of the boards, it would spit out total gibberish ...
- 19 Mar 2024, 13:09
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Model M2 Additional Sticker
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6497
Re: Model M2 Additional Sticker
Production error. Was probably damaged or nonfunctional and they sent it back through the production line. I have a 1987 Model M 1390131 with 2 back stickers one day apart, with large initials "JB" scribbled over both.
- 19 Mar 2024, 11:49
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 1983 F/XT: first impressions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6545
1983 F/XT: first impressions
TL;DR: First-time Model F/XT owner. This board has semi-functional keys. How to fix them? [ Imgur album ] Greetings all... first, please forgive me. I did search DT and GH and found some helpful posts, but nothing that really seems to fix this problem. After several years of owning and using 1986-87...
- 12 Feb 2024, 02:44
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Steven Spielberg's beamspring?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8183
Re: Steven Spielberg's beamspring?
Hey, just curious, would it be too much to ask for you to un-ban me from r/modelf and r/modelm? I promise to behave.sharktastica wrote: ↑12 Feb 2024, 02:29It looks to be IBM 5253/5254. The terminal specifically looks like an IBM 5253 Display Station,
- 12 Feb 2024, 02:22
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Steven Spielberg's beamspring?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8183
Steven Spielberg's beamspring?
https://i.imgur.com/SNJLmiA.jpeg Ran across this photo of Steven Spielberg in his office, circa 1982. What kind of a keyboard is that? Looks like a beamspring to me, but I'm not an expert. I dug around for more photos, but this is all I could find. ( Here's another copy in case imgur doesn't work.)
- 08 Feb 2024, 17:46
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Model F/AT space bar rattle/wobble
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7686
Model F/AT space bar rattle/wobble
Greetings, I'm trying to understand... what amount of rattle or "wobble" on a Model F/AT keyboard space bar is normal? I've acquired two of these boards; the space bar on each one moves 1-2mm, forward and back, on the left and right ends. They both have the problem, but one does it more severely tha...
- 01 Feb 2024, 23:24
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Ellipse Model F62 only rarely comes alive
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14331
Re: Ellipse Model F62 only rarely comes alive
What are the options, then, for connecting it to a device that only has USB-C support? I have a Dell laptop that's USB-C only, but it came with a Dell OEM C-to-A adapter, and it works great. My Model F/AT keyboard (IBM original) with a USB-A Soarer's converter, and a 1986 Model M with the same Soar...
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- 10 Dec 2023, 21:20
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: New Model M vs Old IBM Model M
- Replies: 67
- Views: 173612
Re: New Model M vs Old IBM Model M
To bring this back to new vs old Model Ms, I have 1986-1991 Model Ms (IBM US), including a heavily-used Industrial, with virtually no broken plastic rivets (at all)... and Unicomps made as recently as 2017 with 10+ broken rivets. There's no rhyme or reason. However, I used to screw mod every used Mo...
- 16 Nov 2023, 07:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
- Replies: 143
- Views: 279198
Re: Dear Model F owners, can we talk? (Long rant)
Owner of several Models F, many more Models M (main ones are two 5/1986 1390120s and a 1987 early 1391401). Even though one of my Fs is a really sleek and great F/AT (with new foam and other improvements), my current daily driver is the 1987 early 1391401. It just consistently feels the best of any ...
- 15 Nov 2023, 03:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Remove paint from F/AT keyboard case?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10888
Re: Remove paint from F/AT keyboard case?
My F case is painted. It is not like Model M cases that mostly weren't painted. I'm trying to remove the paint so I can repaint it, as the original paint is in bad shape. It looks awful, and I know I can spruce it up by painting it. I don't care about the original textured paint in the least. I just...
- 14 Nov 2023, 00:04
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Remove paint from F/AT keyboard case?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10888
Remove paint from F/AT keyboard case?
I want to remove the paint from an IBM Model F/AT keyboard case (just the top half), without damaging the case. Just wondering what the best way to do this is? I did already remove the metal IBM badge. Thanks for your advice!!
- 26 Oct 2023, 23:46
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Re: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
This is the converter I was trying to get to work with the F/AT keyboard and the Win11 PC. It's an active converter. It works fine with an assortment of 1986 and 1987 Model M keyboards (and a 2014 Unicomp), but doesn't work with the F/AT keyboard. My newer PC is a Dell and I've found that it kind o...
- 26 Oct 2023, 04:38
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Re: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
Please allow me to explain further: I have two desktop PCs. The older one, a 2011 machine running Windows 10, has native PS2 ports. This F/AT works on it with a simple adapter (such as the one shown in your photo). My newer PC, running Windows 11, is USB (no PS2 ports). The advert for the keyboard s...
- 23 Oct 2023, 09:56
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Re: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
Yes it is. Typing this on the keyboard. As I said above (before I edited my comment)... the seller said this keyboard would work with just a simple adapter. LOL. I was really naiive. But I'd rather be using an original IBM-made Model F (in my case, it's an AT) than one of the new ones (no offense, a...
- 23 Oct 2023, 09:40
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Re: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
Okay, I did that and I got this:
Does this look like it did it right?
Does this look like it did it right?
- 23 Oct 2023, 09:07
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Re: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
I installed QMK Toolbox. Now, how do I use it to re-flash the Soarer's converter? (FWIW, I've downloaded the Soarer hex files.) To answer a question that arose above, yes, my concern is security. I definitely don't want adulterated firmware on my Soarer's converter. Also, I never used the term "upgr...
- 05 Oct 2023, 00:55
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23979
Putting new firmware on the XTPTFABS Soarer's converter
I'm a newbie to keyboards so please go easy on me :> I bought this Soarer's converter for my Model F/AT (connecting to a modern desktop PC) and it works great out-of-the-box. However, I want to install or load the genuine Soarer's 1.12 firmware onto it. (A product review says the OEM firmware is not...
- 05 Sep 2023, 22:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15448
Re: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
It's weird how both the top and bottom of the spring look exactly the same in photos. It's like it does something weird, like a forced-perspective effect or something.
- 04 Sep 2023, 10:47
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15448
Re: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
There was no delete button anywhere, even before you posted.
- 04 Sep 2023, 09:31
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15448
Re: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
Well with a little work, I figured it out. Just please consider this thread moot. Thanks. (I tried to find a button to edit or delete this thread but, apparently, that's verboten around here.)
- 04 Sep 2023, 04:58
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15448
Reattaching the Model F (PC/AT) spacebar
I pulled out my 1985 IBM Model F capacitive buckling-spring keyboard (PC/AT) the other day and realized it desperately needed a foam replacement. So I meticulously cut a new foam sheet and started the project. Now I'm dealing with a situation where I can't get the spacebar spring (the main spring, n...