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- Today, 02:14
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Dell Quietkey (NMB) vs. IBM KB-7953
- Replies: 1
- Views: 50
Re: Dell Quietkey (NMB) vs. IBM KB-7953
These are good. My experience is that the the early Dells (made in Malaysia or Thailand, I think) are better than the later ones mad in China. With those, the domes are colored (either light or dark blue, or yellow) inset in a flat translucent sheet. I really like the IBMs, I like the styling of the...
- 03 Mar 2021, 15:10
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: SSK rivet repair advice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 273
Re: SSK rivet repair advice
However, a drill stand (press) is a must, if you ask me. I certainly wouldn't do it without one. I have done at least a dozen of them and I did not have a drill press (I have one now but got it after I stopped using and modding Model Ms), but that would be easier. Put on your reading glasses and ge...
- 03 Mar 2021, 04:50
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: SSK rivet repair advice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 273
Re: SSK rivet repair advice
I am not volunteering to work on it, but I bought a NOS in sealed box SSK from Cindy a few years ago and nearly half of its rivets were broken. Plastic is not known for aging well, and since I have done many bolt-mods on Model Ms I was not bothered and would probably have done it anyway. Sit tight f...
- 03 Mar 2021, 00:30
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: [WTB] ADB to USB Adapter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 118
Re: [WTB] ADB to USB Adapter
Contact Orihalcon directly via the forum and he will probably discount what would have been ebay's fee.
- 27 Feb 2021, 01:46
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 24502
- Views: 2380267
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Not every 100-year-old coin, card, or stamp has great value. Some are highly desirable, others aren't.
I am typing on a Model F built one day after my 33rd birthday.
- 27 Feb 2021, 00:24
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 24502
- Views: 2380267
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
I hope this bubble will pop hard someday and they will be somewhat affordable. That's not really the way collectible marketplaces usually evolve. There may cyclical fluctuations in price but the relationship between supply and demand always rules. Here we have a limited supply of vintage items (tha...
- 25 Feb 2021, 15:10
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Is there a "how much should you pay" thread?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 428
Re: Is there a "how much should you pay" thread?
search on eBay for completed auctions, All good advice, but on ebay there are "Completed Items" and "Sold Items" so you want to study "Sold Items" because "Completed Items" also includes listings that are merely over and may not have been consummated. Also, be patient and start a "search list" for ...
- 25 Feb 2021, 01:53
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM Model F AT Windows Key/Option Mod
- Replies: 5
- Views: 345
Re: IBM Model F AT Windows Key/Option Mod
I don't think there are any electronics there. When you cut out the plate for the Alt keys, the PCB is waiting for you with a spot.
I haven't had an F AT open in a couple of years but I think the answer is NO.
I haven't had an F AT open in a couple of years but I think the answer is NO.
- 24 Feb 2021, 15:08
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 24502
- Views: 2380267
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
I will just use this entry since it is already here. Generally the rationale for offering direct (ie off-ebay) sales to fellow members is to avoid the fee burdens that ebay inflicts - 10% to ebay + 3% to Paypal (if some other payment scheme is employed). In the past I have given rebates and discount...
- 24 Feb 2021, 15:08
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 24502
- Views: 2380267
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
I'd like to offer a 10% discount on final price to any established forum member who buys it and PMs me here (preferably, not sure what eBay policy is on that sort of messaging) That would not be a problem if you had not received any bids yet. Once at least one valid bid has been placed on an item t...
- 24 Feb 2021, 14:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: How many keyboards?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1109
Re: How many keyboards?
3 categories is entirely acceptable. But then you need an alternate in each category for those times when you need a little change of pace, and also at least one backup for each of your favorites.
You deserve as many keyboards as your wife has pairs of shoes.
You deserve as many keyboards as your wife has pairs of shoes.
- 23 Feb 2021, 15:08
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Alps Key Caps Where?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 740
- 15 Feb 2021, 15:35
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: [WTB] Omnikey Gold Badge 102
- Replies: 6
- Views: 350
- 14 Feb 2021, 15:34
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 4568
- Views: 494575
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
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Those numbers usually start with 138 or 139, F-122 numbers usually start with 611.
Those numbers usually start with 138 or 139, F-122 numbers usually start with 611.
- 12 Feb 2021, 02:32
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: [BERLIN] Ascaii's collection
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1689
Re: [BERLIN] Ascaii's collection
Some of us old-timers are still around.
I don't need or want any more keyboards, the ones I have are more than I could possibly wear out in my lifetime, although there are certain "hypothetical" units that could tweak my curiosity.
I don't need or want any more keyboards, the ones I have are more than I could possibly wear out in my lifetime, although there are certain "hypothetical" units that could tweak my curiosity.
- 04 Feb 2021, 14:49
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: I would like to try Alps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 886
Re: I would like to try Alps
If you do get a Dell AT101 (or, better for this) AT101W and don't like the switches, do not discard it. That case and chassis is one of the best, transplanting better switches into it makes for a great unit. PS - SGI AT101 is equivalent with better looks, AT101W is also available in black, but both ...
- 03 Feb 2021, 17:44
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: I would like to try Alps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 886
Re: I would like to try Alps
Apple Extended Keyboards are not too hard to find in good condition, but they require an ADB converter which costs a bit unless you build one yourself on the cheap. I don't like the overall package and look but they have great PBT caps and make a good source for switches for future projects if you g...
- 31 Jan 2021, 15:36
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM XT F space bar removed... Restoration!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 527
Re: IBM XT F space bar removed...
Yes, that mile-long space bar has an equally long "under-carriage" piece that sandwiches the plate between the two.
You will have to peel the plates apart in order to get the pieces stacked properly back inside.
You will have to peel the plates apart in order to get the pieces stacked properly back inside.
- 20 Jan 2021, 04:29
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
- Replies: 3124
- Views: 422896
Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
It lacks the ultra-rare yellow "URINE" key.
- 10 Jan 2021, 04:34
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: M-122 Case Screw Size Part number: 1389160
- Replies: 1
- Views: 394
Re: M-122 Case Screw Size Part number: 1389160
Generally Model M cases have screws with 7/32" heads (5.5mm is an excellent match), and Model F cases also have some 9/32" screws (7.5mm is the best match).
Make sure that your socket is "long" and "thin-walled".
Make sure that your socket is "long" and "thin-walled".
- 04 Jan 2021, 18:27
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Model M conversion options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 425
Re: Model M conversion options
I have never had any problems with cheap active adapters like this, but some people have.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-PS2-Femal ... SwMmBV3Jqr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-PS2-Femal ... SwMmBV3Jqr
- 30 Dec 2020, 15:42
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Model M maintenance wiki/info?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 736
Re: Model M maintenance wiki/info?
The actual screw head is 7/32" and 5.5mm works also, but a socket must be "long" and "thin-walled" or the socket of a nut driver must be similarly thin-sided.
- 30 Dec 2020, 15:36
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Omnikey Plate repaint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 924
- 28 Dec 2020, 02:56
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: What are your keyboard projects for 2021?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3685
Re: What are your keyboard projects for 2021?
Bolt-modding Model Ms - the first one is much harder, it is always fussy and tedious but it gets much easier with practice..
Painting metal plates is relatively easy - just prep properly follow the paint directions to the letter.
Painting metal plates is relatively easy - just prep properly follow the paint directions to the letter.
- 27 Dec 2020, 15:40
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: What are your keyboard projects for 2021?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3685
Re: What are your keyboard projects for 2021?
Actually finishing projects from years past?
- 26 Dec 2020, 16:00
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Scratchy Model F - can you lube these?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 647
Re: Scratchy Model F - can you lube these?
XT or AT that is. 122-key space bars are conventional.
- 25 Dec 2020, 00:28
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Alps Appreciation
- Replies: 3705
- Views: 358386
- 23 Dec 2020, 23:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Y'all might hate me, but here's my problem ...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1834
Re: Y'all might hate me, but here's my problem ...
I would (and I have, in similar situations) transplant those switches into a Northgate Omnikey 101 or a Dell AT101W case.hellothere wrote: ↑23 Dec 2020, 23:15
Salmon Alps. No dirt. Probably no rust (I need to remove the keycaps). No sticking. No binding.
- 23 Dec 2020, 23:52
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Scratchy Model F - can you lube these?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 647
Re: Scratchy Model F - can you lube these?
This thread made me reflect on my own process. I have not bought an IBM keyboard in 3 years or so, but in the 5 years preceding that I probably bought a dozen each of Ms and Fs, as well as refurbishing a few for friends. Almost immediately, I fell into the habit of completely dis-assembling the keyb...
- 20 Dec 2020, 01:55
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Is it possible to convert an IBM Model M to Model F?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1227
Re: Is it possible to convert an IBM Model M to Model F?
You can get very close to a standard ANSI layout.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48 ... msg1048948