deskthority

Ah yes, the 'soap bar' mice. There are many iterations: http://i.imgur.com/s43cqiM.jpg (full cream, grey bottom, grey buttons, black) In my deep travels (heh) I was trying to find a specific one. So far, the best ones are the ones with the dark grey bottoms, they have the clickiest buttons. Yeah... ...

Great review as always, my only criticism would be that the M2 wasn't exclusively a cheaper keyboard, but also to fulfill a smaller form factor. If you recall, the M2 was released as a redesign specifically for the PS/1 systems and actually borrowed from the PS/55 5576-003 keyboards (which are very ...

This guy shot it with an arrow... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wDoH6cXuS4 Instinctivist Archer actually knows what the Model M is though, and explicitly stated it didn't work anymore and that it was a later lexmark one (Lexmark Model Ms like Unicomps feature thinner metal backplates etc etc etc...

Today is a happy day, I bought a Model F AT and an SSK...both are in rather good cond. The SSK is my most favourite (this is when mankind perfected the computer keyboard in its ultimate form--in my biased opinion) with the F AT being my least favourite*. Which SSK is it? Early black label or later ...

Your guide was a great help! I've build mine. I changed a bit your config and i'm now typing with it! I love those caps. Further improvements will be to cut off the top case, like some M to ssk mods and silence it a bit with some small bit of strings in the spring... Thank you! http://imgur.com/a/M...

Thank you, but the shipping to China is not cheap, unless I buy in bulk. When I shipped a package to Japan it was pretty expensive, but I thought shipping to China was cheap? It's at least cheap to buy stuff from there... so you'd think shipping wouldn't be that bad? Have you considered the followi...

To me, it's not a sweat deal, coz they don't come with SDL cables which is hard or even impossible to find a spare one without being overcharged. Unicomp sells them by the truckload: http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/1395110 $15 isn't too bad, especially considering the cables are well-made an...

I'm not sure PBT is much harder than ABS is. I'd be very surprised if ABS keycaps couldn't stand up to the stress of the buckling spring mechanism. It has to do with the resilience to mechanical wear, ABS is terrible at it. Eventually the ABS buckling spring key stems would start to hollow out them...

micrex22: the switch to PBT was not “upgrading the plastic”. It was switching from double injection molding (expensive) to dye sublimation printing (cheaper). Most of the changes involved in switching to buckling spring keyboards were related to cutting costs, better supporting internationalization...

Could you hook up a solenoid in one of these? Lol Does the controller have a spot for one? Indeed... it does. In the SSK case the fit is not ideal, but the full size M has multiple mounting options. Oh really? :evilgeek: I thought the solenoid pinout was omitted. In that case, my primary iMFSSK wil...

You got a beige barrel, quite rare. Nice work! I ended up with two beige barrel boards over the years. The latest one a terminal one I converted, sadly for me I prefer the black barrels--which is why I was considering painting the barrel assembly at the bottom black :lol: http://i.imgur.com/qmejeIT...

seebart wrote: ↑ Without sounding like a jaded ahole I can say I'm all set with M's:

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But monsieur, where is the black M13?

Thanks for the review. I almost bought a 3270 beamspring board, the one with the colours (but really wished the seller kept the whole terminal then it'd be worth it). The WPM cap is a huge limitation... of course if one had the time the controller board itself could be replaced but that would take a...

How many different colours are available in the IBM Mouse range? Gun metal grey (glitter injected) Burgundy (glitter injected) Slate blue (glitter injected) Graphite black (glitter injected) Silver (glitter injected) Matte dark grey (no glitter) Matte grey (rubber coated!) Black (no glitter) Not al...

Holy crap , it looks like it's just been excavated from some pharoh's Tomb. I am not that into Alps, I'm kind of IBM buckling spring fan boy. Breaking news, Mattr567 discovers Pharaoh's ALPS keyboard: tombalps.jpg I'm sure those keyboards will be desired by people who want ALPS and buckling spring ...

hahaha... love the meme. No one is saying that these tweaks should be quieter mind you. The experiments are, to borrow DMA's term, "for the sake of science!!!". Maybe we should make metal barrels to really make a proper "clank"?!? Metal barrels with mandatory lubricant would be pretty funny. The on...

And of course it could be swapped to MF easily if MM doesn't turn out to be all that great. Just an idea. Let the tinkering commence ;). Certainly a valid experiment. I am hoping too that as a collective we play more with different spring configurations. What happens if 1/8 of the spring has heat s...

They pop up now and again; I personally haven't done much research on them so can't tell you any specifics. If I had to guess, perhaps they were sold in the Asian markets as an alternative. But I've never seen them paired with PS/55s. EDIT: https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/ibm-blue-alps-t12798.htm...

I was thinking it over and I may try creating a 'Model MM' instead of a regular MF with the second MF assembly and inserting M flippers and the M membrane and rubber mat. As F barrels will be used I would have a bunch of leftover F flippers. I also want to do a spring swap so that the M flippers spo...

The donor was a 1399361 M2. Sorry I should have clarified, I meant the left thumb spacebar modifier that turns it into delete instead of space (with the square and squiggly). It would have been nice if that option was offered for both the left and right spacebars. But instead the left side was look...

Agreed. Looks far more masculine and serious, compared to all the Glitter parade examples more suited for the Gay-Pride Mardi Gras. With IBM, it's either significant or go home. Be careful what you wish for: with a large multinational corporation, they're inevitably going to release alternative col...

If I had to take a guess, it could have been used for a program to input alternative characters into documents, like the copyright symbol for instance. One clue to its operation may be the fact that (this program) assigned a modifier to each key twice. As a result the number row became redundant and...

I actually use my space bar left handed almost exclusively too, though I just started trying the right bar. It's pretty weird. I tried to use the right thumb for the spacebar just now: I wasn't able to keep it static on the spacebar like on the left thumb. I'm guessing due to how the hand movement ...

Yes, I should mention that the keycaps replacement should be ok, except for the main bottom row, where Ctrl, ALT, space, etc. are not the same size as IBM Model M 101. Quality-wise, these 1x1 Unicomp keycaps are still the same two-pieced PBT, just with a different color, and probably made from thei...

You are a wizard, sir. Now I want two of this :'(. [Though the keycaps still look meh to me, but replacing them with proper IBM ones, with two parts, should still be possible...?] IBM never made the special key caps needed for that 104 layout (because 104 was a Microsoft kludge), so you'll only fin...

It certainly looks similar, but I do wonder why the badge was changed. Unless the latter model ones where just like that. 'IBM Instruments' was probably a separate division like 'EduQuest' that operated for a bit releasing products infused with some of the regular line, ultimately being dissolved w...

I've found that among my colleagues at uni, almost none of the native speakers can spell properly, including professors. I know Brits that asked me to check their spelling for them, which feels rather weird xD . I'm a language enthousiast though, so I like learning about stuff like this. Foreigners...

Hey Drevyek, be careful. Early serial ports were actually DB-25 and it's common to confuse them with parallel which are pin-incompatible. If you plug that trackball in a parallel port, it may fry the computer or the device itself. You may want to verify the pinout of the trackball: http://www.brainb...

PDF has been updated to including the missing page 1. Page 10 was re-scanned since it bothered me. Page vii is now by itself to compensate for the addition of page 1. It does appear that this manual was meant to apply to *any* IBM keyboard with a "TrackPoint II" mechanism, including the M4-1, M13 an...

So, it appears that I can get SSK cases replicated locally. Question is, does everyone want SSK, or maybe Unsaver style? Colors? Black, industrial grey, beige? Still made of PVC? Would need to have firm orders for at least 200 pcs to make cost stay under $60 plus shipping. Lot_lizard suggested fill...