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The sole purpose of making counterfeits is to make money, whoever made those keyboards, why they chose Blue Alps? Wasn't cheaper altanative available at the time?
Indeed mass production keyboards will become rare as time elapses, but so rare? only 5 pieces known to even keyboard collectors and ...

I don't think they are counterfeits
It is a high possibility because they usurp part number 1390131 and lack a serial, which is NOT an ALPS-based keyboard. And the IBM Japanese ALPS keyboards actually had dedicated proper part numbers and serials.

Also, there are inconsistencies with the ...

You need to be taught grammar to know how to teach grammar. Intuition is almost incommunicable.

Unless you study grammar in an academic way.
Yep. I would never want to learn English as a second language if it wasn't already my native one.

Awhile ago I found this article highlighting some of the ...

Have you ever used a C64 keyboard? The 'shift lock' key on the far left uses a latching mechanism (that was my introduction to switches like that; it's nice and tactile unlike the rest of the keyboard which uses linear springs and nothing else).

Wow, thanks for sharing. How would you say the most recent Thinkpad keyboards compare to these? And maybe the last generation of the classic keyboard?

This is my take on it after having used a bunch of the newer Lenovo machines (again there'll be some personal bias since I'm fairly picky).

My ...

Over the years people who've known me given me old ThinkPads, and other ones have been sniped on ebay when cheap enough--and in one rare instance the ebay seller gave me extra stuff after the auction ended! If he would have listed the whole lot of ThinkPad stuff there's no way I'd have gotten it as ...

This is pretty weird... I was gutting a PS/2 Model 30-286 ready to dispose of the remains (long story which isn't relevant here), when I noticed the rear of the case! A perfect negative of the Model M badge in 3D .
http://i.imgur.com/UqwnrsU.jpg
I compared a regular black label M badge to the ...

If it isn't a knockoff, is it possible that the owner just stuffed a Fujitsu Peerless assembly into a Model M case? That there are two sets of LEDs is pretty sketchy to me as well.

The internal assembly might be from an ISO Tandy Enhanced keyboard, which looks almost identical to a Model M to me ...

If that's not fake I'd be really surprised.

*barf*
I had no idea there were IBM branded Fujitsu Peerlesses. Nasty.

EDIT: What's sort of sketchy is the fact where the fujitsu logo goes, there's and LED indicator strip. Why would a production keyboard have two sets of redundant LEDs , or false ones? Clearly that keyboard has them under the ...

And a wireless one with a huge receiver.

Yes, there were three versions of the IBM wireless mouse ignoring the wireless ScrollPoint models. Slate blue, silver and grey and completely coated in rubber; earlier ones are ball based. You can also swap the wheels, so the silver one could have a red ...

okay I made some research on the coil whine. it is dated back to 2014 and still 2016 models have the same issue. this is pretty ridiculous, in 3 XPS generations (and who knows how many revisions) they've not been able to fix it. I might actually reconsider a lenovo, but I have to check the bios ...

It's missing the LED indicators, which would be typical of terminal boards, though the keycaps don't have any unusual legends or the two 1u keys in place of the numpad +. I wonder if it speaks AT or XT.

Not all terminal Model Ms omitted the LEDs. For instance Model M 1390120 can operate on the ...

Interesting I didn't know there are so many variants.
It's only natural with a product made for so long.

Also, the trapezoid mice have two major versions too. The earlier ALPS-made ones are more desired for the solid click. They can be identified with their cord and the rear of the mouse ...

but I need everyone to have an avatar to make it work.
Oooh, if that's the case it's time for the Maxi-Man.
He fights crime, establishes world peace and ensures your foam and foil keeps-on foaming-- he's.. Maxi-Man.

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ahaha :)

Nice.

I remember when ClearType was announced as some ...

EDIT: Unicomp used to sell NOS logitech made 'grey button' soap mice before they sold out.

I have one of them , they sold them for 1 USD in the end.

They are quite well build , such a shame about the low dpi

One frustrating thing is that the DPI doesn't actually account for the cursor speed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Spoiler:

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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 ...