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That photo is gorgeous. The angle, the reflection on the table, the tint, the texture of the case... Awesome!

I just don't undestand why this has to be a limited production, as it's seem so different and special from any other "group buy"... I guess you meant to write "... as it's seem no different..." right? Most custom keyboards do not go far off the beaten track: they create a case and maybe a PCB where...

That's odd, it's from the same location (Sofia, Bulgaria) but not the same seller of https://www.ebay.com/itm/282867822408 (sold for 2.5k)

I have the IBM Pingmaster on my eBay wish list for a while now but I feel like I'll never use it, as I prefer tactile switches. This photoshoot is tempting me again.

Very nice collection!

I love to read the truths of the Brotherhood of Ellipse by the prophet Elrick.

He is genuinely passionate about this project and it's refreshing.

Amen.

Alright, I found this: There’s also a major change in the process of negotiating power. Earlier generations made use of the data wires for enumeration purpose: USB power delivery specifies negotiation using the VBUS only, without affecting the data bus. This leads to the second benefit: Data transfe...

USB battery charging != USB power delivery. Different specs. Yes I am aware that they are two different specs. https://assets.nexperia.com/documents/d...F4081B.pdf here it reffers to the 50 mA as max "supply current", but hasn't information about min operating current. I know how an AND gate works ...

I may have misread on the topic. I did not read the specifications, only some stuff on Wikipedia. For USB 3.0 Battery Charging... USB Battery Charging defines a new port type, the charging port, as opposed to the standard downstream port (SDP) of the base specification. Charging ports are divided in...

50 mA is very high... Can you post a link to the datasheet of your component? This number is probably the maximum input current that the component can take, not the one you need to drive it.

5A@20V is for power only, though, no?

* USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 max current with data: max 900 mA.
* USB 3.0 Battery Charging without data: max 1.5A.
* USB 3.1 Power Delivery without data: max 5A.

USB 3.0 can go as much as 900 mA.

That said, some hardware do not respect the 500 mA of USB 2.0 anyway and will give as much mA as requested.

So, hmmm, that beamspring with a crazy price did sold for 2.5k$... https://www.ebay.com/itm/282867822408 . Damn, I messaged the seller with an offer that I thought was more than fair and never heard back, but I guess they got their asking price. I did the same, no response. I'm part of the problem ...

So, hmmm, that beamspring with a crazy price did sold for 2.5k$... https://www.ebay.com/itm/282867822408.

Probably not! Those are two bid wars and "i***i(6)" really wanted those boards. He got only one though.

Well, here are some new highs:

* https://www.ebay.com/itm/382395383338 - IBM Model M Industrial sold @ 810 USD
* https://www.ebay.com/itm/382395408863 - IBM Model F XT Industrial sold @ 564 USD

I don't think what I'm going to say is relevant to the discussion but here we go: I live in Quebec where we work in french and english (so we speak frenchglish ;) ). I grew up with an ANSI-US layout and as a programmer, I code with that layout. However I communicate in french with my team (email, ch...

I like blaise-keyboards.com :

* Full "keyboards" word tells exactly what it is about.
* A .com address, not some funky extension.

From http://kishy.ca/?p=648 : 50-key “function”, matrix/grid, relegendable transparent keycaps, designated “Model 100” From IBM: “The 50-key Function keyboard is intended for teller use. Forty-five of the keys may have functions assigned by the user. These keys are clear plastic capped to enable lab...

They don't look bad either though. The keyboard was in great condition (only some marks on the back label, unfortunately). From the description: They were found sitting in a long forgotten about storeroom for years along with a bunch of other older Apple/IBM equipment. Oh well, I had one sitting at ...

You live in Hungary and you have a budget of 70$ USD. You have plenty of choices on eBay. Here is one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/172694918303 . Shipping is ~42$USD (including import charges), make an offer for 28$USD instead of 55$USD and voilà! It's not a plug and play unit but you seems to be open ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332576449004

Wow, I bought a keyboard from that guy two weeks ago and it came without a cable... now I know why.

I hope to contribute to that list one day but for now, I just want to say that this wiki page is VERY helpful so thank you a lot for making it. It's one of the few wiki pages that I have bookmarked and I consult it whenever I encounter an IBM keyboard in the wild. Cheers!

Lot of 11 IBM Model M: https://m.bonanza.com/listings/Lot-of-1 ... d=41494860

Its 600$ but also OBO so maybe someone in the US can strike a deal on them.

I am wondering though... if those are crazy prices, what is the normal market value of a mint 3278? (and I'm not asking that to get one at that price eh) 500$?

Annnnd it's sold for 1k!

I went full /r/mk in the beginning: I bought artisans, keycap sets, Zealios, etc. I even built a keyboard from scratch (sorry FXT, an ortholinear one)... with RGB LEDs. Then I bought a Model M and started spending more time here. Now I sold the artisans, I'm currently selling my keycaps and I'm focu...

That round thing is called a washer . ;) I forgot to mention that you must buy M2 screws with a flat head . I personally bought those because they were 10$ shipped, but it takes a month to arrive and the quality is not that great (they do the job really, they just feel a little bit cheap). That said...

You can use a regular drill but it is recommended to also use a solder iron to prepare the holes to drill. I followed those instructions . The gist of it: 1. Buy M2 screws (2mm) with a length of 8mm. 2. Prepare the barrels plate by making tiny holes with the solder iron tip. This help a lot to drill...

If the quality lives up to an original F62 / F77, I hope we'll call those Modern F62 / F77. It has a nice rings to it, like Modern Selectric.

Hello fellow Montrealer!