Black M122 Battlecruiser?
- JP!
- Location: United States
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I took a bit of a gamble was able to win this M122 from an eBay auction earlier. Either someone did a damn fine job dyeing the case black or the plastic is actually black. Either way I did not have an M122 so I think it will make a nice addition to my "fleet".
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
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Nice, I don't think I've ever seen one of these on black before.
- Myoth
- Location: Strasbourg
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I'm 70% sure it's custom made, I hope you didn't pay much for it... I'm quite sure I already saw it on GH, will try to find the original post (if there is).
EDIT : I can't find the post again, so I can't prove it is. Anyway, as Ir0n said, this is a neat custom paint !
EDIT : I can't find the post again, so I can't prove it is. Anyway, as Ir0n said, this is a neat custom paint !
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- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
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I asked the seller if they dyed it and they replied back: "I have no idea, it was in the attic of the house i just moved into." I paid more than I would a regular M122 as I do like the looks of it. Out the door I ended up paying $73 shipped for this one which is more expensive than regular M122's which might go from $40-60 shipped (maybe more in some cases) in the US. Still a bit cheaper than the black M13's.
- JP!
- Location: United States
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Yep, it will for sure need a matching cable. Any recommendations on what to use? Offhand the old IBM Black SDL to DIN cables come to mind or a custom made USB cable if I convert it to USB.Ir0n wrote: ↑Even if it is custom it's pretty sharp looking.
It needs a black cable to match.
- Ir0n
- Location: United States
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That's exactly what I was thinking of. https://www.elecshopper.com/ibm-sdl-to- ... e-new.html
- JP!
- Location: United States
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I actually prefer the old din connector over ps2. The connector just seems so solid and I also have one of Orihalcon's adapters so this should work out perfect.
- Chyros
- Location: The Netherlands
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Unicomp has made black M122 but those are different. No square IBM badge, of course.
Was it 7bit or Webwit who once made a group order of black Unicomp M122 cases to Europe? I know that at least one was broken in shipping because the plastic was too thin.
Was it 7bit or Webwit who once made a group order of black Unicomp M122 cases to Europe? I know that at least one was broken in shipping because the plastic was too thin.
- DustGod
- Yet another IBM snob
- Location: Italy
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F 6110344 "Battleship"
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99.9% chance of a custom repainting. As others have noticed, pretty good joob (at least looking these photos). Looks pretty slick!
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- Location: North Carolina, United States
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It's huge! Also, I really like how you call a group of keyboards a fleet. Is that an actual thing among keyboarders?
- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
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Well, we do have battleships, battlecruisers, a carrier (and those may be joined in the future by a monitor).Buggot wrote: ↑It's huge! Also, I really like how you call a group of keyboards a fleet. Is that an actual thing among keyboarders?
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Hahaha, that's amazing! I learned something new then.
- JP!
- Location: United States
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I was thinking, why destroy one of these old vintage SDL cables when there are other options.Ir0n wrote: ↑That's exactly what I was thinking of. https://www.elecshopper.com/ibm-sdl-to- ... e-new.html
There are lots of black coiled cables available used on CB radios for cheap. These might be a nice option for someone missing a cable to a Model F XT or AT keyboard.
Workman MIL10 6 Wire CB Radio Cord
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Workman-MIL10- ... Swi0xaDGJR Din Connector - Switchcraft 05BL5MX
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/ ... =175668276
- Ir0n
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F107 / XT
- Main mouse: Mionix Naos 7000
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
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My dad is big into CB stuff and I tell him all the time to keep his spare cables for me for this reason.
I admit I've never used any of them for anything..yet.
Love to see how it turns out!
I admit I've never used any of them for anything..yet.
Love to see how it turns out!
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Could do a deep scratch test or take a little plastic off with a dremel on the inside of the case and see on the inside of the case and see if there is white plastic underneath. Seems odd that they would have used a white barrel plate if the case was black to me.
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
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I see that this keyboard actually comes from "the_ambyguous", a member here at DT and on Mechmarket who sold off his collection. I'm not sure I buy the story that this was just found in an attic.
- JP!
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Currently a Model M
- Main mouse: Steel Series Sensei
- Favorite switch: Beam Spring
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I forgot to update this post. This keyboard was painted black and fairly obvious from a small chip on the bottom. It was still a decent paint job. Also I did get a black cable from an AT courtesy of Fohat. I think if I were to do this over I would have found a cheaper M122 and painted it myself (not that I really have the time or place to do so these days).