Can anyone shed some light for me on the differences between the various versions of the SSK models? The only two that I know of with my limited experience are the 1395100 (made by Lexmark?) and the 1391472. Do they all have removable keycaps and cables? Are they all PBT dye-sub caps? Do they all have the extra legends for the tenkey and navigation keys? I tried looking in the wiki but the "variation" section was blank.
Also, how do you access the layer with the tenkey and navigation? I don't see a Fn key...
IBM Model M SSK variations
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Daemon Raccoon
- Location: Flyover Country, United States
- Main keyboard: Model M SSK 1391472
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All Model M keyboards have dyesub caps, but legends and two piece caps vary by production run, intended purpose, and year. As far as I know there are no fixed-cable SSKs.
Shift+ScrLk accesses the NumLock functionality, though I've never quite figured out how the navigation part is accessed.
Shift+ScrLk accesses the NumLock functionality, though I've never quite figured out how the navigation part is accessed.
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Kurk
- Location: Sauce Hollondaise (=The Netherlands)
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage // Filco MJ2 + HID liberation
- Main mouse: ITAC Mousetrak Professional
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The navigation functions are accessed by pressing SHIFT while in numpad mode. I don't know if it's possible to toggle between navigation and numbers like NumLock would do on full size keyboards.
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E TwentyNine
- Main keyboard: AT Model F w/ Tenkeyless mod
- Main mouse: Logitech M310
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Is it this one? http://www.otd.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=f8&wr_id=498
I mean is it that exact one, ID 2017513?
I'd be curious as hell as to why IBM would mix two and one piece keycaps on a production keyboard.
I mean is it that exact one, ID 2017513?
I'd be curious as hell as to why IBM would mix two and one piece keycaps on a production keyboard.
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webwit
- Wild Duck
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: Model F62
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Possible because the keycaps with the nubs were not available in one part, or because they put on the bottom parts of the two-part keycaps on the f and j as reference points for the people or machines mounting the keycaps.
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Halvar
- Location: Baden, DE
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M SSK / Filco MT 2
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No, this is the sticker on mine:E TwentyNine wrote:Is it this one? http://www.otd.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=f8&wr_id=498
I mean is it that exact one, ID 2017513?
I'd be curious as hell as to why IBM would mix two and one piece keycaps on a production keyboard.
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E TwentyNine
- Main keyboard: AT Model F w/ Tenkeyless mod
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Interesting. The keyboard I linked with the same FJ keys has a date of July 88. Seems like a long time to have a characteristic unique to one particular variation of SSK.
I would have figure by 91 they'd simply all be one way or the other (with the nub style key available in either format).
I would have figure by 91 they'd simply all be one way or the other (with the nub style key available in either format).