Lexmark M13, Erase-Eaze (split space bar)

[ohaimark]

Pardon the potato pics. I'll update them before officially adding the keyboard to my collection page.




I used black oxide screws to match the plate, and they're hex head for easier rotation. No way was I going to use Phillips for that many units.




Everything went together and worked on the first try. Beginners' luck. Not that I'm complaining. I even have a corporate t shirt.

[clickykeyboards]

Great model M variant and nice model M bolt-mod.

Here is the original IBM product literature mentioning the model M keyboards with Erase-Eaze option.

http://www.clickeykeyboards.com/model-m ... xmark-inc/

Model M13 with erase-eaze

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[Daniel Beardsmore]

Hm, so the term "Erase-Eaze" was used by more than one manufacturer …

[clickykeyboards]

I have seen references to Compaq, Lexmark and NMB all using this technology in a few keyboards in the 1990s.
https://youtu.be/UTWxEeX-QTU?t=2m25s

Found this trademark info on US patent and trademark website
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?ca ... x=1&page=2

[webwit]

Luckily not patented by Mark Goldstein.

[seebart]

Very nice addition to your Lexmark collection ohaimark, your not going to keep posting that Lexmark shirt pic of yours much more are you?!

Hm, so the term "Erase-Eaze" was used by more than one manufacturer …

I did not enjoy the "Erase-Eaze" function on my BTC 8120.

[taylorswiftttttt]

removed

[Tuntematon]

This is one of the neatest keyboards in my collection. Congrats on the find, the club is a little less exclusive now

But still super exclusive

[JP!]

Whoa I did not know Erase-Eaze was an option with Model M's. I thought it was unique to NMB keyboards. Congrats on this find.

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[ohaimark]

What type of stabilizers do the spacebar and erase eaze key use?

The small space bar chunk uses a thinner wire stabilizer, whereas the wide one uses a normal wire stabilizer. They both use traditional M stabilizer slots on the barrel frame.

[ohaimark]

Hm, so the term "Erase-Eaze" was used by more than one manufacturer …

It was also used in Alps keyboards, specifically the MGL series.