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Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:16
by litster
Haven't been posting much here. But...
We do office moves at work often. When we do we put out dumpsters for us to recycle old hardware. I walked by one this morning, and I saw a numpad and thought "this looks interesting..." I picked it up and it looked like a M15 numpad, and I thought "no way!" Then I dug deeper, and I found a full IBM M15 keyboard.
It is super filthy. I tested it and all keys are working. There are no cracks on the ball joint. Keyboard has all the rubber feet. The numpad is missing two rubber feet on the folded up legs which are not important. Cables are dirty but in good shape, no tear.
Will need to spend some time to clean it up. I have never taken apart my first M15. I will have to look it up before I do.
Full gallery:
https://imgur.com/gallery/rrZqCAg
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:19
by depletedvespene
Color me envious. Congratulations! Be sure to share with us the "after" pictures.
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:20
by Myoth
holy shit, what a fucking find !
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:36
by Wazrach
Nice find! I don't like ergo keyboards, but I like the deep ping of the M15.
I wonder why they all have that.
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:43
by JP!
Nice!!! I think that accessory numpad is harder to find than the keyboard itself.
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 21:52
by litster
JP! wrote: 25 Apr 2019, 21:43
Nice!!! I think that accessory numpad is harder to find than the keyboard itself.
That is correct. Once I bought an M15 numpad on eBay for $200. Very rarely you can find the M15 numpad on eBay or anywhere else.
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 25 Apr 2019, 23:21
by Menuhin
This hobby drives eventually all we (supposedly) decent people into the dumpsters and the recycling centres to go through the trash...
What a score!
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 26 Apr 2019, 00:31
by litster
BTW, does anyone know where I can find pictures of an opened-up M15? Want to ensure I open it to clean it as safe as possible. It is not like the M2 where you open it up and everything inside explodes, is it?
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 26 Apr 2019, 10:30
by Chyros
Wow, that's a fairly incredible find Oo . Congrats mate!
Re: Found an IBM M15 with Numpad in a Dumpster
Posted: 26 Apr 2019, 16:08
by Lbibass
litster wrote: 25 Apr 2019, 21:16
Haven't been posting much here. But...
We do office moves at work often. When we do we put out dumpsters for us to recycle old hardware. I walked by one this morning, and I saw a numpad and thought "this looks interesting..." I picked it up and it looked like a M15 numpad, and I thought "no way!" Then I dug deeper, and I found a full IBM M15 keyboard.
It is super filthy. I tested it and all keys are working. There are no cracks on the ball joint. Keyboard has all the rubber feet. The numpad is missing two rubber feet on the folded up legs which are not important. Cables are dirty but in good shape, no tear.
Will need to spend some time to clean it up. I have never taken apart my first M15. I will have to look it up before I do.
Full gallery:
https://imgur.com/gallery/rrZqCAg
Holy cow. Fantastic find. You weren't kidding when you said it was dirty... Looks amazing. Fantastic condition, other than the dirt.