It's the simple things in life.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I might have 2 mid 90's vintages sitting in a box of assorted junk!


    They kept waking my wife up so I looked long and hard for a quite KB.


   Now it doesnt matter as I sound proofed the mancave.....  I cant type so they are just clunky plastic things with letters on them!



   

I'll pay 20 bucks + shipping for one if it works...

[zack1234]

This the oddest thread i have ever read 

And it is started by the owner of AH

 

I have a corsiar mech keyboard

I had a IBM PC that had a orange screen and a big ball mouse thing in ancient times

We had to put floppys in it to boot it up

[Slade]

When I had my Commodore 64 and bought a floppy drive for it I thought it was the pinnacle of home computing.  Bought a small color TV for it.  I could program in BASIC or Forth.  What else do you need?!

[zack1234]

Elite

[MrRiplEy[H]]

When I had my Commodore 64 and bought a floppy drive for it I thought it was the pinnacle of home computing.  Bought a small color TV for it.  I could program in BASIC or Forth.  What else do you need?!

The only thing I don't miss about those times was lack of internet and high prices. Lack of internet was especially bad because it made finding information extremely difficult and in most cases expensive (you had to buy a book to find out instructions you can Google today).

[Kuhn]

http://www.coolgifting.com/2012/11/15/usb-typewriter-computer-kit-for-your-modern-writer/

[Rob52240]

I just buy the cheapest one I see.  I also clean my keyboards in the dishwasher so it makes sense to not spend too much on a fancy one.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I just buy the cheapest one I see.  I also clean my keyboards in the dishwasher so it makes sense to not spend too much on a fancy one.

LOL what do you do with your keyboard if it needs a dish washer?

[morfiend]

I'll pay 20 bucks + shipping for one if it works...

   I'll look and see if I can find that old box of used parts,my wife may have disposed of it but to be honest I havent looked in years!

    If I can find them and they are the type you want you can have 1,free but you will have to pay the shipping from Canada!   Just so you know it may be more than it's worth never mind the 20 bucks.....


   I'll try and look some time this week,if she hasnt placed it in the trash I will send you a PM and let you know,if you're still interested.


   

[oldskool65]

Any typist who has typed on a model M will have a fetish.

is a fetish for the typist too far off topic

[MrRiplEy[H]]

   I'll look and see if I can find that old box of used parts,my wife may have disposed of it but to be honest I havent looked in years!

    If I can find them and they are the type you want you can have 1,free but you will have to pay the shipping from Canada!   Just so you know it may be more than it's worth never mind the 20 bucks.....


   I'll try and look some time this week,if she hasnt placed it in the trash I will send you a PM and let you know,if you're still interested.


   

Cool, thanks.

[Gman]

Skuzzy had mentioned a while back when I was talking about the differences between modern gaming mechanicals and the Old IBM Clickys that you used one in the office.  I found a bunch at a small PC store, and have ample back ups as well now.

There is only one place that makes the same buckling spring key that feels the same as the old IBM M's.  Here - http://www.pckeyboard.com/.

These guys do a pretty good job if anyone is looking and can't find a good used one on Ebay.  There is nothing like typing or gaming on them IMO, I've tried Razer's, Corsair's (several different types of cherry mechanical keys), and Logitech's at various stores and such.  Nothing touches the old buckling spring of the IBM.  Many of the 1994 to 1997 IBM M keyboards were manufactured by Lexmark under contract, but there is no difference between their feeling that I've ever been able to tell, and wouldn't even have known without reading about them at http://www.clickykeyboards.com/  .  Some used ones for a decent $ can sometimes be found here, Ebay has quite a few right now as well, good time to strike.

[Rob52240]

LOL what do you do with your keyboard if it needs a dish washer?

It's not that it needs a dishwasher but sometimes I do spill coffee on it.

I heard it on NPR years ago and tried it with a dirty keyboard.  The keyboard comes out looking brand new.

Just put it on the top rack, keys facing down and leave cord hanging out of the diswasher.  Run it without soap or heat.  Then let it dry for a day or two before using it.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Skuzzy had mentioned a while back when I was talking about the differences between modern gaming mechanicals and the Old IBM Clickys that you used one in the office.  I found a bunch at a small PC store, and have ample back ups as well now.

There is only one place that makes the same buckling spring key that feels the same as the old IBM M's.  Here - http://www.pckeyboard.com/.

These guys do a pretty good job if anyone is looking and can't find a good used one on Ebay.  There is nothing like typing or gaming on them IMO, I've tried Razer's, Corsair's (several different types of cherry mechanical keys), and Logitech's at various stores and such.  Nothing touches the old buckling spring of the IBM.  Many of the 1994 to 1997 IBM M keyboards were manufactured by Lexmark under contract, but there is no difference between their feeling that I've ever been able to tell, and wouldn't even have known without reading about them at http://www.clickykeyboards.com/  .  Some used ones for a decent $ can sometimes be found here, Ebay has quite a few right now as well, good time to strike.

I have been thinking about getting a Unicomp keyboard for some time but the problem is the shipping costs almost as much as the keyboard. Also one problem is that these boards have no anti-ghosting techniques so they're not actually the best choice for gaming. More of a typing use case.

[pipz]

from Canada! 

Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!