deskthority

I was looking at a Model M on eBay and came across this bizarre review... almost sounds like they're trying to devalue it to get a better deal :lol:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/p/ibm-enhanced-1391406-keyboard/94192612?iid=201775161719#UserReviews

Goes unstable, causes crashes , returned, expensive usb ...

Just as an aside, I'm reasonably certain that I saw the massive IBM keyboard (or something very similar) on display at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, possibly as part of a temporary exhibit. This was some years ago though.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'd forgotten about the blue cube. I ordered one and it arrived today; all issues are now resolved! Now I can start gaming in an obscenely loud way on this deafening keyboard

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69960/Images/CustomLayout.png

If money were no object, I'd like the above layout.

Numpad moved to the left to make room for mouse while keeping alphanumeric keys central. Also allows easy use of numpad + mouse.
Additional backspace due to move, along with A-F ...

Thanks for the suggestion about the K key - I gave it a try and it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of difference, so it may not be the rubber mat that's messed up the click on mine.

However, I've come across another issue. The £1 PS/2 to USB adaptor that I was using worked OK, but had a few quirks ...

Buy the other one, quick! List is $535.00!

EDIT: Price list, the model above is KT-1000-PS2-3-SP
http://www.ibi-systems.com/pdf/pricelist2010.pdf

I was tempted to get these, but I do already have one that I may be able to refurbish so if anyone else is interested...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222322061611

They're buckling springs, albeit an odd non-IBM implementation. In these the switch plate sits vertically in the slot and rotates through ...

I agree! I'm right-handed and decided to try it out for just the reasons you mention. Now the alphanumeric section is central on my desk, with numpad and nav to the left, mouse to the right.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6n4AAOSwHMJYOwtv/s-l1600.jpg
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/VtwAAOSwA3dYOwuV/s-l1600.jpg

Managed to get this on eBay for the princely sum of 99p! (eBay photo included because I'm lazy... also my desk is a mess!)

I noticed there's some discussion on the wiki about ...