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These will make a nice sticker album for Telegram

seebart wrote: At least just have some style about this kbdfr!

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The reality here, guess who's now dead and feeding the worms yet the IBM iron is still here and being used everywhere, 25 years after production .

Some times the IBM just keeps on kicking whilst detractors and the ignorant have all lapsed away, almost poetic yet quite appropriate.

Remember, you can always rejuvenate a destroyed Model-M but could anyone dig up Jobsie and resurrect him ?

Elrick wrote: … but could anyone dig up Jobsie and resurrect him ?

And even if they could, they SHOULDN'T! Or do you want home row indicators on the D and K keys again? Or boardchow showcasing keyboards? Or an L-shaped cursor cluster? Or ... ?

Elrick wrote: […] Remember, you can always rejuvenate a destroyed Model-M […]

A Model M will by design be a destroyed Model M at some time, so it’s not that you CAN rejuvenate it - you HAVE TO

Your praise of the Model M reminds me of the infatuation of some for the Trabant, the legendary car of the GDR whose inferior design and low quality gave rise to jokes like:

• What's the best feature of a Trabant? — There's a heater at the back to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it.
• What is the longest car on the market? — The Trabant, at 12 meters length. 2 meters of car, plus ten meters of smoke.

Thinking of it, Isn’t there quite a similarity between the sound of a Model M and the exhaust noise of a Trabant?
I’m not going to make a lot of friends, I fear

derp

kbdfr wrote: Thinking of it, Isn’t there quite a similarity between the sound of a Model M and the exhaust noise of a Trabant?

I’m not going to make a lot of friends, I fear

Actually I love noise due to working in various workshops repairing diesel trucks and equipment. Hence your analogy of the Model-M as some old and used vehicle from long ago might be appropriate here.

YES, you will make a lot of friends that now would include me, which I suspect may disgust you .

davkol wrote:

kbdfr wrote: Trabant, the legendary car of the GDR whose inferior design and low quality

Trabant was actually a great piece of engineering work, especially considering the restricted socioeconomic conditions. However, they stopped production decades too late. It's even mentioned in the linked wiki article […]

You're of course right. I just could not resist making the comparison

Elrick wrote:

kbdfr wrote: Thinking of it, Isn’t there quite a similarity between the sound of a Model M and the exhaust noise of a Trabant?

I’m not going to make a lot of friends, I fear

Actually I love noise due to working in various workshops repairing diesel trucks and equipment. Hence your analogy of the Model-M as some old and used vehicle from long ago might be appropriate here.

YES, you will make a lot of friends that now would include me, which I suspect may disgust you .

Oh, I'm perfectly OK with fine jokes, and I certainly appreciate others who feel the same




I guess we can now return to topics

How much is this unconverted AZERTY Apple M0110 in good condition worth?

wiki/Apple_M0110

seebart wrote:How much is this unconverted AZERTY Apple M0110 in good condition worth?

wiki/Apple_M0110

Maybe $40-$50 in good condition, 75+ in great condition.

clickityClackity wrote:

seebart wrote:How much is this unconverted AZERTY Apple M0110 in good condition worth?

wiki/Apple_M0110

Maybe $40-$50 in good condition, 75+ in great condition.

Thanks, how about my M0118 from a page back?

NIB (it seems - still in transit) Model M, ANSI with both English and Russian legends. Mhhhh.

Keybug wrote: NIB (it seems - still in transit) Model M, ANSI with both English and Russian legends. Mhhhh.

19€

Keybug wrote: NIB (it seems - still in transit) Model M, ANSI with both English and Russian legends. Mhhhh.

Once you get it post detailed pictures of the keycaps, please.

Spacebar looks yellowed. Probably not NIB, then.

Could be temperature yellowing, in that case it could be nib. But yeah, it's rather unlikely to be nib

hansichen wrote: Could be temperature yellowing, in that case it could be nib. But yeah, it's rather unlikely to be nib

What the hell is "temperature yellowing", how does that actually happen? xD

Wrong storage can probably have some effects too. Eg some of my cherry boards are heavily yellowed but not the abs caps, UV as the origin of this yellowing is unlikely as the caps would have yellowed too. Some reports about the yellowing of things that were retrobrighted could be due to that too, or retrobright is shit

hansichen wrote: Wrong storage can probably have some effects too. Eg some of my cherry boards are heavily yellowed but not the abs caps, UV as the origin of this yellowing is unlikely as the caps would have yellowed too. Some reports about the yellowing of things that were retrobrighted could be due to that too, or retrobright is shit

ABS is cast at high temperatures, how would it not come out like a banana afterwards then? :p

Myoth wrote:

Keybug wrote: NIB (it seems - still in transit) Model M, ANSI with both English and Russian legends. Mhhhh.

19€

Hehe, big Myoth is watching you...

I agree it's probably not NIB then, maybe that's not even the original box it's in. I'll update when I have it.

Chyros wrote:
Spacebar looks yellowed. Probably not NIB, then.

All US-made Model Ms have PBT space bars that do not yellow.

Greennock apparently switched to ABS space bars somewhere in the mid-1990s, and those do yellow.

Supposedly yellowing is from UV, but I feel that age was often enough.

fohat wrote:

Chyros wrote:
Spacebar looks yellowed. Probably not NIB, then.

All US-made Model Ms have PBT space bars that do not yellow.

Greennock apparently switched to ABS space bars somewhere in the mid-1990s, and those do yellow.

Supposedly yellowing is from UV, but I feel that age was often enough.

I know the Greenock ones are ABS, but I don't buy it that these just yellow on their own. I have plenty of NIB boards with ABS caps and space bars and they're pristine.

How much would a NIB NCR G81-3077 SAU go for?

Wolf123rt wrote: How much would a NIB NCR G81-3077 SAU go for?

around 300usd I'd say

(not "5 bucks" as the other /mkg/ idiot said)

$300 for NIB, ANSI dyesubs AND with the grey NCR case? I don't know.

You could probably get like $400-500 for it, if you find the right buyer.

That said, I am absolutely not the right buyer, I wouldn't pay nearly that much. But I know that people that would exist.

Myoth wrote:

Wolf123rt wrote: How much would a NIB NCR G81-3077 SAU go for?

around 300usd I'd say

(not "5 bucks" as the other /mkg/ idiot said)

Lmao just seen that thread, /mkg/ is pretty terrible.

Price check: NIB Model M ISO (1391506) 140€?

What is /mkg/?

ramnes wrote: What is /mkg/?

shitty 4chan /g/keyboard thread

And what is 4chan /g/keyboard?

/mkg/ is a thread on 4chans technology image board.