deskthority

Posted: **29 Aug 2014, 00:03**

I recently treated myself to a NIOB (New In Old Box)

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Even though I was really carefull a lot of rivets broke just by looking at it.

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Posted: **29 Aug 2014, 00:15**

Nice Model M! I've never had an unboxing experience with an IBM. But I do have the (apparently) French Canadian brother to yours, arty numpad included:

http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/ibm-m ... t6407.html

Pity about those broken rivets. They're quite unpredictable things, as I've had pretty beaten up Model Ms with a full set too!

Posted: **29 Aug 2014, 04:56**

I think the rivets just go with time, even if the keyboard is unused. Plastic can only stay together for so long...

Posted: **29 Aug 2014, 08:07**

I see you're positive thinking, since you could have also made the smiley like

because of the broken rivets!

Interesting is that the box label looks like the case label, or similar to it. So they used the same template, and the difference is the barcode, and on the box it says "Ship No" and on the case "Part No".

deskthority

IBM Model M 1392595 Terminal Keyboard

IBM Model M 1392595 Terminal Keyboard