Finally. I am the proud owner of, not one, but two IBM Model-M keyboards.
I wanted one of these keyboards for years. It was the first keyboard I used, back when I was 7 years old and I was learning Basic in an institute (I think it was 1988), and since then I always wanted a Model M.
This month, Manuel got me my first Model M keyboard. The problem is, he lives in New Orleans, and I live in Lima. But since Benji was in the States, and he visited Manuel, he would bring the keyboard to me. Sadly, the model-m is damn heavy (2kg), and Benji had to leave it in his house.
Today I went to a street called Paruro with Nestor. Paruro is the place where all the old and useless hardware in Lima goes. And I mean really old hardware, XTs, VESA bus stuff, really old hard drives, incredibly old SCSI controllers, etc. It is possibly the only place where I could find a Model M. I found TWO. And I bougth them both, for only $3!
Right now I’m using this one:
And the other is the one true version of the happy hacking keyboard, this one:
Sadly, the second keyboard is missing the cable, I’ll have to get it somewhere, but the black one is in perfect conditions.
If you want to identify a real model-m, read this page.
Ahhh, the sound of the keys when I press them is just beautiful!
Comments (7)
Hah! That’s really awesome! :D
You sick bastard…
Que’ bueno que ultimadamente ya te hayas olvidado de tu fetish por los ole keyb de ibm… Pero no es porque ya te haya pasado “la fiebre”, si no porque te ha dado una “pior”… (you know…)
Wow those are old hah!
These are mine:
http://members.shaw.ca/bunnibunni/mouse.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/bunnibunni/keyboard.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/bunnibunni/keyboard-mouse.jpg
:) I love them!
ive got one of those keybards that are big, huge and white, we got it along with the “wang” brand computer back in 1989. i used that thing for 8 years, until i got another keyboard, mainly, because it made too much noise at night, extremely loud clicking noises. its a great keyboard… older than some people i know. older than my car… but, the only thing is the “4″ button is broken, so you have to use the numerical pad.
Ever heard of the myth you can kill someone with a model M and still type on it afterwards ?
http://digg.com/hardware/Model_M_vs_Melon
Also check out the Zenith ‘Bull’ keyboard :)
the_JinX:
Loved the video, I just blogged about it.