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I love how Intel stopped using numbers because they couldn't be trademarked and a competitor kept making their own 486. Intel named their next processor Pentium instead, and Cyrix just named theirs the 586.
No Super key would drive me nuts
Some people map the caps lock key to super.
I've also just mapped it to Ctrl+Alt or something as well. But ultimately for a daily driver I just got a Unicomp with the super key and use my old one with my retro rig now.
Nice. How does it compare with the IBM, aside from the super key?
Unless you are super nitpicky practically identical other than the branding. Former Lexmark and IBM people bought the actual stuff used to make them over the years and formed Unicomp after it was shut down so they are not cheap knockoffs.
I did read that the molds used in some models were starting to wear out, but they have new ones that seem to be getting good reviews.
thats what im doing and its great
No need. CTRL-ESC.
too complicated for my smooth brain
I have a IBM Model M from 1984 as my daily driver.
CTRL-ESC works, I actually prefer it.
So yours is almost 40 years old, nice. It's amazing how far technology has moved in that time and here we are still using these ancient keyboards... they have seen some things we wouldn't believe.
Cyrix gang rise up!
I'd have thought it would have yellowed more than that, did you have to treat it to make it look so good?
Surprisingly not, I don't think I've ever seen a yellowed Model M (or earlier Model F for that matter).
We have the same exact brief...ehm...keyboard.
Told you people would love it :D I'm glad she lives!
Man I wish I had a curled up wire for keyboard and mouse... My wires are way too long and always get in the way.
the OG keyboard, how is it?
Amazing, really tactile and loud :D