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My 1984 IBM Model M is still a joy to type on. Every key still works fine, and I wouldn't trade it for any keyboard made in the last 20 years even if new ones c
by joefourier 6y ago
My 1984 IBM Model M is still a joy to type on. Every key still works fine, and I wouldn't trade it for any keyboard made in the last 20 years even if new ones come in colours other than beige or weigh less than 10 pounds.
- na85 6y agoI bought two Unicomp Model M keyboards and they've been great. Do you have a USB adaptor for yours?
- marcoperaza 6y agoI have a Unicomp but I'm disappointed that the resistance varies a lot from key to key. Maybe I got a bad unit?
- kop316 6y agoI'm thinking so. I have a unicomp and I don't notice a difference between the keys.
- joefourier 6y agoI have an AT to PS/2 adapter. I don't think motherboards will stop having PS/2 ports in the foreseeable future, and arguments can be made that PS/2 is still the superior connector for keyboards in terms of latency, simultaneous key presses, using hardware interrupts instead of software, and general authenticity of using a connector from the 80s to connect an 80s keyboard.
- na85 6y agoMy current PC doesn't have a PS/2 port. It's a Ryzen build.
- h2odragon 6y agoI got a stack of Model Ms from a school surplus sale in 1996; spent some time cleaning them up, and never worried about having a keyboard until earlier this year, when the last one finally died. I'm sure I could go through the stack again and refurbish most if not all of them for another 20 years service.