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by EverythingIBM
10 Feb 2013, 05:54
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Keyboard problem
Replies: 10
Views: 2575

I had this same issue with an '86 Model M on a Core2Duo computer. Computer demanded restart before the keyboard would work.
by EverythingIBM
09 Feb 2013, 20:28
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Unicomp RGB keys on SSK
Replies: 1
Views: 1190

Unicomp RGB keys on SSK

So I decided to put some of the RGB keys on a [technically pseudo] space saving model M. I think it looks pretty nice. May do it on the M13 whenever it decides to arrive.
http://deskthority.net/download/file.ph ... ew&id=6601
by EverythingIBM
09 Feb 2013, 20:21
Forum: Group buys
Topic: NIB Model M13s
Replies: 34
Views: 10874

I wonder if anyone with paypal would be interested in group buying this and if others would be willing to participate? I would take one for a max of $200.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111010253810

Price is down now because he only sold 1 earlier, maybe he would take 9 x $150?

Yeah, I made him an ...
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 22:15
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Ancient mice
Replies: 29
Views: 14035

bugfix wrote:Image
Still available!
Are you serious? Even has the IBM logo?

I've been wanting one of those for awhile. I really like the oval shape and high bulge on them. The L40 trackpoint is alright, but those are the best.
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 21:15
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Apple Magic Trackpad
Replies: 19
Views: 10635

Thanks for the review. I'd actually be interested in this Apple product, if it weren't for the fact it is not compatible with non-Apple OS.

The origin of Apple gestures, they bought the Fingerworks company and the patents:


I've never found apple products to be "high quality", QUITE the opposite ...
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 20:54
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Ancient mice
Replies: 29
Views: 14035

I have lying around what I believe is the first IBM branded mouse. It was for their first Unix workstation - the RT 6150

http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12377&stc=1&d=1283700790

It weighs like a brick, yet the buttons feel disappointingly mushy, like buttons on a cheap TV remote ...
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 20:49
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your Desk
Replies: 119
Views: 32020

Wow kbdholic, pretty messy =)
What kind of keyboard is that? (The black one on your desk).
IBM Space Saver II = crap

Of course, it uses one of the cheapest rubber domes ever conceived. IBM progressively used cheaper and cheaper rubber membranes as the years passed.
If you get one of the first ...
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 20:23
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Alps specifications
Replies: 14
Views: 7520

I believe I have seen it done before, but its not gonna work out for a proper full size board since stabilizers and such work differently.

There is this guy who builds midi controllers for audio guys, his PCBs fit pretty much everything you throw at it:
http://www.sequentix.com/build/images/cnst ...
by EverythingIBM
20 Feb 2011, 20:19
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Literature?
Replies: 111
Views: 28772

Hmmm...
Lots of hardware manuals for various electronic devices, game manuals, and lots of non-fiction.

I don't enjoy fiction that much... I suppose when I read, I read for a purpose rather than entertainment.

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