An old IBM Model M. I have two, both in use daily, one of which is 23 years old, and the other is a 19 year youngster.
An old IBM Model M. I have two, both in use daily, one of which is 23 years old, and the other is a 19 year youngster.
Got called out to Long Lartin Cat A prison one night - 'keyboard not working' - When I got there the screw was lying back in his chair with his hob nail boots resting on the keyboard!
Mind - got called out to Albany on the Isle of Wight one night, just managed to catch the last ferry out of Portsmouth, got to the gates, shift had changed, previous shift hadn't logged my coming with the gate and was refused entry! Spent an uncomfortable night on the slip way in the back of my car, knowing full well there'd be another but this time angry call in the morning.
AWEM
Get a cd marker pen. Write on new letters.
The "original" PC keyboard...
In message , Chris Wilson writes
Or get her to trim her finger nails:-)
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We had that happen and if you don't mind spending a small fortune, we found a couple of backlit gaming keyboards - good old fashioned two-shot moulded, so they'll never wear off!
However we just bought the usual sort and we'll replace it when it wears again.
SteveW
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With a nipple no less.
Thanks for the link... that's the keyboard I'm going to marry!
And then sell the worn one to Brian Gaff!
I was thinking that I was the only person to keep a keyboard that long!
I just hope that they don't stop making motherboards with the little PS/2 keyboard/mouse sockets.
I still have the PS/2 that it came with but I stopped using that in 1998 IIRC.
I think they probably already have, but as Jules noted above, 'active' USB adapters are available (and required)
Owain
Ha, I win! ;-) (mine's old enough to have no status LEDs - I do sometimes miss having a caps-lock one, although num-lock and scroll-lock ones have always been a bit useless IMHO)
I suppose technically that was the 80-odd key one for the PC and XT; 102- key ones only came along later (and of course keyboards with stupid 'windows' and other 'gimmick' keys later still)
I did have a PC/AT one, but it went with the PC/AT when I gave it away!
I have a box full of Model Ms somewhere.
Get here to wear woolly gloves?
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They will die young from the stress. The perform no useful function so no loss.
there are USB adapters for that.
Several of which struggle to provide enough power for a Model M.
The label on mine says "Manufactured in United Kingdom 12-08-1988"
They seem to be making a comeback. Not sure why, never having used a computer to play games, but there seems to be a demand from gamers for PS/2 rather than USB for keyboards.
But this is a DIY group, so....
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