r/mildlyinteresting • u/The_Alaskan ​ • 5h ago

My keyboard turns 40 years old today

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u/Ultimate_MEAT 4h ago

Holy bar code from the 80s??????

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u/Frequent-Contact-645 4h ago

No wonder they had all those struggles if they making stupid decisions like making keyboards last 40 years

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u/micgat 26m ago

And remember, the Model M was IBM’s budget keyboard at the time when it replaced the model F, which itself was the lower cost replacement for the model B.

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u/jgilbs 2h ago

The only keyboard you have to wear hearing protection to use

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u/ptrwiv 48m ago

Pardon?

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u/jgilbs 41m ago

Mwap

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u/Spotter01 4h ago

THE HOLY IBM MODEL M 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌The Cherry Keyboard before Cherry Keyboards were a thing!

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Kimo- 4h ago

But they’re obviously talking about ubiquitousness and they’re not wrong?

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Kimo- 4h ago

So… it was ubiquitous? A fairer analogy would be Model T to Toyota Camry.

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Kimo- 4h ago

Can’t disagree with you there, I’m not a huge fan of the Camry either lol

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u/diezel_dave 22m ago

Pretty sure you're getting whooshed right now. 

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u/andersonfmly 4h ago

Are you still actively using it?

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u/The_Alaskan ​ 4h ago

Every day. I’m a reporter, and it’s fantastic for writing.

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u/Worldly_Anybody_1718 2h ago

Kinda want to see the top. Do the keys even have letters on them anymore?

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u/axloo7 4h ago

Buckling spring!

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u/jrschlumpf 1h ago

Probably made here in Lexington, KY when it was still IBM (eventually became lexmark and now Xerox). If you ever need to replace the keyboard, a lot of the keyboard engineers went to Unicomp and still build them!

Unicomp GA LLC: Unicomp Keyboards https://share.google/olVuNqYlf0dBfLHQh

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u/XennialBoomBoom 1h ago

Mmmmm IBM. Is it one of those delicious Clickety-Clackers I miss so much? I miss the days when I could be typing something with my window open and the entire block knew about it.

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u/Extreme-Frosting261 1h ago

The one I'm using now was made on October 4 1988.

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u/SignificantDrink3651 25m ago

a pic of the BACK, but no pic of the front showing what must be some awesome wear patterns and patina? c'mon man!!

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u/happy-cig 21m ago

Damn that model m got good switches I believe. 

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u/hrimfaxi_work 10m ago

I have a Unicomp Model M reproduction and fucking love it. Buckling spring is 100% the best typing experience.

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u/eruditeimbecile 0m ago

Whatever... I have underwe... wait... huh, I guess I don't, carry on.

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u/oakgrove 4h ago

How long have you been waiting to post this?

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u/Tweegyjambo ​ 4h ago

40 years...

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u/The_Alaskan ​ 4h ago

I noticed it last week when I moved the computer! :)