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Dennis E. Powell writes, “Just over a year ago I got my #Unicomp #ModelM Mini, a newly manufactured version of what is in my estimation the best computer keyboard ever, the #IBM Model M #SSK. […] I wrote a bit about it at the time. It is the only keyboard I have used since then. It has been a delight.”https://ofb.biz/sa1382

#MechanicalKeyboards #Keyboards

@wyatt thanks for reminding me that I want to custom-order "#BigChungus" from #Unicomp!

A real 100% Keyboard…

My website and continuing mission for #IBM, #Lexmark, #Unicomp, #Lenovo and #TGCS #keyboard excellence has reached its sixth year! Like most past years, I have written this post to go over everything we achieved since September 2024 and to give my thanks! https://sharktastica.co.uk/announcements/202509A

Seriously, I need like a real 100% Keyboard...

Not just a numpad

And no, if I could just buy a #Unicomp #PC122 then I'd not ask this question ffs!

"What would happen if you took the classic layout and look of the #ModelM and rebuilt it with modern mechanical guts? #VortexKeyboards decided to find out and the result is a unique keyboard with one foot in two different decades." https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1337

#MechanicalKeyboards #IBM #Unicomp #TenKeyless

@uastronomer @lazygamereviews like with the #PC122 by #Unicomp.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpyvLFLZtC0&t=4m40s via #chyrosran22

#ModelM #M122

A photo showing a black/gray PC-122's rear side with multimedia and Super-Keys in a seperate 2x5 orthogonal 1U soze block of buttons left of the left sode main field.

Anyone got a newer unicomp "Mini M" (tenkeyless/space saver) board than mine? Wondering if they're still just sawing down full-size barrel plates and leaving one side of the plate exposed/opened.
(The serial number on mine is 0001034, from 7 June 2021)
I don't think it's gonna be a problem, I just still find it somewhat amusing that unicomp did that. I'd kind of suspected they would.
#IBM #ModelM #Unicomp

Three model M keyboards of differing vintages. The oldest is in an industrial grey shell on the left, and the barrel plate and steel backplate are enclosed to protect the membrane from intrusion by a piece of tubing that looks an awful lot like the tubes you use with a pump to aerate a fish tank. That one's from 1987. The next oldest is a beige one on the right, which is from 1993 and has the barrel plate moulded to enclose the membrane without needing a tube. in the middle is my black "mini M" from 2021 where you can clearly see the pivot plates/hammers and the membrane because they just sawed down a full size barrel plate and left that side exposed.

@glitzersachen @mjdxp well, #Unicomp still makes new #PC122 keyboards, and if you're into #FlightSim then Taran propably knows options that are cheaper (Logitech K120 + HASU USB Converter) for your use-case.

Worst-case you #DIY your own #Keyboard with a #Teensy and #TMK / #QMK and configure your own custom board for a flight sim setup!

Which #keyboard is more lethal

#system76 #modelm #unicomp

#introductions Hi, I'm Admiral Shark, and I've been on a mission to collect, research and document #IBM, #Lexmark, #Unicomp, #Lenovo & #TGCS keyboards for posterity for 5 years! I also enjoy PCs, ThinkPads, terminals & POS equipment. Stick around for #keyboard and #ThinkPad stuff?

Site: https://sharktastica.co.uk
Socials: https://linktr.ee/sharktastica
Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/modelm
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/sharktastica

A photo of various 122-key Model M Converged Keyboards from IBM and Unicomp

A photo of an IBM PS/2 Travel Keyboard with UltraNav (SK-8840, top) and a Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint (KU-1255, bottom)

A photo showing different "IBM" logos from various Model F and Model M keyboards of various ages

A photo of the sides of an IBM PS/2 Space Saving Keyboard (left) and a Unicomp Mini Model M (right)

@kobilacroix @katja and #Unicomp makes a #ModelM known as the "#EnduraPro"…

Which is not as "sociable" if you ain't the only being in the room or if you are sensitive to #BucklingSpring noise...

@mjdxp Granted, it'a hueg chonker but I think in terms of practicality really lacking compared to a #Unicomp #PC122 / #ModelM 122 or even #F122 / #ModelF #Keyboard...

A timeline of IBM keyboard history
https://sharktastica.co.uk/wip/timeline
#ycombinator #IBM #Lexmark #Unicomp #Lenovo #Toshiba #keyboard #history

Last week, @trbutler reviewed the #Unicomp New #ModelM. This week he turns to #Matias’s #TactilePro, another legendary board with beloved #Alps switches that seeks to live up to the #Apple #AppleExtendedKeyboard. #mechanicalKeyboard #usb https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1271

Keyboard enthusiasts will tell you there is one #keyboard that stands above the others: the legendary #IBM #ModelM. #TestyTim’s @trbutler looks at #Unicomp’s “New Model M” in its #Mac variant 👉 https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1269 #MechanicalKeyboard#BucklingSprings

@electron_greg yeah, If I make the "#BigChungus" custom 122+ Key Keyboard I'll definitely have to avoid that issue as it bothers me so much I didn't bought a #Unicomp #PC122 because of it!

Also I want an "Inverse-T" - Navcluster...

Today, Admiral Shark's Keyboards turned five years old! Half a decade of #IBM #Lexmark #Unicomp #Lenovo #Toshiba #keyboard science, excellence and content with no signs of slowing down! As per usual, a celebration and overview of what I did this year..
https://sharktastica.co.uk/announcements/202409A

2002 #Unicomp Model M4 #keyboard restoration progress before and after!

Inspired when taking photos of the 2002 #Unicomp #keyboard I received the other day, I've made various minor improvements to my #IBMModelM M4 and M4-1 wiki page!
https://sharktastica.co.uk/wiki?id=modelm4

Some things to restore have arrived... 2x #IBM 5576-002 & a #Unicomp Model M4

#Unicomp

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