Model m?
Seriously, what the hell is a model m?
Is it just the keyboard?
The only thing I could find is an old-school keyboard by IBM. I guess that’s it and OP just likes the hacker vibes of using that kind of keyboard?
One of the best keyboards
Ah. I don’t think I’ll ever know that particular pleasure. I won’t be able to go back after switching to a preonic/Dvorak.
You can order their custom keyboard with US Dvorak layout.
That wouldn’t help the ortholinear issue though.
A model of keyboard that has been in continuous production since 1985 through to this day. They are well liked for their modern layout, long lifespan (ones made in 1985 still going strong to this day), and high quality clicky mechanism (blows cherry blues out of the water imho).
A model of keyboard that has been in continuous production since 1985 through to this day. They are well liked for their modern layout, long lifespan (ones made in 1985 still going strong to this day), and high quality clicky mechanism (blows cherry blues out of the water imho).
FWIW, if you don’t have to work in the same room with others, and you write a lot of code or prose, it is a really great typing experience.
Here’s the modernized approximation reviewed: https://www.theverge.com/22369731/unicomp-mechanical-keyboard-new-model-m-review-price
I have the Mac layout version for my work computer and I love it. The people on my conference calls, not so much.
Linus Tech Tips, no thanks.
Clickity-clackity hackerman noises.
Model M, as in the keyboard? Do… do you have an audio sampling of your Model M, my dream keyboard?
Here is my beloved Unicomp made model M https://youtu.be/wrmdYUcjSm4?si=LNGGQaz-01kcejS6 If you want a model M and no headache then getting a unicomp new model M is the way to go. If you want something vintage though let me know where you are located and I’ll ask around and see if I can get you a good deal.
Model Ms are if anything in too great a supply so I’m always happy to help get one to a loving home.
That sounds so good! It’s just one guy typing, but it sounds like an entire newsroom.
Just as our Goddesses intended.
Thank you! I put some work into that board to make it sound a bit nicer than normal (greasing the barrels with benalene) and I’m proud of the results
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That sounds amazing! Almost indistinguishable from the original (which I suppose is the point of the Unicomp Model M haha). I really appreciate that, maderbmax!
Glad you enjoyed the video! The unicomps really are extremely similar to the model Ms of 1985. It is funny how there has been less change to this model of board through 4 decades and 3 companies making them than there was in the prior 10 years of IBM’s keyboards!
I guess by 1985 they found pretty much the perfect design for a keyboard lol
I read somewhere that IBM ran a study with typists, who helped design the revolutionary new keyboard, we know as Model M. The typists dubbed it as the most comfortable keyboard, and, as such, IBM didn’t make any changes to it.
My model M from 1989:
https://ohaa.xyz/u/dDaNk4.mp3That sounds like my childhood, and I’m diggin it. Thank you! I love it!
bruh i thought “since when was there a tesla model m” for a sec
I like that every keyboard was signed on the inside by some quality control guy. And that they had some holes in the baseplate which the manual explicitly stated were there so the coffee could run off. Yet, my favorite keyboard is the Cherry G80-3000 (US ANSI).
What?
Meh, the model M is a poor replacement for the model F.
sudo apt install bucklespring
