I'm starting to see why braille is impractical in many applications

Maybe it's all they had and there's some silly policy that they have to attempt to give you what you ordered even if it's ridiculous?

I dunno? Are string beans out of season? Is there extreme rationing? Are they super popular and only so many to go around?

Is one bean really worth 5 cents?

So many questions

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Bulk and Skull probably put him up to it

He was probably a different Christian sect till he switched over

Congratulations on your new stash, if you clean them up, there are a lot of nerds, enthusiasts, typists, etc. who will want them

Spoil sports. Some folks just hate fun

Model M's are highly sought after. If you sold them on ebay you could've made bank

These things are essentially unchanged from the 1970s or so other than the nicer memory foam ear pads I put on, it doesn't seem like the same sort of cans as the Sony one you're looking to replace.

Anyway, it's worked in anything I've plugged it into. Even my phone since my LG V20 apparently has a built in DAC

I guess my Dad just bashes the keyboard to hell then

They're active PS/2 - USB adapters. Currently soarer's converter is popular

Unicomp seems to favor black now and I have no idea if they still do colored keycaps

I'll worry about that when the time comes

There are various solutions available for that

Most Model M's use PS/2 and lots of main boards still have one of those. Unicomp sells PS/2 and USB keyboards and even if you have a vintage PS/2 model you can always get a powered adapter

It honestly isn't much louder than the Cherry Brown keyboard I have on the downstairs computer

Yep, they're sold still

I got it back in 2011, the birth certificate on the back of the keyboard says so

Not really, no. I greased up the springs and shoved dental floss in them and it's still pretty loud

I've enjoyed owning it so far

That's the Apple rival to the PC's Model M. Closest modern version you can get is a Matias Keyboard. I like that one too

Thanks

It's served me well so far and shows no sign of slowing down.

For those who don't know, Unicomp sells modern versions of IBM's Model M keyboard.

While I know that 11 years isn't a long time in the big picture, however for a computer peripheral to last that long and considering it's made in the USA I consider it noteworthy

(Function Keys are red because I saw some old Acorn computer keyboards colored like that and I like the look.)

Thanks, you too