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IBM/Lexmark Model M keyboard Part Number Question
Hello,
I have what I admit is a relatively obscure question regarding the IBM Model M keyboard. I am currently looking on the Internet for a keyboard of the same model as one that I used to have a couple years ago but no longer own. It was an IBM Model M manufactured by Lexmark, with the blue IBM logo, removable keycaps, drainage channels and a thin coiled PS/2 cable. I was pretty sure that it had a part number of the form "52G965x". The thing is, I found a place online that has some available, except that they have two kinds- one with the part number 52G9658, and one with the part number 52G9652. I don't know whether I want the 2 or the 8. I e-mailed them to ask what the diference was, but they didn't seem to know. Are there any other Model M enthusiasts out there who know what the difference is? Incidentally I'm looking for this model in particular because the one I had, as I remember it at least, was more sturdy than a couple other variants I have tried since. I acquired a 42H1292 that came from the United Kingdom, and I found that it had inferior tolerances in the manufacturing, and some of the keys were quite wobbly. I also came to own a Unicomp Customizer, but discovered that it didn't have removable keycaps, and the drain ridges were missing. Thus my quest for the One True Keyboard. Thanks for reading- Regards A |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc Austin R. Graves wrote:
Hello, I have what I admit is a relatively obscure question regarding the IBM Model M keyboard. I am currently looking on the Internet for a keyboard of the same model as one that I used to have a couple years ago but no longer own. It was an IBM Model M manufactured by Lexmark, with the blue IBM logo, removable keycaps, drainage channels and a thin coiled PS/2 cable. I was pretty sure that it had a part number of the form "52G965x". The thing is, I found a place online that has some available, except that they have two kinds- one with the part number 52G9658, and one with the part number 52G9652. I don't know whether I want the 2 or the 8. I e-mailed them to ask what the diference was, but they didn't seem to know. Are there any other Model M enthusiasts out there who know what the difference is? Incidentally I'm looking for this model in particular because the one I had, as I remember it at least, was more sturdy than a couple other variants I have tried since. I acquired a 42H1292 that came from the United Kingdom, and I found that it had inferior tolerances in the manufacturing, and some of the keys were quite wobbly. I also came to own a Unicomp Customizer, but discovered that it didn't have removable keycaps, and the drain ridges were missing. Thus my quest for the One True Keyboard. Thanks for reading- Regards A Looking at the back of mine: Part No 1391401 Fru No 1392090 Id No 96489 Date 05-21-1993 Plt No T1 Model M -- a n gapeters @ t . e t t |
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Thank you for the information -
"Jerry Peters" wrote in message ... Looking at the back of mine: Part No 1391401 Fru No 1392090 Id No 96489 Date 05-21-1993 Plt No T1 Model M -- a n gapeters @ t . e t t |
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