I have a model M that's precisely six years older than I am. Kind of neat to look at the sticker and see my birthday.
Of course it's broken because I never bothered to replace the busted switches when I bought it and my current computer doesn't have a PS/2 port but one day I'll have a space where I can repair it with parts from another dead model M and can type without waking people up.
Do you know what's wrong with the switches? The thing I remember failing on the Model Ms is the internal membrane sandwich separating when the little plastic rivets break off. If that's the failure, then you really just need to drill out the rivets and bolt the thing back together.
It was either that or a spring slipping out of place and not clicking. That was just a matter of taking the key off and reinstalling it, usually took a few tries to get the spring realigned.
Never bothered to crack it open to see what's wrong with it, just found that some keys are dead. I've got the parts to replace anything broken with a different model M that clearly used to be used in a prison (property of sticker on it lmao) but it's all been in a closet for 5 years.
I have a model M that's precisely six years older than I am. Kind of neat to look at the sticker and see my birthday.
Of course it's broken because I never bothered to replace the busted switches when I bought it and my current computer doesn't have a PS/2 port but one day I'll have a space where I can repair it with parts from another dead model M and can type without waking people up.
That's amazing, very cool find.
Do you know what's wrong with the switches? The thing I remember failing on the Model Ms is the internal membrane sandwich separating when the little plastic rivets break off. If that's the failure, then you really just need to drill out the rivets and bolt the thing back together.
It was either that or a spring slipping out of place and not clicking. That was just a matter of taking the key off and reinstalling it, usually took a few tries to get the spring realigned.
Never bothered to crack it open to see what's wrong with it, just found that some keys are dead. I've got the parts to replace anything broken with a different model M that clearly used to be used in a prison (property of sticker on it lmao) but it's all been in a closet for 5 years.