On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > By the way (the same way! ;)) > I am in search of such an "model m" IBM-keyboard. A colleque > yesterday calls me and said, that he found one for me in the > PC-junk at the basement of the building he is working in. > Hopefully it is one which is 1.) fully working and 2.) > with german keyboard layout. Fingers crossed.
Unicomp owns the patent from the original IBM/Lexmark Model M keyboards, they still make & sell modern versions (with USB and Windows keys, if you want, also versions with PS/2 or without windows keys are available). And you can buy it with German configuration. You can even buy it with quiet keys, but what is the point of that?? ;) They are made in the USA but can be shipped worldwide. This is the model I have (in black with grey keys): http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html It is the same size and weight like the old keyboards, very heavy, each key cap can be removed, it is loud & clicks nicely and is very awesome. For USD$69 I think it is a bargain, I type on the computer every day and this keyboard is simply perfect to me. After using cheap $5 and $10 keyboards for so many years, now I will never go back to those. Their website is http://www.pckeyboard.com and they have other keyboard variations such as a Linux keyboard. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes a huge and loud keyboard that feels incredible. :)
