Hi-ho, Never fear though, they did also out come with AT plugs (The Model M dates back to 1986) for the last of the PC-AT generation of PC's (Pre PS/2).. And they do work with AT-PS/2 adaptors.
The keyboard and lead were separate parts in IBM's price guide, and if you didn't specify which lead you wanted with a replacement keyboard when ordering it, it turned up without the lead... Cheers, me. (Clickety clickety click) On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 08:48, CF wrote: > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 14:10, Carl Cerecke wrote: > > After hearing the Slashdot geeks rave about the IBM Model M keyboard, > > when I saw one today for sale for $5, I couldn't resist buying it to try > > out. > > They wouldn't be quite so cool if they were AT plugs.... IBM did a good > thing there. > > > This is my first email composed using the Model M. It's definitely a > > well built keyboard, but quite noisy. The tactile feedback is the best > > out of any keyboard I can remember using. I think I'll use it as my > > keyboard of choice from now on. It was manufactured in 93, and feels > > like it will last at least another 10 years, prbably much longer. > > They're too big is the problem... an extra inch all around seems like a > lot. I prefer generic compaq keyboards now. > > Mind you - they're good for thwacking recalicant equipment either back > into shape or permenantly into the skip... > > > > The only problem is the \ key is in the "wrong" place. The best position > > for the \ key is to the right of the left-shift. The worst place is next > > to backspace. the 2nd worst is right of ', and 3rd worst is between > > enter and backspace. The Model M has 3rd worst. Oh, and no > > microsoft-advertising on any of the keys either - I never used those > > keys anyway. > > Fair enough - but how many other keys are there on the keyboard that you > don't use.... PrntScrn/SysRq? the entire numeric keypad? etc etc. > The standard keyboard layout just keeps growing and growing because no > manufacturer is keen on removing a potentially useful key. Which is why > laptops have such small keytops, to make room for them all. > >
