I recently bought two model M keyboards, a 1989 IBM model and a 2014 unicomp. Picked both up with a active PS/2 adapter fro $150aud shipped The IBM keybaord feels super nice to use, I re-mapped the scroll lock to the windows key and stol the small windows key cap off the Unicomp board, looks swish and mmmmmmm feels gud! The Unicomp on the other hand.. not so nice, really light plastic (think super cheap plastic from China) like some sort of aborted monstrosity found in the dumpster behind the IBM factory.... Just all round cheap feeling, not even comparing to the IBM, I mean compared to my cheap ass razer keyboard The space key on the unicomp really let me down, it's loose and worn out like ya mum jokes... I'll still use the unicomp but not on my main pc ....... mmmm model m Who else here has drank the coolaid? @Shane McRetro
Welcome to the club! Right now I own three buckling-spring IBM keyboards, and they all feel great: Sega TeraDrive keyboard (for the Sega TeraDrive obviously, which I own) IBM 5576-001 (for IBM PS/55 systems, I've got a PS/55 5551-T09 that I use it with generally) IBM 5576-002 (for the IBM PS/55Z series, and possibly just PS/55 and Japanese PS/2 systems in general. It came with my IBM PS/55Z 5530, and I've seen it in advertising materials for that machine) Out of all of them, I think that the Sega TeraDrive keyboard feels the best. It's nice and clicky but has a lot less resistance than the other two. I find that when typing on the 5576-002, deep key presses are required and the 5576-001 is similar but slightly better. I've been using the 5576-001 recently to play Doom on an Amstrad Mega PC that I got from good old @Shane McRetro and I have to say it really feels fantastic, almost like it was made to do just that. My friends complained about it when I was playing CS:GO with them the other day and talking through discord, they said they could hear every single key press.
The guy I bought them from was only selling them because his wife made him, she didn't like the sound... My wife thinks they are cool
I really want to get into that side of computing, it's all voodoo to me ATM.. Growing up with windows, it's hard to fathom multiple standard of computing all being used in the same decade..
It's all a lot more straightforward than IBM PC-compatible stuff, but it's also a hell of a lot more expensive. Expect to pay upwards of $600 AUD for a top-of-the-line A1200.
Define top of the line? You basically want a a1200 and an 030 accelerator. Anything else is overkill. Is that price local? Or importing? As should cost much much less from the UK.
Well, I'm clearly going to get shipping quotes to Australia and sell all mine there. Edit: To be fair, I just checked UK ebay. Prices have soared. I bought like 3x a1200 for like £80 in a bundle.
If you can get me an Amiga 1200 similar to this one for less than $500 shipped, I will buy 10 of them. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Commodor...497573?hash=item1a24612b65:g:YnQAAOSwNnRYhogt
