FireWire400@lemmy.world to Mechanical Keyboards@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoMy IBM Model M from 1993lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1224arrow-down1imageMy IBM Model M from 1993lemmy.worldFireWire400@lemmy.world to Mechanical Keyboards@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenottheengineer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoBut it’s nothing special, those things were built like absolute tanks. You could kill someone with an early model M and then go right back to typing.
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoMind posting a picture of it as well? I’m kinda curious as to how it looks and what you’ve done to save it. But seriously, who the fuck would not only smoke around their computer but put out the cigarette on their keyboard?
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThanks. I’m hosestly amazed that the case isn’t cracked at all from being shipped like that.
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIt does have a few battle scars but everything still works great and the keys are still very clicky
minus-squarejaschen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHow do you deal with the multiple keystroke issues? If I remember correctly, it’s only able to have a few simultaneous keystrokes before it doesn’t recognize it.
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoYou mean the lack of n-key rollover? To be honest, that’s never been an issue for me and I do a fair bit of gaming.
minus-squarejaschen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoOh good. I remembered having that issue in the 90s when using these keyboards.
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But it’s nothing special, those things were built like absolute tanks. You could kill someone with an early model M and then go right back to typing.
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Mind posting a picture of it as well? I’m kinda curious as to how it looks and what you’ve done to save it.
But seriously, who the fuck would not only smoke around their computer but put out the cigarette on their keyboard?
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Thanks. I’m hosestly amazed that the case isn’t cracked at all from being shipped like that.
It does have a few battle scars but everything still works great and the keys are still very clicky
How do you deal with the multiple keystroke issues? If I remember correctly, it’s only able to have a few simultaneous keystrokes before it doesn’t recognize it.
You mean the lack of n-key rollover? To be honest, that’s never been an issue for me and I do a fair bit of gaming.
Oh good. I remembered having that issue in the 90s when using these keyboards.