Articles & Topics
Articles are my research, teardown and review type publications. The contents included on these pages are a mixture of known facts, observations I made, and my opinion on devices or topics in question.
Topics [of interest] are pure knowledge listings and articles for a specific topic like common questions, jargon-busting, plug and internal connections, notable external sites and pages, and recognised distinct keyboard types. The vast majority of these pages are purely factual with little opinion mixed in.
Contents
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Wheelwriters & Quietwriters - the earliest Model Ms turn 40
27th June 2024
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Model G as the original designation for Model M & the existence of Models 1A and 1B
16th June 2024
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IBM Japan 5576-C01 TrackPoint Keyboard and its Unicomp descendants
8th November 2022
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Apple Newton Keyboard - The time Apple turned to IBM/Lexmark for a Model M
15th April 2022
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Revealed: IBM Model M3 & M6 laptop buckling sleeves keyboards
28th December 2021
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Exploring the elusive IBM 4680 POS Matrix Keyboard P/N 76X0100
6th August 2021
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Revealed: The story of the IBM Model M4 family
3rd July 2021
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Figuring out the IBM Japan P/N 69H8533 Numeric Keypad
11th June 2021
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First look at the Mini Model M prototype & helping Unicomp
25th February 2021
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A look at Unicomp's new flagship - The New Model M
18th February 2021
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Digging inside a Model M4-1 numeric keypad
13th September 2020
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M13: Lexmark versus Unicomp
3rd July 2020
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A brief browse inside an IBM Model M7
13th May 2020
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The IBM System 9002 Hybrid Keyboard - the rarest Model F?
27th October 2019