RARE IBM "Industrial" Gray Model M "clicky" keybaord

SUPER RARE
IBM "Industrial" Model M Keybaord
p/n 1390653, circa 1988

Own a piece of Cold-War history! This keyboard dates back from the last days of the Reagan administration! When this keyboard was being cranked out of the factory, Rick Astley's Together Forever was at the top of Billboard charts. No kidding.

The buckling spring mechanism in action. Thing of beauty, isn't it?

This Model M masterpiece is the "clicky" style buckling-spring keyboard. It is identical in every regard to the standard Model M in weight, feel, and construction; the only difference is that the outer case is molded in dark gray as opposed to the tan/putty of a standard Model M. These gray ones are almost impossible to find in the wild--this particular example is distinguished by the old rectangular IBM logo in the upper-right corner. It also comes with a super-duper long cable.

How often do you get the chance to own a living, breathing, functional piece of computer history--a computing device almost 20 years old and it still works every bit as good as it did when it rolled off the line? Yes, it works as magnificently as it ever did, feels just as good under your fingers as it ever did, and it's still every bit as noisy as it ever was.

Buy my keyboard and you'll be driving your cubicle-mates up the wall in no time flat!

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Used

IBM

PS/2

Keyboard

101 Model "M"

Gray