IBM Model M Vintage Buckling Springs Keyboard P/N 42H1292 Made In UK
Item History & Price
This is one of the IBM model M series of keyboards (P/N 42H1292) that has buckling springs under its keys that generate a tactile and clicking sound feedback as you type on it.
Model M keyboards have been praised by computer enthusiasts and frequent typists due to their durability and consistency, and the tactile and auditory feedback they provide. The model M is also regarded as a timeless and durable piece of hardware. Although the computers and computer peripherals prod...uced concurrently with the model M are considered obsolete, many model M keyboards are still in use due to their physical durability and the continued validity of their ANSI 101-key and ISO 102-key layouts, through the use of a PS/2 Female to USB Male adapter with a built-in level converter which sells for several dollars (not included).
This particular model M keyboard (P/N 42H1292) was made in Scotland, United Kingdom by IBM in 1996. Like all keyboards of that era, it is corded with a PS/2 connector (6 tiny pins in the connector).
Big, sturdy and solidly built, weighing slightly over 2kg, this big heavy tank of a keyboard is considered a vintage collectable.
This item will be generously padded and boxed for postage within Australia and worldwide.
If you are located very near Hawthorn in VIC state, and can travel with no trouble to you, I can allow local pick-up. eBay requires payment to close the sale before we can message to exchange contact numbers.
Due to COVID, posties are leaving parcels at the door and walking away. To prevent theft, this large item will be posted with signature-on-delivery service hence you will sign to receive it at a post office.
Model M keyboards have been praised by computer enthusiasts and frequent typists due to their durability and consistency, and the tactile and auditory feedback they provide. The model M is also regarded as a timeless and durable piece of hardware. Although the computers and computer peripherals prod...uced concurrently with the model M are considered obsolete, many model M keyboards are still in use due to their physical durability and the continued validity of their ANSI 101-key and ISO 102-key layouts, through the use of a PS/2 Female to USB Male adapter with a built-in level converter which sells for several dollars (not included).
This particular model M keyboard (P/N 42H1292) was made in Scotland, United Kingdom by IBM in 1996. Like all keyboards of that era, it is corded with a PS/2 connector (6 tiny pins in the connector).
Big, sturdy and solidly built, weighing slightly over 2kg, this big heavy tank of a keyboard is considered a vintage collectable.
This item will be generously padded and boxed for postage within Australia and worldwide.
If you are located very near Hawthorn in VIC state, and can travel with no trouble to you, I can allow local pick-up. eBay requires payment to close the sale before we can message to exchange contact numbers.
Due to COVID, posties are leaving parcels at the door and walking away. To prevent theft, this large item will be posted with signature-on-delivery service hence you will sign to receive it at a post office.
