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  • @nottheengineer@feddit.de
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    92 years ago

    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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      IBM Model M’s melting point is too low to protect against people that abuse the pen holder as an ashtray tho, and mine got shipped to me without protective packaging lol. It works, but a bolt mod and a destructive deep clean was necessary. Yes, Model M’s can get permanent dents and turn yellow if you put enough lit cigarettes on it. Restoration videos don’t show Model M’s as abused as this one.

      • FireWire400OP
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        2 years ago

        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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          Sure.

          Image 1: Packaging

          Image 2: More Packaging

          Image 3: Before Front

          Most visible damage in this picture is above the F7 and Druck, Rollen, Pause keys. Druck, Rollen, Pause keys themselves are damaged. Previous owner probably cleaned this IBM Model M from the outside before they sent it to me. You’ll see the horrors soon enough.

          Image 4: Before Label

          Image 5: After Back (similar to missing Before Back)

          I removed the label from the back.

          Image 6: Before Assembly Front

          Note the ash :(

          Image 7: Before Assembly Back

          Image 8: Before Internals

          How this melted is beyond me. Maybe due to repeated exposure to hot ash?

          Image 9: After Cinematic Shot

          Image 10: After Druck, Rollen, Pause Keys

          Destructive cleaning on the side of the keys, though I could also look for replacement keycaps.

          Image 11: After Yellow Spot

          More destructive cleaning.

          I didn’t make any after pictures of the assembly and internals, but I gave everything a deep clean and bolt modded my IBM Model M.

          • FireWire400OP
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            12 years ago

            Thanks. I’m hosestly amazed that the case isn’t cracked at all from being shipped like that.