IBM Model "M" Keyboards

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Any of you guys know a reputable place to get some of those Model M keyboards from IBM? My interest in using anything other than a Model M is quite low. Only thing is, I recently bought one from a guy on eBay and there were problems with it. Subtle problems. Like there is not an F3 keycap, but two F2s. Like how the "6" key on the numerical keypad does not work. Like how the right shift key in conjunction with the down arrow key doesn't function. And, like how when I boot the computer the keyboard is plugged into, the computer will make a noise much like yours will if you held a key down and overloaded the buffer... and this one does that until I hit escape. Oh, and then it does it again when I am ready to login to NT.

Nice, eh?

Plus, there is the whole hassle about bidding on eBay which can be a pain when you know exactly what you want and what you want to spend.

Anyway, any suggestions will be rewarded with a possibly-funny JPG.

[Grandtec Worm]

I think you should get some rubbery Grandtec keyboard. It has a nasty learning curve and may miss keys sometimes but you get used to it and soon enough you love it. You can spit on it to clean it and all.

[bruce]

Any of you guys know a reputable place to get some of those Model M keyboards from IBM?
Plus, there is the whole hassle about bidding on eBay which can be a pain when you know exactly what you want and what you want to spend.

I don't know what a Model M is, but pckeyboards.com (I think) is an OEM for the IBM Buckling Spring keyboard, which is the best ever, albeit not cheap.

Bruce