PSA: Rescue all ancient IBM keyboards from the trash
I’m typing this on a 13-year-old IBM Model M keyboard with real mechanical buckling springs: keys that clatter like a broken Ford and snap back up at you as if to say “Hey! I will smack you if you keep that up, mister.” Typing feels precise and deliberate again. They also have two features that increase home security:
1) With two going at once, the sound could be mistaken for an intense gattling gun battle.
2) The giant plastic-encased steel bases make them excellent tools for inflicting blunt force trauma.
Matt found these locally and on e-bay and cleaned them up. Please rescue any you come across if your everyday activities involve sifting through dumps. These things never die, but my mushy Apple keyboard might get killed soon. They’re glaring at each other.