I overpaid for this… IBM Model M ashtray, for the lack of a better word. I looked at pictures of the internal assembly online, and I think there’re missing springs? For example, I can’t press the upper half of the enter key because there’s just no spring there, not even blue placeholders. I can’t exactly buy new springs from Unicomp as the shipping is so prohibitively expensive that I could buy a IBM Model M from someone else.

  • lukas@lemmy.haigner.meOP
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    9 months ago

    It’s the ISO enter key with stabilizer judging by that image.

    But I found an interesting reference that suggests that everything here works as intended.

    Image 1: 122-key IBM Model M

    This layout matches mine with the following exceptions:

    • Additional keys from the 122-key variant.
    • I’ve got a two unit high numpad plus key instead of two distinct keys.
    • My layout is German QWERTZ.

    Image 2: 122-key IBM Model M internal assembly

    If you look at the placement of stabilizer inserts, then this matches my IBM Model M. Same exceptions apply. I couldn’t determine whether the 122-key IBM Model M enter key also uses a stabilizer metal bar, but it’s suspiciously similar to my layout nonetheless.