The Greatest Keyboard of All Time.. Reborn 

Huh? My name is.. what? My name is who? My name is.... CATASTROPHICALLY BUCKLING COMPRESSION COLUMN SWITCH AND ACTUATOR

Or like he is about to drop a weird post modern industrial folk punk record on a independent label in Berlin

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@Tanjiro Kamado Jim Carey?

@Tanjiro Kamado ok. 了解した。

@Matt Insett must be nostalgic. It is quality for typing: a lot of ppl prefer it as the 'real deal' too; it depends waht you like best irl

I'm a few years younger and that is what I learned to type and write programs on,. After a year or two, I can type in the pitch-black dark and not make a mistake because of the muscle memory from college. Nothing feels as good as a model-M. If there is ever a shooter in the office he can hide behind that keyboard.

@@epistte ?

@@mareksicinski3726 You called?

@Tha_Blk_Bih_Destroyah_2020 Your explanation is correct, but I'm very much she, if that's OK.

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What is so great about it? Does it come in ISO layout? Because this is the standard where I live.

@@TremereTT Try one. Seriously. It’s a unique experience.

@@conduit242 Well I want to, if it comes in an ISO layout!

F-Rune well you can always remap the keys and move the keycaps.

Tis a fate old as time, foretold by the gods

If using this keyboard, do you just click the bottom left with your mouse to open windows menu

@@jack-yn1wt big chungus in real loife

Good analogy!

In the Linux world we call those Super keys. And generally enjoy faster, more stability and overall freedom =)

The best switches really

I read that in captain disillusion's voice

And i thought i was bad at naming things

or as most people know them as "buckling spring switches"

I want to walk into a Canada Computers and ask them what aisle they keep these. In that voice.

Dakin Real this keeps me up at night

Loafers with tassels

OF COURSE! 😅

Probs.

Dakin Real lol, of course

Love it

I feel like it was initially intended to be a ''compression column switch and actuator'' when they were developing it, until they discovered a ''catastrophically buckling'' side effect in its design [which they had a liking to and just went with it]

"catastrophically buckling" seems to be a term in engineering, when you put so much load on a metal beam that it breaks. That kind of failure tends to happen very suddenly, and it can lead to chain reactions if it puts more load on other supporting structure. It was probably used in the patent because engineers reviewing the patent would be familiar with the term (although most patents were concerned with _avoiding_ that behavior) and would understand how the spring would yield to pressure. It's technically _not_ a catastrophic case, because unlike a metal tube or beam, a spring doesn't take damage; it just snaps back upright when most of the load goes away. However, it happens just as suddenly, which is important for fast typists (and competitive gamers); if it did not, the moving parts would introduce some "lag" even before processing, network bandwidth, signal round-trip time etc. would apply. And by labeling it "catastrophic" they could differentiate between this one and other means of the term "buckling." My fave is "bomb calorimeter" which is a heat measurement device used in chemistry. The "bomb" is a pressure container which is filled with a sample, which is then ignited. Like an explosive kind of bomb, the thick walls of the container can withstand substantial pressure. _Unlike_ the explosive kind, the pressure tends to build up within seconds or minutes, not within milliseconds, and the container is never breached. And the contents are usually flammable, but not explosive. There are quite some jokes about talk like "preparing the bomb" and variants which were taken as illegal acts by some uninitiated person nearby.

@@achtsekundenfurz7876 This is super interesting, thanks for the info!

mine was banned three days after it arrived!

The police came at my door when it arrived

If someone told me I couldn't bring in my Model M, I'd deliberately bring in something in a metal case with BOX Navy/Jade thick clicks for the next day. Not really, but I would like to see the reactions.

@@Jrez What could possibly fit that description? I'm not entirely sure what "BOX Navy/Jade thick clicks" are, either. Could you explain that to me?

@@Thalanox Kailh is a manufacturer of keyboard key switches. The BOX Navy and BOX Jade versions are not only clicky switch types, they are designed to be very loud and tactile by the use of a thicker "clickbar" than on their BOX White switches, that makes a louder noise and is more force to overcome for the tactile feel. I believe they are some of the loudest switches you can buy. Clicky switches IMO sound best in big, heavy full-size keyboards. IBM's beam-springs probably would not sound as deep and "thocky" in a 60% board. However, a BOX Jade/Navy example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tgAzGrdqqXU.html What would fit that description is a custom keyboard like this, where each part is chosen independently. If anyone finds this topic interesting and wants to get into mechanical keyboards, I warn you it can be extremely expensive, avoid buying on impulse.

This was the last video that Max filmed before she left, she did a really good job!

The Production is Strong with this one.

i was just thinking that lol

They do these types of quality videos once or twice per year.

jake kiedaisch She also did the lighting

If you want good mechanical keyboards don't get gaming ones. They are super overpriced for what they offer. Aside from the logitech one that has very fast Bluetooth / wireless and seems sorta decent. You can buy and build absolutely fantastic keyboards for the rpive of a "high end" gaming keyboard. And completely costomize the feel, materials, switches etc. And nowadays they all have the gaming stuff (bright multicolour leds etc)

@@godofchaoskhorne5043 What are gaming keyboards actually worth? 75% of the price? 50%? 25?

@@NaudVanDalen Probably 75% . You can buy a keyboard like Anne Pro 2 and mod them to your likings (lube, foam , keycaps though im not sure if keycaps fit into the moddding category and more.) I use a Reddragon Lakshmi 60% for 25$ (converted price) that has Oetemu Reds. I replaced them with Oetemu Blacks, lubed the stabilizers and they sound wonderful.

This was from 11 months ago and still has no likes? I’m shook

A fellow technology collections fan! Hello!

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Even the "hand drawn" graphs

only the earrings are somewhat misplaced i think.

That slow walk at 5:55

exactly

Me too!!!

Huff Poster no one gives a shit

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He's hoooooot

Imagine him with the quarintine beard

Don't you worry. They will :) It just had to be something unique and worth putting extra effort (and money) in it. Meanwhile you can jus always rewatch "Murderbox" video/short documentary

I lived in Iowa City (or near it) for years. Before the flood of 2008, the University of Iowa surplus store routinely had used Model M keyboards in stock. I bought SEVERAL - and they're all still working, though some of the cords are getting a bit frayed and I might have to start sending them in (one at a time) to Unicomp for refurbishment.

Level1Techs I would love to see that video. Sounds awesome

You should definitely do it.

5 bucks say you don't have the guts! >.>

Keep it about as long as this one and I'll watch the whole thing. Give your self built points to fallow and control the rant; you'll do well.

Get a model F 122

Too bad the videographer (Max) has left LMG, and this video was her last hurrah for LTT

Snazzy Labs too bad she left.... Lay down.... Try not to cry.... Cry alot.

Max left, you been sleeping?

ai:kalam This was one of the last things she shot before she left. :/

:'(

Who cares about max it's a fucking feemale

it's larry ellison clothing style

this is the old school channel icon.

Linus Jobs

I thought it was a new macklemore video for a second.

He wore a suit for the iMac G3 presentation.

I want names of those employees. Names and addresses NOW!!!!

@@timothyandrewnielsen why would he? Its private information

ITS A FUCKING JOKE

@@user-cq3sd9ep4j r/wooooosh

Cause someones about to catch these hands.

Skipping ads is theft. Or so argues some anti-adblock advocates, who claim that using an adblocker is theft. So, by that logic, it's theft to leave the room when a TV commercial comes on.

@@flawlessstrategy9972 why the empty space ?!

You missed the best part... "...random a;lsdkvdbglt"

@@flawlessstrategy9972 Listening to the radio is also theft, as is recording broadcast television.

I feel like an active listener when I skip

thanks for the tip lol

That’s hella funny

Peti Gyurós Thank ms max

If you think the unicomp M's are built like a tank, you should try a model F lol. the M's feel absolutey flimsy by comparison, and the M's are already well built to begin with, especially for a modern keyboard.

@@SirRobertDole2 Absolutely, but very few can compare with those beasts! To be clear, I don't think the Unicomps are as good as early Ms or Fs, but they're not trash, which is the main concern people have when they ask me about mine. Because critics concluded (rightly) that they aren't as good as original Ms, that's been extrapolated to "Unicomp make cheap plastic tat" by some. That's not fair to Unicomp, I've had plenty of crap keyboards and theirs isn't on that list. I'm very happy to use my Unicomp, I honestly look forward to typing on it. Sad, I know, but still.

@@SirRobertDole2 yeah, they used a cast zinc chassis and weighed 14 lbs

@@EyesackWorley more like 7-8Lbs actually

Ps/2 is better for zero latency and no key rollover

@RTobi-(Rummeltobi): THANKYOU! :-) Seriously thankyou :-) . I was freaking-out about ordering a Unicomp--Model-M because of the issues described here [in this RU-vid-video], but seeing as how you ordered one (and RECENTLY i might add[, (based on the age of your post)]), I'm thinking I'll order one :-) . THANKYOU! :-) P.S. I used a second-generation IBM Model-M (one of my universities had *REALLY*-OLD computers in the computer-lab inside the library (the computer-lab in the library was a separate-room from the room that had all the books & study-desks, by the way)). (Yeah I know: lucky me :-) ). (It was typing-heaven to a person-who-types-without-looking-down-at-the-keyboard). Unfortunately when the university had a "give-away all the old equipment"-day those keyboards were the FIRST to disappear (even though I arrived there EXTRA-early, WAYYY-before they opened-the-room where all the old stuff [they were giving[-]away] was). I was trying-to--find-out what were the "Cherry-MX"-switches that are the CLOSEST-THING to those 2nd-Generation--IBM-Model-M "Buckling-Spring Switches", (but I dunno if that would be the Cherry-MX "Brown" or the Cherry-MX "Blue" switches). Any advice and/or tips and/or pointers?

​@@reoencarcelado5904 I thought I replied to this comment but I may have closed the tab before hitting the reply button. I'll post a link to another video in my 2nd reply here. That video also confirms that the quality issues are gone. Lucky that you could use these at your university but it sucks that you didn't get one when they were giving them away. Although I do wonder why the university would give those wonderful keyboards away. Especially why they would keep those away for free? Those are worth a fortune. I did never own a keyboard with Cherry switches but I did type on some keyboards that have these switches. I don't think that Cherry switches come close to the buckling springs. Personally I'd go for the Unicomp. A few other things that I love about the Unicomp Model M: - the feel of the keys. I think those are made out of PBT which has a quite interesting and good feel. As far as I know those keys will not tear off. - the angled shape which is ideally for writing

@@reoencarcelado5904 Here's the video I was referring to in my previous comment ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jHduvsFi1eQ.html

@@Rummeltobi It was the campus here in the now-former Panama Canal Zone that used to house the 2-year [community-college] "Panama Canal College" and after-that the Panama campus for Florida-State University. They had ALOT of old computers in that computer-lab, and I recognized some of the keyboards I used as the "2nd-generation "IBM "Model-M" " " because of all the characteristics Linus said in his RU-vid video ( ● heavy-as-fuck base, ● NO "Windows"--nor--"right-click menu" keyboard-key, ● AWESOME feel when typing (when you get used[/accustomed] to how hard you have to press the keys when typing[,] compared to a membrane keyboard), ● green indicator-lights [on the upper-right-hand-corner of the keyboard] for indicating when CAPS-LOCK and SCROLL-LOCK and NUMBER-LOCK[/NUMERICAL-LOCK] were turned-on, ● the "IBM"-logo on the upper-left-hand-corner of the keyboard, ● the keyboard connecting to the computer via a PS/2 port, ● a spring underneath when one removed the keycap, ● etcetera). i WISH that i could have gotten one of those old keyboards, as that was pretty-much the only thing i was going for (as far as i know, they were upgrading the computers in the computer-lab at the library, and that-is-why they were getting-rid of all the old stuff).

@@Rummeltobi thanks-so-much for the link to the other RU-vid-video :-) . I'm checking-it-out right now :-)

Rasbir Marwaha Dr. Linus

Looks like he's feeling cold. xD

They call that the Goodwill Special

It's not a suit but yes nice jacket/coat :). Proper... Stylish. Weird to see him with that on.

very Carl Saganish.

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Victor Bart - RETRO Machines It would be great to see a behind the camera making of video.

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She's annoying

my name iis also max

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@@btraker doesnt look as comfortable

*FBI* Open up

Parzival Mozart died at 28

Richard Boss Lee thats beethoven

no he's 64

You math real good

It's heavy. Old keyboards are heavy.

@@torpedo996 it's 2 kilos mate, you don't need to go to a gym to have the herculean grip strength to hold the model M.

TropiKo wait when

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@@Tudorgeable it was just the way he was holding it

LOL. I just to think and wonder the same thing whenever I saw [PS/2] written on a PC, Keyboard etc.

In Russia it was calling PS/half

I purchased a ps2 keyboard when I was a kid because I thought it would work with my play station 2.

Which would make more sense than thinking you're talking about a PC keyboard with a PS/2 connector these days.

a russian friend said the same thing to me. i thought he was messing around. wow.

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I have Steelseries 6GV2. It's a tank, feels very spartan and heavy. The only thing is that switches are only MX blacks. I don't really feel that they are better than even cheap rubber domes, be it typing or gaming. It doesn't look modern, some say it's boring, I would say it's classic. In only they offered more switch options, it could be next model M.

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Honestly? I prefer cherry MX by a lot. They are simply the better mechanical keyboards imho, especially compared the the Lexmark trash.

Wait, what do you mean Max's last video ?

If you watch the Wan Show you would have seen it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EE4w4Yz5V8I.htmlm29s

Hello, other person who knew this. 😂

If you watch wan show, he often uses "more better". Which rips my ears even though english is not my 1st language. Linus. Please stop killing english. And our ears. Thanks.

I don't even let my 7 year old butcher english like this 😂

Canadians...

Its Zed not Zee!

A few seconds later he says "less good". I guess saying "worse" would have shortened the video by about a quarter second.

They also gave us the "PC". Who choose to build an open architecture around an Intel 8086 CPU, and off-the-self parts, connecting everything to a few simple system buses, and tying all of that with a little program in ROM called the Basic Input and Output System (BIOS), and calling the result the "Personal Computer" ? Well, it's ever onward IBM!

IBM computers put a man on the moon and did computations to invent the A-bomb.

if you plug a Model M into a Thinkpad running OS/2 you add 1% to IBM's stock price

and the eye bee m logo

@@KerbalRocketry This man must be insider trading. Also to Rui, I'm curious if you're just sad IBM sold off their laptops or if you actually don't like Lenovo. Personally, I have a lot of great experiences with Lenovo.

dunno... maybe your references are a bit narrow. no hate tho.

...because:

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It's because the cadence is so slow -- it's easier to watch at 1.25x, for me, at least. Even 1.25x still seems a bit too slow, but it does save 2.5 minutes of time of viewing time, at least.

Nurpus Because HE IS!!!

one of the people who worked on this video with linus left LTT recently sadly

No one else found this boring but me? I feel awkward.

This was Max's last vid

yeah this was a good mix of tech tip/ history lesson

Jan Ryan yeah awkward for you for sure

Do you think it worthed it so far? After one year of use?

@@catoflado4977 my shift key started sticking once in awhile for the past week or so, otherwise, I'm really happy with it!

@@nicekeyboardalan6972 its actually a common problem for the older tooled keysets from Unicomp to have molding imperfections. They have since updated their tooling to new molds. Part of the reason for this binding is the stabilizer design on the Model M, which is about the 3rd worst I have ever seen from a smoothness standpoint. They use an older fashioned method of an entirely seperate barrel with a special stabilizer insert that if it is slightly misaligned binds like hell. Lubrication helps a small amount and the upside of this is that with the right PCB you can add new layouts using the same barrel plate. Wire stabilized keys are much better, found on boards like certain Model F AT's, but have more limited flexibility with layouts.

@@nicekeyboardalan6972 well im jealous, i have a new model f kishsaver, and any beamspring board would be unobtainium for me. I like tiny keebs tho.

@@nicekeyboardalan6972 it was 389 when I bought it, and yes, its fake but it feels as good as the other buckling spring boards, and brand new vs the used old relic. Also weighs just over 9 pounds which makes it night impossible to casually move it. More than the original.

H E L L O I N V E S T O R S C A V E J O H N S O N H E R E

Yeah! take those lemons!

Welcome to Aperture Science, we sell peanut water and tech that is stolen from us by Black Mesa; Black Mesa... they can eat my bankrupt ass

@@thetrashmann8140 Wait, I though you sell curtains!?

@@alexharabara9260 There is a secret voice line at one of vitrified test chambers which has the line Peanut Water said by him and is a meme in the Portal community that's why I said Peanut Water

Another good channel for this type of thing is Lazy Game Reviews, especially This playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLbBZM9aUMsjEVZPCDMl-lXOx50rSBNFQC&pbjreload=10 Dear god i wish youtube had formatting options

4 or 5 Model Ms? My God, you have enough Model Ms to last you until the end of time. That's too many.

I feel like bragging, but see no point, so I will stuck it as a reply here. Nothing compares to 2 kg heavy IBM thing which produces this exact letters. I have it since my pentium 1. No dead key, just amazing feel and speed. Now I'm going to local ads to try to hijack spare one from someone who doesn't know it's value.

When those keyboards have a million key presses on them they are just starting to get broken in. I don't know of any type M that wore out, all I seen die were from water or other physical damage. I know it isn't exactly the same but I do have a Unicomp from 2005 still going strong with no issues. It is close enough to the original for me. I also game with it and have no issues, though I am not at the professional or competition level.

I have also kept all of my model M keyboards but I only have two of them. Everyone loved looking at my keyboard while every other piece of hardware was top of the line on my PC. I will never buy a keyboard.

"salvaged"?

MaximumGamingGuy kind of hate it when people type R.I.P shes just moving on from LTT she aint dead.. i get the ideea but it still bothers me

She is dead to me

RIP == Rest in Philippines. She's on a beach tour with her boyfriend.

I get you, I'll change it ;p

She's in croatia

It would have been funny if they went to LGR's studio to do a combi

That sounds like a 5250 keyboard. I used to use those attached to dumb (5250) green screen terminals connected to the IBM System36 and IBM AS/400 (now IBM/i). A keyboard made to be thrown down on the desk, or slapped around the PHB's head, in frustration and still work, lol. Built like a tank and a unique typing feel; although, that said, I've found the cherry MX blue (I think, thats what mine are) are damn close in feel noise and typing effort but I do miss the dual row of function keys as I still work on IBM/i using a 5250 emulator.

I *_think_* there were some "Model M for terminals" (aka Model M-122) keyboards too, ie. they were used on things like very complex cash registers in airports, or programmable robot work machines in factories ... sounds like what he has. Alternatively, it's a Model F-122

Congratulations on 100k!

I had that model at work once, its the 'server' version, also with an additional 5th key between the arrow keys. My colleagues where all like 'wtf is that thing' and I just 'try typing on it'. clickety-clack

When you connect that to a modern windows pc what do the F13-f24 keys do?

Done by Maxine Tomato

You are talking about the beam spring which was a much older keyboard. They had a solenoid built in to make the clicking sound louder which you could switch on and off.

Not to mention it's one of the few that isn't straight up clickbait.

Too bad the one who produced this actually quit her job. Farewell Max :(

It feels like completely out of touch for me, since I'm used to his more "casual" made videos.

Alexander Raptakis I found it boring.

+WickedKirA Why did Max quit?

LeBawsski Gaming Late reply but thats because they have an entire team dedicated to getting those videos out and making sure its juicy enough for us content consumers to watch

Doesn’t change the fact he makes good videos

Plus this one video was the last project by a former LTT employee called "Max" and they poured their heart and soul into this apparently

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You should be higher up.

Unfortunately people drop more likes on 'Who's watching this in 20XX" and "Awesome!" crap than such well-structured praise.

Cringe

Voffman what is so cringy?

ahahaha the price has been gone for a while now... occasionally you can find good deals and clean them up a bit like I did but yeahhh. I really want to find a M13 or a Space Saver Model M but.. Those ones are just outrageous

As soon as I read this he said that

Must be a Canadian thing.

@@VoidHxnter same wth

@@CallanElliott it is not a Canadian thing, we have poorly educated people here too..

@@v05555 No, I was more thinking about regional quirks, like how here in Ireland some people say 'I was sitted'.

I think that's what makes it enjoyable to watch.

And he didn't drop anything either. The quality was definitely there. But that ending, with the nipples... xD

Too bad Max let after making this video.

jake kiedaisch You know max learn all these lighting trucks from brabdon who are still working in lmg...

yeah I know, but still too bad she left hope she comes back.

IIxVxII English 101 with LinusSexTips

I read this as soon as he said it XD

Nah, it got MORE sophistication! Lol

Geralt go back to Kaer Morhen.

It got me too.

It looks a bit weird for the walking, almost like he was greenscreened in. But since he picks up that first keyboard and the second casts a shadow on his sleeve it must be a really smooth gimbal on that camera.

ye if you watch the "another one down" WAN they talk about that when interviewing Max

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Dave L we got a bad ass!

Brett Armstrong FF - oh sorry that's a Ferrari

How about: TechTipsOfTheWeek?

Not enough hair gel

John Doe pomade

Dude..how could you forget RunningOnTechTips?

I know...but it looks like gel :)