The Greatest Keyboard of All Time.. Reborn

[@gubzs]

I bought one of these for one of our accounting executives, he's about 55, and he lost his damn mind. Best gift I think I've ever given.

[@mareksicinski3726]

@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

[@epistte]

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.

[@mareksicinski3726]

@@epistte ?

[@epistte]

@@mareksicinski3726 You called?

[@epistte]

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

[@Aegilops]

I bought a buckling spring keyboard back ca. 2005 and had to stop using it because it was simply too damned noisy in the office. If you can type at ~100wpm the thing sounds like machine-gun fire. Fun for me; disastrous for everyone else.

[@gwynplaine6710]

mine was banned three days after it arrived!

[@bonguro8749]

The police came at my door when it arrived

[@Jrez]

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.

[@Thalanox]

@@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?

[@Jrez]

@@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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpikq3qomdakjrc 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.

[@ZeitgeistGaming69]

I like how there are spaces where the Windows keys will be. Almost like how the Periodic Table was slowly filled in.

[@aniyilator]

Tis a fate old as time, foretold by the gods

[@jack-yn1wt]

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

[@lordtachanka5351]

@@jack-yn1wt big chungus in real loife

[@mdukasa]

Good analogy!

[@juzujuzu4555]

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

[@conduit242]

I don't always type on a Model M, but when I do, I buckle catastrophically

[@alexeysamokhin9629]

Good)

[@TremereTT]

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

[@conduit242]

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

[@TremereTT]

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

[@bobertjohnson3473]

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

[@sieve5]

Production quality is strong in this video.

[@jakekiedaisch2279]

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

[@MeetMeatMo]

The Production is Strong with this one.

[@stkg028]

i was just thinking that lol

[@kshitijjhalak1939]

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

[@pessipaivarinne3174]

jake kiedaisch She also did the lighting

[@Unistuh]

*CATASTROPHICALLY BUCKLING COMPRESSION COLUMN SWITCH AND ACTUATOR*

[@Meracog]

The best switches really

[@lukeGGlee]

I read that in captain disillusion's voice

[@Delta-2-0]

And i thought i was bad at naming things

[@notTerabyte]

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

[@Sgt_Glory]

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

[@snazzy]

Good job, Max. What a video! Production quality (and obviously, information quality) is top notch. *Long live buckling spring!*

[@power21100]

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

[@2BTO]

Max left, you been sleeping?

[@jamescruz8678]

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

[@shayan_ecksdee]

:'(

[@codyfournellcsrf5164]

Who cares about max it's a fucking feemale

[@peel1337]

linus looks like eminem if he did computer science

[@Brionkendo]

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

[@OoOoOo-we3dn]

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

[@yozaraaa]

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[@TribitFanOpex]

@Tanjiro Kamado Jim Carey?

[@TribitFanOpex]

@Tanjiro Kamado ok. 了解した。

[@Level1Techs]

I love my model M. I built a custom programmable controller for it.. I really should turn that into a video. I got stuck on trying to software-enable n-key roll over without modifying the plastic membranes.. (I got very, very close! :D)

[@tyrohellion]

Level1Techs I would love to see that video. Sounds awesome

[@noobingame9291]

You should definitely do it.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

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

[@happyalmond]

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.

[@andljoy]

Get a model F 122

[@Lumencraft-]

I love the old school theme of the video, the suit, the microscope on the desk etc. Great!

[@namev0id]

Even the "hand drawn" graphs

[@80-80.]

only the earrings are somewhat misplaced i think.

[@gery49]

That slow walk at 5:55

[@cubertmiso]

exactly

[@ΔημήτρηςΤσανακτσής-ν2η]

Me too!!!

[@TJThornberry]

I would love more videos like this. Very old school and professional!

[@martianunlimited]

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

[@Y0Y0Evan]

"catastrophically buckling compression column switch and actuator" has to be my favorite patent name of all time

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

Love it

[@Shepard_AU]

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]

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

"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.

[@fabriciozarate7988]

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

[@zeroxiiimk2]

yo Linus does look Fresh af in that Suit tho

[@noahk]

Huff Poster no one gives a shit

[@zbdo]

OperatorFoxtrot ⠀

[@adriel115_]

OperatorFoxtrot

[@Sambasic]

He's hoooooot

[@nithindanday7747]

Imagine him with the quarintine beard

[@petergyuros]

I like these well thought out, high production quality videos with a theme waaaaay better than the handicammed-sitting-in-the-office-watching-Linus-disassemble-and-reassemble-a-test-bench-for-the-783rd-time-for-7-minutes-just-to-hear-an-answer-that-was-kind-of-obvious-in-the-beginning type of ones.

[@cansky1109]

Peti Gyurós Thank ms max

[@xapemanx]

I like the Linus talk in Jacket, more Linus Jobs plz

[@gamertuek]

it's larry ellison clothing style

[@aprilkoyyen7720]

this is the old school channel icon.

[@mistwolf]

Linus Jobs

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

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

[@paianis]

He wore a suit for the iMac G3 presentation.

[@sean3473]

Love the 80’s/90’s cinematographic aesthetic 😂 the slow, grandiose individual displays of each keyboard with the 80’s/90’s suit for that professional informative look

[@-Flabbergasted-]

do you think he wears his sandals and socks in this video ?

[@Sickle771]

Dakin Real this keeps me up at night

[@candykanefpv]

Loafers with tassels

[@armanke13]

OF COURSE! 😅

[@nerissacrawford8017]

Probs.

[@duolingobird5259]

Dakin Real lol, of course

[@victorbart]

Max did such a nice job on this video! We gonna miss her :'(

[@koreybartos]

🙌

[@TheJimmy80808]

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

[@DefinitelyNotMyRealName]

🙄

[@codyfournellcsrf5164]

She's annoying

[@maxgamingbd3756]

my name iis also max

[@jb_lofi]

I know this might be buried, but I am writing this on a 2019 Unicomp Model M PC-122. I have ZERO complaints about this keyboard, it is built like a tank, the keycaps are printed slightly off-center but are sharp and well-constructed, it types like a dream, and Unicomp were excellent to work with. If you're concerned by what Linus said about the build-quality, note that these imperfections are pretty rare and Unicomp has stepped their game up a lot recently (and will be able to do so more if they receive more business; they're serious about their reputation and customer satisfaction). Do you want a modern, clean, USB-functional model M with modern layout and other tweaks and conveniences? Then fear not. The Model M is alive and well.

[@SirRobertDole2]

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.

[@jb_lofi]

@@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.

[@EyesackWorley]

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

[@MaxC_1]

@@EyesackWorley more like 7-8Lbs actually

[@gspapp]

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

[@ITHEFALLEN]

What i love about KZbin is when you browsed high end gaming keyboard in the search engine then BAM Linus in Fancy ass suit explaining about Old IBM Mechanical Keyboard showed up in recommendation.

[@godofchaoskhorne5043]

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)

[@NaudVanDalen]

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

[@enashimo]

@@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.

[@RasbirMarwaha]

Nice suit Linus

[@theseob]

Rasbir Marwaha Dr. Linus

[@kyoudaiken]

Looks like he's feeling cold. xD

[@kylemargoldofficial]

They call that the Goodwill Special

[@Lycosa]

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

[@ivenstorm]

very Carl Saganish.

[@kf160k160]

About 20 years ago, my school collected back all those IBM keyboards to dispose and replace a new one (membrane switch). I was wanted to take one for myself but I didn't. Now, that is the regret that haunts me forever.

[@scott3594]

Lines : "Speaking of.." Me : *skips 20 seconds*

[@flawlessstrategy9972]

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.

[@alexandrumacedon291]

@@flawlessstrategy9972 why the empty space ?!

[@dojomojomofo]

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

[@Thalanox]

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

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

I feel like an active listener when I skip

[@kdawg3484]

The brown jacket and content of the video match Alec from Technology Connections who you should totally do some sort of retro tech collab video with because that channel is amazing.

[@williamreid6255]

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

[@TH3C001]

A fellow technology collections fan! Hello!

[@Nadia1989]

* smooth jazz *

[@btraker]

BROWN

[@MageThief]

The best video is Max last video. We will miss you Max! Yeah I miss the feel of those old keyboards, really nice to type on and built like a tank.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

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.

[@AnonCh4r1i]

F

[@Traumglanz]

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

[@onedepressedboi7001]

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

[@MageThief]

If you watch the Wan Show you would have seen it kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3aXqGePr5qJbqsm29s

[@EposVox]

And here, I have a Model M that looks NOTHING like any shown here. It has the DIN cable, non-removable, but the indicator lights. It has full F1-F24 keys in 2 rows and 2 columns of macro keys to the left of the main keys as well. Don't have the room to make it my daily driver right now, but it's niiiice. This was a fantastic video, btw.

[@JW-uC]

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.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

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

[@lucaslucas206]

Congratulations on 100k!

[@paxterrania]

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

[@700gsteak]

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

[@ethanyoo9764]

7:50 my boy struggling with that keyboard

[@torpedo996]

It's heavy. Old keyboards are heavy.

[@Tudorgeable]

@@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.

[@ikz4222]

TropiKo wait when

[@kgamaseg]

🤣🤣🤣

[@purpleey]

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

[@Jedi2016]

I managed to get a Model M a few years ago. It's a "third-gen" model from Lexmark in '93, but it does still have the buckling-spring switches and still feels and sounds great. I don't use it all that often, but I don't see myself ever getting rid of it.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

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.

[@jasonkeller8560]

They gave us the Thinkpad and the Model M... Man, what a powerhouse.

[@Ybalrid]

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!

[@calidude1114]

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

[@KerbalRocketry]

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

[@housr]

and the eye bee m logo

[@Jrez]

@@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.

[@notapplicable7292]

Well done max... Your shooting and use of props is great!

[@ebol08]

F

[@skuzzyj]

Respekz

[@geekshow158]

F

[@gyaneshsingh4967]

F

[@matejfoltyn]

F

[@BiNiaRiS]

6:30 is misleading. Lexmark kept making buckling spring Model Ms throughout the entire time they had the contract. They even expanded the line and made multiple different versions of the Model M (I have one with a split spacebar). They did make a cheaper version of the Model M that used rubberdomes but it's only 1 of many models they manufactured. The model he shows at this part in the video is in fact a rubberdome. MOST Lexmark Model Ms are buckling springs not rubberdomes. 6:55 Lexmark didn't drop their keyboard division by choice. they lost their contract with IBM because IBM couldn't compete with the cheaper prices of other keyboards. lexmark only manufactured the keyboards for IBM. they had no say in the matter.

[@petergathercole4565]

I think that the rubber dome variant was specifically created for quieter environments. It may even have been called the quiet option.

[@danial1635]

I wish LTT would make videos with this great production quality and aesthetics again.

[@soobek313]

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

[@lebawsski]

There is a reason why LTT has almost 10 million subs. The love and production value of the videos are just amazing. High Quality content on KZbin is rare nowadays. But LTT is in the top 5 %. Please keep up the great work you all do! Cheers from Germany.

[@gigachad1330]

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

[@agrisimfarming]

Doesn’t change the fact he makes good videos

[@BlackwinghacksBlogspot]

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

[@RAM-cj1hr]

WOW. You actually made a video about old keyboards very interesting to watch with great production quality. Great vid LTT.

[@redeye998]

Finally an extremely interesting and well produced LTT video. It's been a while.

[@vgamesx1]

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

[@iyrccafle]

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

[@gintonic5770]

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

[@MrNosugarcoating]

Alexander Raptakis I found it boring.

[@DK-uc9zr]

+WickedKirA Why did Max quit?

[@Rummeltobi]

I ordered a new Model M from Unicomp 10 days ago and I absolutely love it! 😍 The quality issues that were described here and in other videos & posts are gone. Unicomp fixed those. I ordered mine with the Ultra Classic chassis since it's slightly smaller in width. I also ordered it with Windows 95 keys. Typing on it feels so much different than on a standard rubber dome or Cherry keyboard. It really is something unique and lots of fun to work with! :) Of course it's slightly different than the originals from the 80's and 90's but Unicomp had to modify their model M to stay competitive - that's a factor that shouldn't be forgotten.

[@reoencarcelado5904]

@RTobi-(Rummeltobi): THANKYOU! :-) Seriously thankyou :-) . I was freaking-out about ordering a Unicomp--Model-M because of the issues described here [in this KZbin-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?

[@Rummeltobi]

​@@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

[@Rummeltobi]

@@reoencarcelado5904 Here's the video I was referring to in my previous comment kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHnHpqmpe85km7M

[@reoencarcelado5904]

@@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 KZbin 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).

[@reoencarcelado5904]

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

[@post-leftluddite]

More history lesson videos please

[@herohalv4543]

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

[@samconroy]

I work for IBM and I asked for one of these when I joined. They laughed at me :(

[@timothyandrewnielsen]

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

[@user-cq3sd9ep4j]

@@timothyandrewnielsen why would he? Its private information

[@PaganShagger]

ITS A FUCKING JOKE

[@connormurphy8579]

@@user-cq3sd9ep4j r/wooooosh

[@Mobius0487]

Cause someones about to catch these hands.

[@webstar1997]

Great job on this video Max! You will be missed.

[@simonpeteradkins]

I liked the display of the progression of keyboard models. When Linus said "descendant" and looked back at the the previous models while holding the newest one, conveyed so much information in a tight visual shot.

[@MrWatchtower]

Max's last video...she did a great job with lighting from what Linus said on WAN show. This felt like Max showed us all her true power and then she's like...peace i'm out lol.

[@LisaSimpsonLiberal]

more stuff like this please :)

[@rsrelitegamers]

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

[@curt8806]

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

[@rohinik2891]

This was Max's last vid

[@davidlingenfelter4419]

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

[@rsrelitegamers]

Jan Ryan yeah awkward for you for sure

[@ronfish8375]

Quite possibly the greatest LTT video of all time

[@iz723]

Done by Maxine Tomato

[@skorpysk]

when i first heard that the type of cable is called PS/2 i thought it had something to do with the playstation 2 because the ps2 had the ps/2 port

[@pauljmorton]

I once went to buy a PS/2 keyboard for my old PC. I asked the store worker for a PS/2 keyboard and they thought I meant a keybaord for PlayStation 2.

[@robertvuitton]

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

[@cbccbd]

In Russia it was calling PS/half

[@Wittemn]

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

[@michaelgraflmusic]

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

[@kryn37]

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

[@MaximumGamingGuy]

Goodbye Max She did a great job on lighting. We will miss you. 👍👍👍

[@cavernus26]

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

[@esra_erimez]

She is dead to me

[@llothar68]

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

[@MaximumGamingGuy]

I get you, I'll change it ;p

[@sebastianschon3141]

She's in croatia

[@gregdiaz930]

I have been waiting for the right LTT video to post this comment on. This is the one. Linus, you continue to surprise us. The team that you have assembled at Linus Media Group has proven over and over again that tech videos can be more than just a person, a device, and a camera. Each video has a production quality that is of the highest measure, and it pays off. Your team has found harmony between abstract creativity AND clarity. What is the result of this? *Easily digestible information, mixed with genuine entertainment.* Your channel has a REAL personality. Each video is like meeting a new person-my theory is that you provide your employees with enough creative freedom to add their own flare. You have an obvious respect for the creative professionals that you employ, and I truly admire that. Linus, you will forever be the pinnacle of Tech Videos for me. Please, continue providing us with unique content, as I stare at my home feed, waiting for a new LTT video to appear.

[@ACALearn]

Amazing free trick visit Anam Computer Academy

[@duderino1897]

You should be higher up.

[@appetizer9213]

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

[@Vbnzzdbb]

Cringe

[@appetizer9213]

Voffman what is so cringy?

[@jkirton1964]

Hi, Linus . . . This is the first of your videos I have seen. I somehow stumbled onto your channel from watching many videos on Mechanical Keyboards (specifically, DAS Keyboards, which I had first heard of from reading NY Bestselling author, Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series). I learned MANY new things from you in this video: the history of the IBM keyboard you featured (I used it for 9 years in one of my first jobs out of college in Dallas) and the name of the connector (PS2) for one of the old Compaq keyboards which I still own and have wanted to use with my Early 2011Apple MacBook Pro because I like the sound and tactile feel of a "standard" keyboard! (Now, I'll be able to purchase a PS2 to USE converter online!). THANK YOU for your channel -- I subscribed! I must say: After watching a few of your videos (including the "Linus Replies to Mean Comments"), I have to rhetorically ask, "Just WHY are people SO mean?" Take care, God bless!

[@ParzivalTheThird]

*Linus is 32.*

[@Stfulnga]

*FBI* Open up

[@valyushalee2320]

Parzival Mozart died at 28

[@divinodayacap3313]

Richard Boss Lee thats beethoven

[@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559]

no he's 64

[@gillo79]

You math real good

[@llxVxll]

"more cheaper". This video lost all sophistication it was going for as soon as he said that lol

[@mainsmain]

IIxVxII English 101 with LinusSexTips

[@iristhepuppygirl]

I read this as soon as he said it XD

[@SuperTux20]

Nah, it got MORE sophistication! Lol

[@thedoc2994]

Geralt go back to Kaer Morhen.

[@bhew7409]

It got me too.

[@omni574]

I prefer the glorious clickity clacks of my 1986 model M to my 2016 corsair keyboard for everything but gaming. I have legitimately considered trying to mod the model M to look modern, while still having its original functionality. But I don't really want to risk breaking it, because it's something of a family heirloom. Also it's got 2 adapters now because I needed to go from 5 pin to ps2 to usb, and I'll continue to usb type c and anything thereafter until the keyboard just outright stops working.

[@bigboxboi6508]

or you could get some nice switches rather than overpriced corsair keyboards. Have a look at the mechanical keyboard community and they can bring nice switches that work well for gaming. You could get a REALLY nice keyboard if you just sold a corsair keyboard and get a custom one.

[@brianhackit7900]

Great video. I miss my youth and the time I spent with my father building computers. Watching this video really took me back to simpler and happier times. Thank you guys for making it.

[@saltysandwiches3554]

Awesome photography by Max! This was one of the last videos she made before leaving. I think we can all appreciate how beautiful it is

[@MineYourBiz]

"But... more cheaper." i died 😂🤑😄

[@zar_un]

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.

[@knifeyonline]

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

[@joshbryan8028]

Canadians...

[@MyKonaRC]

Its Zed not Zee!

[@PixelatedH2O]

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

[@JaquesBobe]

Why does this feel like a bizarre villain speech at the end of a James Bond movie? xD

[@Hedvigu]

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

[@Hedvigu]

...because:

[@ACALearn]

Amazing free trick visit Anam Computer Academy

[@dbeachy1]

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.

[@a.kimiskidis]

Nurpus Because HE IS!!!

[@DeetexSeraphine]

I recently rescued a model-F from work... it lacks a few keys I've painfully found out to be critical in my database, but I love the feel of typing on it. The -F uses a capacitive contacts instead of a membrane, and I've found it works well enough for gaming.

[@NightspiritHacker]

I've got two Model M's. Both of them use an 8p8c connector. I've created a Soarer's converter so that I can use them on a modern PC. One of them is the standard 101 key, but one is the 122 key monstrosity. I love both of them

[@strongocho]

I legitimately daily use this keyboard. It is a tie for my favorite board between the model m and the topre realforce.

[@uss_04]

*Linus talks about Model M* Well, there goes the price of these keyboards.

[@marioman971]

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

[@shibby4389]

Ahh, this popped up in my feed somehow. Seemed off and then I played it at 1.25x speed and it plays just like modern LTT videos. Nice!

[@仙帝]

thanks for the tip lol

[@Beaula2]

That’s hella funny

[@ChadMojito]

ReviewbrahTechTips or LinusOfTheWeek

[@jangelelcangry]

How about: TechTipsOfTheWeek?

[@sandercohen3309]

Not enough hair gel

[@_gorezone_]

John Doe pomade

[@rustyshackleford5668]

Dude..how could you forget RunningOnTechTips?

[@sandercohen3309]

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

[@ShinyElGhosteo]

It’s strange seeing Linus talk about classic computing topics. Normally LGR, the 8 bit guy, and nostalgia nerd are what come to mind when I think of the topic.

[@Koisheep]

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

[@nathanbrutal4183]

You know how freaking amazing this is?!

[@jakekiedaisch2279]

Too bad Max let after making this video.

[@namelessguy199]

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

[@jakekiedaisch2279]

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

[@Jumphurd6145]

I was also born in 1986 and I just bought one of the keyboards off the secondary market and I love it!!!

[@farLander1]

I actually have a few Model Ms that were used by Ford in the late 90s. They still have the inventory stickers on 'em, too!

[@alexharabara9260]

Oh, I know that dude, it is Cave Johnson.

[@linkthehero1234]

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

[@wugglebuggle2592]

Yeah! take those lemons!

[@thetrashmann8140]

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

[@alexharabara9260]

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

[@thetrashmann8140]

@@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

[@FluffySashaUwU]

5:57 this is so dramatic

[@justinwilliams7148]

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.

[@Falllll]

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

[@Anthony-nm7cu]

I just found one at my grandma's house and i instantly recognized it cause of this vid. Ty linus

[@_mkc]

Linus reviewing new ThinkPads, restoring old ones and talking about IBM keyboards? What a time to be alive!

[@jimothystevens6757]

I feel like Linus had a lot of fun making this video.

[@juliantaffa4089]

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

[@tenshi7angel]

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

[@SammyBFilms]

Well done Max! Hope to have you back one day!! :-D

[@tomslick5456]

I actually used some of the weird variations, but the most common variation was the number of function keys. The control and "Windows" keys often existed with other names. PC keyboards actually had command keys at one point instead of control. The other key was often called meta. At times, there were all three, but this made the shift and return keys smaller.

[@Lumencraft-]

That was awesome! I love that bit about how the key switches work!!!!!

[@hodulakr]

Ikr? It's sort of like a lil documentary :D

[@Brett710]

Press F to pay respects to Max

[@michirechi3577]

F

[@plainclain8327]

F

[@davel8116]

S

[@power21100]

Dave L we got a bad ass!

[@dxutube]

Brett Armstrong FF - oh sorry that's a Ferrari

[@Qwerasd]

MoRe ChEaPeR

[@DavidLovrien]

more cheaper = less good

[@timseguine2]

The adverb is dead. Long live the adjective.

[@kebman]

My ears _literally_ bled!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

kzbin.info?search_query=morcheeba

[@dpeters9897]

Lol

[@Entity404]

There's something about the keypress feel and sound on these old things that is just super satisfying. It's like a little clack noise that says "Your keypress was registered" after you press the key all the way down. I'm sure it's super annoying to anyone else in the room, but I love that feel and sound. New keyboards just don't feel the same. I haven't used one since I was in primary school, but I do miss that feedback. If you have a dedicated office or room that is noise-isolated, this type of keyboard is so satisfying to type on when you're typing out actual papers/documents. I can't imagine using it for anything else, though.

[@MatthewsLife]

We had those keyboards as part of our Novell Network with IBM Lan Class Menu. The 286 IBM PS/2 computer had no hard drive a booted off a programmable boot chip on a Token Ring Connected Network with very loud printers and needed a paper with the holes on the side. Plus our Computer Lab was the Grade 8 classroom and as such I never got any work done as I was always watching what was going on. Even though I was hooked on computer after having a Commodore 128 in my Grade 3 classroom this just solidifies my love for Computers and Technology

[@aidanliaw]

Last video by Max...... Man for a last video, this one was good.... Bye Max!

[@Hex-Trinity]

Two words: "more cheaper"

[@VoidHxnter]

As soon as I read this he said that

[@CallanElliott]

Must be a Canadian thing.

[@MultiJello123]

@@VoidHxnter same wth

[@v05555]

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

[@CallanElliott]

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

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

4:07 By the way, the Model M inherited "buckling springs" from the Model F. And the "rocker" is part of a CAPACITANCE sensor, which a large part of why these keyboards almost never die of old age.

[@nikanj]

2-key rollover is a deal breaker for me. Modern keyboards have 10 or n key rollover which is admittedly overkill. But 4-5 key rollover is a minimum for gaming and even some productivity tasks (e.g. Adobe shortcuts). My application hung. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE. I can't!

[@DMN3901]

Depending on what keys you use, you can get much higher than 2kro. There are no issues whatsoever in fps games, assuming you're using wasd movement. IIRC, you start to see issues past 5-8 keys pressed last time I tested it on my Model M. Model F has NKRO.

[@--Lam]

I use RDFG, lots of people use ESDF, and I haven't seen a keyboard not marketed as "NKRO" that would recognize for example R+G+Space. I'm on Filco anyways, but always dreamed of a brand new buckling spring. Wonder if they plan on releasing more of a "real deal" premium heavy model, I'd definitely get one for work (no NKRO necessary).

[@Sparkkoz]

The older Model F has inherent N-key rollover since it's capacitive over PCB. Basically everything about the Model F other than the layout is better than the Model M. This is coming from someone who owns both.

[@2dfx]

Model M isn't really a gaming keyboard per se

[@GLITCH_-.-]

I can assure you that you could do three key shortcuts on these. I particularly remember using ctrl+alt+del. And I'm not as old as my avatar might suggest. (It's black and white) I bought one five years ago for 70€ and sold it last year for 70€. Pretty great price consistence!

[@fedecardillo4958]

We all will miss you MAX 😞

[@JaGG331]

-"and, don't yellow with age." keyboard is yellowish by default anyways.

[@thundereagle4130]

Than you need glasses lol. They are beige,

[@atherdos4431]

they are baidge

[@ZaneDalton]

random zanakluar LMAO, “baidge”

[@salembeats]

@@thundereagle4130 - "Beige", aka, "yellowish white".

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

@@salembeats Where did you come up with that? If it were yellowish white, it'd be referred to as off-white or light (or pale) yellow. Read below, if you'd like to learn a little. An accurate description: "A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow". To be honest, yellowish brown would be closest, at least in most cases. There are enough color names that relate to very similar colors, that naming the color of what you're looking at, without resorting to an accurately printed color chart, becomes a bit of a guessing game...that is, guessing what color something is supposed to be. Partly due, I'd say, to the variations in people's ability to see and differentiate colors. I'm one of the lucky ones...I'm an artist with "perfect color vision".

[@DerGamerChaot]

3:41 The patent is actually called „Rocking switch actuator for a low force membrane contact sheet“. The one you mentioned is an unused patent out of which this and the model f patent originated.

[@bsadewitz]

Hello, other person who knew this. 😂

[@CKTDanny]

I wish I was around to witness some aspects of the 80's

[@jackielinde7568]

I was. So, are you calling me old? (Well, I am if you are.) There are aspects of the 80's I wish I could show my kid, and I do remember using Commie 64s and Trash 80s. Yeah, key placement was horrible. I miss my Chicony 101 key keyboard. It was very similar to the Model M. (It was for my first computer that I actually owned, and not ones I used at school.)

[@schleybailey]

Jack Linde "Commie" 64 lmfao

[@kadenwatt2033]

Well... except for Chernobyl.

[@BaddMatt]

That was when PCs were in their infancy in homes and those were good times indeed! Ah the joys of setting an IRQ by a jumper!

[@redwingblackbird8306]

Shift 2 for the quotes character. The 64 was my first computer at home. I remember taking my bruce lee game to school, trying to get it to run on the PET machines there. Obviously there was no joystick, and not enough memory, but it would start to load.

[@fsmoura]

1:30 _Mustachio_ emoji key on the right side *:⥽*

[@pancon5]

fsmoura excellent, lol

[@theastrogamer710]

Linus looks fancy!

[@nakyer]

*The Astro Gamer* It's the multiple earrings, and it always will be.

[@PR10R_]

ngl the older vids slap a bit harder than the new ones, i love the slow paced educational vibe :)

[@funghazi]

I loved our old Model M when I was a kid, only downside was it didn't recognize more than two keys being held down at once, which made it tough playing Wing Commander with only a keyboard.

[@reviewthecheapest]

What a great lecture on keyboards!

[@FunScientifix]

This is going to Jacksfilms

[@marcy12222]

If this was in 4:3 aspect ratio it would be even more awesome

[@erikheijden9828]

No

[@Owlero]

Erik Heijden Yes.

[@iTheBeep]

old coots. no.

[@noah3384]

480i

[@sadmanh0]

and somewhat grainy filter with cinematic frame rate 😃

[@madmotorcyclist]

Back in the late 70s early 80s the Z80 Chromatics keyboard was one of my favorites. I also like the keyboards that came with Symbolics machines.

[@jooroth18]

Max's Last Video. Press F for Respects.

[@jooroth18]

F

[@shotbynextel]

joshua ooroth f

[@CheapBastard1988]

F

[@cartersplanet2734]

F

[@abbylynx]

F

[@AshtonCoolman]

I enjoy RETRO content. Computing history matters. Let's get more of this , please!

[@JeffDeWitt]

It's not retro, retro is something new made to look old, such as a "Crosley" turntable at Wal-Mart. These are actually old! I agree, computing history matters, words matter too!

[@connormason7907]

Do a video on the Model F

[@blus379]

if unicomp made a space saving model M i'd be sooo down!

[@tenshi7angel]

I was thinking that myself. I want a keyboard that I can easily fit on my desk, and have my mouse more closer to in front of me.

[@callumboothroyd3766]

Blus if you have enough money to buy a $85 keyboard and not a decent desk then you have your priorities mixed up.

[@crestgamez]

Blus theres a 10keyless version

[@tenshi7angel]

+Callum Boothroyd Game pads, because some MMO games have too many skills. Like for example, Mabinogi. Razer Tartarus, then a Logitech G13, then the keyboard. My mouse pad has 2 mice on it, because 2 computers. Yeah I tried Synergy, but sadly it sucks with full screen. 2nd keyboard is on my lap sometimes.

[@batt3ryac1d]

A 10 keyless model M with nkey rollover would be the best keyboard ever...

[@anagraphical_angel]

Wow, this is like a professional documentary...

[@Alex-dr6or]

I broke my wireless one years ago and my uncle gave me that keyboard. I used it for everything including gaming. It's thr best keyboard I've ever had. I still have it today and it's just perfect

[@agrisimfarming]

You have an awesome uncle

[@falxonPSN]

When I was young, I got to take some classes for kids at the local college. They had these hooked up to green screen terminals and the typing experience was absolute joy. Nothing comes anywhere close.

[@DerMannII]

I've had a good half-dozen original IBM Model M 101-key boards, a couple Unicomp 101-key boards, and I replaced a 122-key IBM board with a Unicomp one about a year and a half ago. USB is always nicer than PS/2, even if there are adapters. The original boards are better quality and are heavier, but the switches are comparable. The original IBM boards just feel more broken in and smoother -but not loose or worn out by any means. The difference in weight is substantial, as is the texture of the plastics. Unicomp still makes fantastic products and they'll make them however the hell you want them. They've also got great customer support. Even though the case and back-plate are from the cheaper Lexmark era, the switches are still the same, and I'm pretty sure they're still rated at a lifespan of 10 million keystrokes, which is incredible (only switches that I can readily think of that exceed that are the even older leaf-spring IBM switches, rated at 100 million strokes, which is just outright impossible to wearout in any reasonable use).. I just wish Unicomp could make boards with the original, detachable, coiled cords. They're so much better.