Currently got this one on my work laptop. Model M terminal board with internal converter. The only layout changes I made versus a normal 102-key are that RCtrl is is a Windows key, and the four keys along the right side of the numpad are =, -, +, and the normal Enter.
Are those 3D printed replacement caps or something?
I love it! I use a Model M daily for work and remapped my RAlt to a windows key.
They're proper replacements. Unicomp, which still makes full size and TKL Model M's, sells replacement keytops.
I got this "Display Station" terminal board for cheap on eBay because it was a later model, a little bit dirty, RJ-45 instead of PS/2, no indicator LEDs, and missing 4 keytops. It's still a buckling spring beast, though. Someday it might need a bolt mod, but for now it's only lost a few of the plastic rivets and still works perfectly.
How did you convert from rj45 (I'm assuming serial) to USB?
This one was fairly late, like 1998, so it supported "normal" keycodes. I was able to wire up a completely standard "Soarer's" converter and simply use dupont connectors on the internal header. The cord itself is just a random one lying around, with a cable tie for strain relief.
Oh nice! That's always been a deterrent for me, that the key codes are different, and I would need a translator midline, which I didn't want to deal with haha this is MUCH nicer!
So, I don't want to send you the wrong way with the technical details, but whatever this keyboard does, a Soarer's Converter worked fine and it did not require me to have any deep understanding of how the keyboard worked. I understand the Hasu Converter software for the same MCU and wiring can convert damn near anything.
Thank you! Yeah, I wasn't planning on going off of your experience alone, but I've wanted a model M ever since mine was inadvertently discarded with my dad's old tech. I totally understand the desire to clean house of old stuff every so often... but a model M?? I wasn't happy lol