Unicomp New Model M

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Why it’s here

The buckling-spring Model M entered production at IBM in 1985. When the corporate line ended, former employees at Unicomp bought the actual tooling and kept manufacturing it in Lexington, Kentucky — where they still do. That makes the Model M one of the only consumer electronics designs on earth in essentially continuous production for forty years. The 1980s originals clacking away in server rooms today aren’t survivors; they’re just Model Ms.

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Unicomp New Model M

Why it’s here