Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 14:59:31 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Tony Frank <tony@pm.cse.rmit.EDU.AU> Cc: Mike Nguyen <mikenguyen@sprintmail.com>, jcwells@u.washington.edu, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, wes@softweyr.com Subject: Re: Good keyboards Message-ID: <36A0A953.F75520FC@uk.radan.com> References: <199901160339.OAA16194@mirriwinni.cse.rmit.edu.au>
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Tony Frank wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > My favorite keyboard of all time are the IBM 101-key keyboards (the heavy ones
> > with the click, not the cheap stuff they give you now). They are made by
> > Lexmark, I think. Still available on RS/6000s, at least. I collect them
> > whenever I can find a source, I have four, two I use at work, two I use at
> > home. They're not cheap, though -- they seem to go for around $50 used,
> > although I managed to snag a couple for free. They also last forever.
>
> Ahh yes... I've got several of these as well, though there are a couple that
> have a slightly 'soft' button rather than the strong 'click' style.
>
> They came with a lot of the PS/2 systems, Model 30 & model 60 from memory..
>
> Their newer win95 style keyboards are still alot nicer than many others
> that I have used...
>
I'd agree about the IBM keyboards, except the clicking got on my nerves
after a while (I never got to use a 'soft' one).
The keyboards that HP _used_ to supply with their PC's were first rate,
I would have preferred them to be raked a bit steeper though. For some
reason (probably to reduce costs) they have replaced them with a really
cheap, crappy thing reminiscent of the old Gateway keyboards.
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