Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 11:01:37 -0800 From: Justin Simms <justins@jps.net> To: Mike Nguyen <mikenguyen@sprintmail.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Good keyboards Message-ID: <4.1.19990116105849.01e8c390@mail.softhome.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990115154409.mikenguyen@sprintmail.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901151310190.1028-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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You might also want to check at http://www.kahlon.com - they've got IBM PS/2 (lexmark) keyboards new for US $20. I just bought five. :-) This is the best price I've seen. Justin At 03:44 PM 1/15/99 -0600, you wrote: > >On 15-Jan-99 Jason C. Wells uttered: >> On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Wes Peters wrote: >> >>>has a very nice keyboard made by NMB, say 95% as good as the Sun Type 5, >> >> I really like very nice tactile reponse of Powerbook keyboards as well as >> the low profile of the keys. Looking for keyboards on the net yileds me >> nothing but cheapo crap. I also tried converting to dvorak but the few >> keyboards I tried had a curve profile so the keys could not be moved. >> >> Who makes good keyboards? Where can I get them? > > >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. > >Mike. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >Mike Nguyen <mikenguyen@sprintmail.com> - UNIX Sysadmin and Geek > Pager (800) SKY-8888 pin# 1138368 > or 1138368@skytel.com > >You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the >beach. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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