Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 23:17:34 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Hummel <hounddog@dnh.pce.net> To: Mike Nguyen <mikenguyen@sprintmail.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Good keyboards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990115231541.503C-100000@dnh.pce.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990115154409.mikenguyen@sprintmail.com>
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I agree. I have one from an XT dated 1986, and it's the best keyboard I've ever used. I beat on it, and it just keeps working. The only downfall is that it's a little noisy for late night stealth computing. I wouldn't mind getting a few more myself. Dave On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Mike Nguyen 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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