Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:33:48 -0700 From: Unfurl <unfurl@dub.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Good keyboards Message-ID: <19990115153348.A24951@dub.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990115154409.mikenguyen@sprintmail.com>; from Mike Nguyen on Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 03:44:09PM -0600 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901151310190.1028-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <XFMail.990115154409.mikenguyen@sprintmail.com>
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On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 03:44:09PM -0600, Mike Nguyen wrote:
> 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.
Word of warning. They last forever until you dump a bowl of cereal in
them. This is a bad idea especially if, like me, this is your favorite
keyboard. Also, spilling beer in them is a bad idea.
I have (past tense) owned two of these beauties. I miss them much.
-Bill
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