From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 05:12:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FFCD16A419 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:12:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from optimus.centralmiss.com (ns.centralmiss.com [206.156.254.79]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0812013C448 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:12:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from draco.over-yonder.net (adsl-072-148-013-213.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [72.148.13.213]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by optimus.centralmiss.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9A2128454; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:55:35 -0600 (CST) Received: by draco.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 574D361C44; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:55:35 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:55:35 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: "Jason C. Wells" Message-ID: <20071213045535.GA22305@over-yonder.net> References: <7b233cbfabc5d3002f54794112b77d75@localhost> <868x40cjzi.fsf@ds4.des.no> <4760057E.5040406@highperformance.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4760057E.5040406@highperformance.net> X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16-fullermd.4 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:12:53 -0000 On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 07:59:58AM -0800 I heard the voice of Jason C. Wells, and lo! it spake thus: > > And if you really like tactile response, the one true keyboard is > the IBM Model M. I picked up the Model M I'm typing this on on eBay many years ago. It certainly was well used when I got it, and it's hardly had an idle day since. On the back, it lists the manufacturing date as 03-15-91. It still feels and works as solid as the day it was born. There are two kinds of keyboards; buckling spring, and crap 8-} -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.