Re: Keyboards I Have Loved and Lost -- Was: pc keyboard that's "springy" like the Mac's ?

[Anne Robotti <arobotti -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Worst keyboards:

- Bloomberg Keyboards <shudder>
- Ergonomic keyboards
- Anything wireless

I'm sure I just dated myself.

Anne





On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:

> Hi, all.
>
> Monique's question reminded me of the keyboards I still mourn as I clack
> away on the latest plastic waffle that came with my latest desktop computer.
>
> Best keyboard EVAH: IBM Selectric II.
>
> Oh, wait, maybe I should conbfine myself the digital age!
>
>
> Second best keyboard: Various rock-solid IBM keyboards of the late 80s and
> early 90s. I missed each one after I'd moved on to another computer, but
> they were all good.
>
> Third best keyboard: Corded keyboard I saved on a whim before recycling my
> Micron WhateverItWas four or five years ago. Boy was I glad I kept it when
> my wireless Logitech keyboard didn't work when I had to hit F10 during the
> boot sequence when I got the Black Screen of Death. It has a nice touch,
> too.
>
> Everything feels -- and sounds -- like a tinkertoy compared to those early
> keyboards.
>
> Do you still miss a particular keyboard?
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