I remember those. We had them by the thousands here at the Lab, back when the Big Iron was king. Orange was a little easier on the eyes than that ugly shade of green. Perhaps that's why it was so effective as the splash screen for the "Matrix" movies - the green that is. I haven't touched an Apple keyboard in years. If I recall, their old keyboards were pretty decent. Where does one find decent keyboards today? I haven't seen one in a long, long time.
Mark At 10:15 AM 5/18/2009, you wrote: >Orange 8). And a big yes regarding the tactile feedback. The worst are >Apple Keyboards. They are like touching a pork chop in a plastic bag. >I loved to 'hack' the living heck out of the older keyboards. Today I >fear my fingers would jam right through 8). >On the other hand... there are still good key boards. But do I pay >that price? Na.... I rather poke a dead pork chop than pay $100 haha. >Rainer > > >On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 6:05 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) ><mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote: > > Speaking of VT100's and such, you know what I really miss? The > > "feel" of the older keyboards that DEC and IBM used to sell. There > > was just a more robust feel to the keystroke, like you were actually > > typing on a real keyboard. There just doesn't seem to be the tactile > > feel in these modern keyboards. > > > > So, was it monochromatic green or orange? ;-) > > > > Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
