I think you can still get IBM keyboards (made with the same pattens) 

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net//index.html

:)  ah the good old days.
sam

Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote:
> 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
>>>       
>
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