Daryl Pawluk wrote:
>
> Norman Carver wrote:
>
> > I am planning on gradually migrating most of my work
> > from a Sun Ultra 5 to a Dell 850 P-III, but one of the
> > things that I find annoying is how much better the Sun
> > keyboard is. I am talking here about feel mainly--the
> > keys feel smooth with good touch feedback and they are
> > quiet. The Dell keyboard by contrast feels and sounds
> > cheap--and is *much* less pleasant to type on (e.g., if
> > you hit the ctrl or alt keys off center they stick going
> > down).
> >
> > I went around and looked at whether anyone else here had
> > a better keyboard. No. I also went to Staples and tried
> > several Micro, Logitech, and even M$ keyboards. None came
> > anywhere close to the Sun. They all feel pretty cheap,
> > are noisy (keys rattle when you type fast), or have weird key
> > shapes (e.g., very short). The best was the cheapest--the
> > Micro unit. The rest seem to have put their money into adding
> > useless "Internet ready" buttons all over the things instead of
> > producing a quality keyboard!
> >
> > So my question is, does anyone know of a PC keyboard that
> > is comparable in quality/feel to what Sun provides? I'm sure
> > that Sun is just buying them from some keyboard maker. Who
> > is it??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Norm
>
> i have had the same complaint for years. i used to like the ibm pc
> keyboard. a very nice quality keyboard but impossible to get unless you
> junked an ibm pc. there are probably lots around now. but i've since
> switched to the micrsoft keyboards. i have a pro right now and am happy
> with it. i like the split, but the keys are not like the ibm. if you
> look inside you'll see why. logitech makes all microsoft stuff -
> keyboards and mice.
>
> however when lexmark split off from ibm they offered the pc keyboard as
> a separate product. i don't know if they still do. the stuff that ibm
> sells now in ther computer stores is crap.
>
> but to answer your question, no i don't know because i've never seen a
> sun anything. but the old ibm terminal and pc keyboards are top notch.
There's lots of the older IBM keyboards around and that's all I use.
They're tough and have a nice touch (at least for me). Many of the used
PC places have them; usually boxes of them for $5 each.
Best
Cokey
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