I have an M100, 102 and WP-2, and their keyboards rank in that order for me. The M100 is firm and ‘clicky’, the 102 slightly softer with a slightly greater degree of resistance, and the WP-2 is firmer, more resistive, and a bit vague.
Not the same keyboards at all, though the WP-2 has become my choice for distraction-free writing, simply because it’s much more portable. The 102 is a close second, but the WP-2’s RAM DISK makes for a very useful dump for work pending offloading to my PC with mComm. I also find the 80x8 display on the WP-2 to be much easier to work with - less scrolling about than the 100/102, but that might be more to do with my pattern of use. I’ve had no issues with the WP-2 not keeping up when I type, except when inserting text, and that is easily overcome by inserting a CR so that insertions are at the end of a line not the middle - then SHIFT-DEL to close the space back up afterwards. One issue with my WP-2 is that when connected to a PC, it can save files using TS-DOS, but while it can read the mComm directory, it can’t load files - the cursor keys don’t work, but it appears it also won’t load the top file under the cursor either. (Neither 100 or 102 have this issue). It works just fine both ways with LaddieAlpha on my Mac, though that only works on MacOS versions that support 32-bit apps. There doesn’t appear to be support for Catalina or Big Sur. When I look around at the distraction-free options, the WP-2 is hard to beat, particularly at the general cost. A 128k RAM upgrade to add space for stored documents is also inexpensive, and for me, rather useful. And as much as I prefer the 100/102 keyboards, adjusting to the WP-2 is not hard. Andy any report on keyboard quality versus the model t? I really appreciate this timely thread because I've been looking at the WP-2 of late. All best, Nick Nick
