On Thursday 30 November 2006 14:17, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Doug, > > On Wednesday 29 November 2006 18:21, Doug McGarrett wrote: > > ... > > > > The downside of these goofy new connections is that you can't use a > > keyboard you really want, or a "mouse" you really want. I have a > > number of IBM keyboards that I picked up years ago at flea markets, > > and they're loud, but indestructable, and have a really good "touch." > > ... > > Oh, yeah! Genuine tactile feedback. If anyone knows of a keyboard still > in production that has it, I'd love to know about it. I'm sure they're > not cheap, but I'd say worthwhile. And yes, those old IBM keyboards > were noisy, but you can type much faster and more reliably when you get > better feedback. > > > --doug > > Randall Schulz
Some years ago I wanted a keyboard for a non-IBM computer which had the same solidity and tactile feel. I researched and purchased a Northgate keyboard. The base was metal, not plastic, it was heavy, it had the tactile feel, and it had two other things I wanted: I could switch the positions of the alt and ctrl keys and - using dip switches in the base - tell it which keys were which, and it had the function keys down the left side of the keyboard and the across the top. Unfortunately, after many good years of service the keyboard doesn't work properly anymore. I eventually had to place an adapter to go from old style keyboard port to ps/2 style keyboard port, but that didn't help. I would love to get another keyboard like that again for my main desktop workstation. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
