Dan Palka writes, <The PowerBook 520, 540, 550, 190, 5300, 3400c, and original PowerBook G3 all shared the same general keyboard design. They ALL tend to feel terrible, in my opinion, compared to the keyboards on the PowerBook G3 Wallstreet and up. [the rest snipped for brevity here]> and <The Wallstreet keyboard though (design shared with clamshell iBooks) is absolutely a work of ergonomic art. I think I even type faster on that then on my desktop Pro Keybaord.>
You know, it's funny you mention this. Just the other day I was IMing with one of our fellow PB listers, and was doing so using my PB 190 as I was out of town and apologized to him for all my typos. To be honest, the PB 190 is the only PB I know, so I'm in no position to compare the feel of its keyboard with any of the others. I wouldn't call myself "compulsive" for owning a 190 though -- I own it because (a) I got it as a present, (b) my budget for computer expenditures is very, very low, and (c) it does serve my purposes, typos or not. Anyway, I think it's funny you mention keyboard issues on older PBs such as the 190 because I too notice that I make many more typos when I use my PB than when I use the "regular" keyboard on my 7200 at home (that one is a regular full size Apple keyboard). However, I always attributed the extra typos I make on the PB to the fact that the PB's keyboard, contained on the unit itself, is smaller by both necessity and design than a full keyboard of the type used for a desktop computer. And since I use the desktop computer more often, I have to "adjust" to the smaller size of the PB's keyboard. Once I make this adjustment, I find that I make FEWER typos on the PB, but still I make more than I do on the "big" keyboard at home. Then when I get home and go back to the big keyboard, I have to readjust again. Admittedly this readjustment is faster, but still, I think it's more the keyboard size differentials in going back and forth which causes this, and the fact that my typing style is more or less a "trained" one, i.e., once I make sure my fingers are placed properly on the keyboard (whichever one), I can almost touch-type. So, my fingers invariably end up on the wrong keys at first when I switch keyboards, hence the amazing amounts of typos until I make the size adjustments. ~Yersinia. ________ "It doesn't take all kinds; we just have all kinds." -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
