I was answering this question: >From James Fraiser: "Can someone please tell me what kind of keyswitch mechanism the Wallstreet has? I imagine it's a scissor-switch-type mechanism, but from what I can gather, it is *somehow* different from the keyswitch mechanism used on the Pismo and the PB 1400 (two other noteworth keyboards).
Does the feel of the keyboard differ substantially from a Pismo or a 1400?" On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:33 PM, jjv <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know what Wallstreet and Clams have to do with one another, but I > believe that 1400 is thestreet # for the WH. > > --- On *Mon, 9/14/09, Britt Dodd <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Britt Dodd <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Wallstreet > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 4:14 PM > > > The 1400 is different from both the Pismo and the Wallstreet. Wallstreet > and the Pismo have "alike-ish" keyboards, while the 1400 has the best > keyboard I have ever used on a laptop -- I own 14 laptops now, and have used > many more in the past. > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM, James Fraser < > [email protected]<http://us.mc651.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Susan Platter >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc651.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> > I do have a quarrel with the right-hand Shift key on this >> > two-year-old Intel iMac, as it sticks sometimes; it's the >> > length of the key which does not seem properly supported underneath. >> >> So as an old-school typist, do you prefer keyboards with a long key >> travel? >> >> One of the beauties of the old manual typewriter keyboard was the long key >> travel. As someone who is familiar with those, and with Apple's trusty old >> ADB keyboards, it's exasperating how short the key travel on Apple's >> keyboards has gotten as the keyswitch mechanisms have gotten cheaper and >> cheaper. :/ >> >> I'm not convinced that Apple's newer keyboards are good for your hands >> long-term, as, between the short key travel and lack of tactile feedback, >> you end up really mashing down on the keys. With the comparatively long key >> travel and tactile feedback offered by the Alps keyswitch mechanism on the >> old ADB keyboards, you didn't have to mash down on the keys. >> >> > Yes, I've looked at ergonomic ones generally but, as you say, they are >> > very expensive. >> >> Are you familiar with the IBM Model M keyboard? It's about as close as >> you can hope to get to an old-school typing experience that's kind to your >> hands. >> >> My Pismo supposedly has one of the better laptop keyboards, but all my >> typing is done on it using a Model M coupled with a PS/2 to USB adapter. >> The catch is that the Model M's key mechanism is not quiet, and touch >> typists can make quite a bit of racket as their hands dance across the keys. >> :) >> >> But I mention this because the buckling-spring mechanism that's exclusive >> to the Model M has found favor among old-school typists. People who type >> for a living like professional secretaries and medical transcriptionists >> strongly prefer it. And while I have plenty of ADB Apple keyboards, and >> love them all, I have to say that they are *almost,* but not quite, as good >> as my Model M. >> >> However, if you don't happen to have the luxury of an enclosed office >> and/or a tolerant significant other, you may want to look into the >> possibility of picking up, say, an old Apple Extended keyboard and use that >> in conjunction with an iMate ADB-USB adapter. The Apple Extended offers >> better feedback than modern keyboards and, because it uses an Alps rather >> than a buckling-spring mechansim, is much quieter. I believe the iMate will >> work through 10.4, but support seems to have ended with 10.5. :( >> >> Anyway, just an idea. [shrugs] >> >> >> Best, >> >> James Fraser >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
