22 Feb
2000
22 Feb
'00
1:55 p.m.
From: "Peter Pachla" <peter.pachla(a)wintermute.org.uk
Actually, now you mention it, I really liked the old
keyboards which Apple
shipped with the Mac Plus and earlier.
I guess it's personal preference, but I don't like the 128/Plus
keyboards as much. Felt sorta weird to me.
And one of the worst keyboards I've ever used is the standard ADB keyboard
I got with my "Classic II". "Yuck" just doesn't cover it....I can
see why
people quickly switched to the extended keyboards.
Amen to that. And I'm still not that fond of the extended boards. I
use the IIgs board on my 9500, I have a Datadesk 101e on my
8500 (nice clicky microswitches) and I use an Apple Keyboard II on
my DuoDock. When I get my office rearranged, the 8500 will get
the Ergo, the Duo will get the Datadesk, and the 7200 will get the
KBII. I'll move the Extended to the SE/30.
Absolutely, I can operate the function keys on my 84
key keyboard with my
left hand without even thinking about it. With them arranged along the top
I have to make a concious decision to use the apt key, and then take my
hand off the main part of the keyboard to operate the keys....which REALLY
disturbs my rhythm when I'm using the machine.
They tried to give me a new keyboard once, and I threw a tantrum
until they let me keep the old one. We switched to Evil$soft
Naturals a couple of years later, which was fine except that
keyboard shortcuts that I could type with one hand now required
unnatural reaches from one half to the other....now that I'm out of
cad and into IT, it's ergo all the way. Just wish they used better
keys instead of rubber domes.
I've not used very many laptop keyboards. I do
like the keyboard on my
Toshiba T3100SX (for which I need a working power controller
PCB)
I just scrapped one at work, but it wouldn't have helped you any. I
tried to power it up for fun, and nothing but the smell of previously
toasted electronics. Keyboard was sort of busted up also....
Paul Braun
NerdWare -- The History of the PC and the Nerds who brought it to you.
nerdware(a)laidbak.com
www.laidbak.com/nerdware