6 May
2012
6 May
'12
7:37 p.m.
On 6 May 2012 at 21:39, blstuart at bellsouth.net wrote:
I'm pretty much the opposite. Despite the fact
that I also learned on
manual typewriters and also play the piano, I find the long travel of
the Model M uncomfortable. As for the sound, I used to like the click
on the VT100, but these days, a loud keyboard is very distracting.
There's exactly one Model M in our open plan office and the moment it
goes into use, I have to reach for noise- cancelling headphones *and*
run music through them to drown it out.
I also play piano also, but it's a completely different skill,
depending on the ability to moderate stroke force and speed,
something that's completely irrelevant to computer keyboarding, not
to mention the chording aspect. I've sometimes wondered if I could
take the output of the MIDI keyboard here and work out some sort
system of music-to-letters, not as abstract as Solresol. However,
I'm convinced that I can't think that fast.
The noise of a model M doesn't bother me, as I also have a Selectric
III sitting by my desk here (now that's noisy!). If you've ever
spent much time in a keypunch room, you're familiar with the much
louder noise of a bunch of 026s or 029s chunking away.
I prefer my NCR Cherry keyboard. Electrically, it's better and it's
hard to beat the feel of a good Cherry keyswitch. I doubt that it
understands USB.
--Chuck