well i? have? some? clicky? keyboards and? ?yea? love the? ?feedback? clak? when I type?
but the? ?usual off the rack? frys? ? usb? thing is? problematic?
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so? by thinner? bean? it? clacks? but? has? ?a lighter? motion?
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then? I have? this? ?ibm? clacky? keyboard? with? ?several rows? of? function? keys...?
as? i? remember? ?2? or? 3? rows?? wonder what the hell it? was? used? for?
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Gave? my? wife and? Envey? hp all in? one? ?body? I? got? and? put? a? keyboard? with it?
that? had? decals on the? keys...? she? was? not? happy...? seems? all keys? wear? off?
now....??
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In a message dated 10/19/2018 9:45:13 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at
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On 10/19/18 8:41 AM, js--- via cctalk wrote:
Why is the keyboard being sold alone, when the
terminal is right there?
Keyboard collectors.
https://deskthority.net/ etc.
Any 70's or 80's mechanical switch or hall-effect keyboard is going for big bucks
now.
This has been discussed here and on the VCF forum before.
I am in the process of trying to draw out the schematics for the IBM Displaywriter,
and it is impossible to find a 'reasonably priced' (as in less than $300 dollar)
keyboard for the system I've pieced together.
There are people making USB adapters for most of the old IBM mechanical keyboards now.
I'm also working on documenting IBM CU 'Control Unit' (coax..) Terminals
You can find terminals, but not keyboards.