31 May
2016
31 May
'16
2:53 p.m.
On 5/31/2016 2:01 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 05/31/2016 11:21 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
Interesting observations. I learned to
type on both an Apple II and a Brother
electric typewriter (kinda like a
daisywheel printer with a keyboard)....
but I'll never forget the first time I
laid hands on the original IBM PC
keyboard. The quality of that feel!
The quality of that sound! I didn't
like the machine but I loved that
spacious keyboard.
Many years later, it was nostalgia for
that feel and sound that led me to
connecting the 1994 model M I'm still
using today, on any PC I use. Any
other keyboard just won't do.
- J.
I don't like the Model "M"
keyboard. It's a bit like wanting a
tracker organ rather than my Yamaha EL90. The keys require
significant pressure to operate and if you are not used to it its
actually hard work...
It could be a matter of what you learned to touch-type on.
For me, it
was a manual Underwood office machine. It took some time to get used to
an electric typewriter--too twitchy. One thing that's probably been
lost to time is the need for a uniform striking force when using a
manual typewriter.
With that in mind, the Model M is the best of the recent (<30 years) lot.
...
--Chuck