22 Mar
2007
22 Mar
'07
2:11 p.m.
On Mar 21, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
That very well may be. They sure are nice keyboards.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Same here.
The only "good" PS/2-interfaced keyboards I have
here are a big box of SGI "granite" units, and even they have some
flex (not much) to them. At least they have some heft, though.
I've got a fairly nice Dell AT102W (aka Dell 093GDJ, and about the
only good thing to come out of Dell IMO). It's crammed full of Alps
microswitch key-switches, and is about the nicest keyboard I've
ever had. The keys have a lovely 'snap' action; probably not quite
as good as an IBM Model M, but not bad. The Quietkey is an
'updated' version with - IIRC - a 'putty feel' membrane switch matrix.
The AT101W is basically the same keyboard, but with a US key layout
instead of the UK key layout on the AT102W. They're quite plentiful
on eBay - AT102Ws are not.
IIRC they came with some of the Dell servers and high-end desktops
many moons ago... Poweredge GX2 maybe? Also, FWICT
SiliconGraphics / SGI sold basically the same keyboard with the
same model number (AT-101 or AT-102), but in a 'granite' style.
Maybe that's what you've got, Dave?