23 Nov
1998
23 Nov
'98
3:19 p.m.
I have to agree with this sentiment. I have used the IBM keyboard since
the days of the 2741 (an APL terminal) and the selectric typewriters of
the day. Never has another keyboard manufacturer produced so nice
a feel (action, for the musical crowd) to the touch of my hand. I really
like
the Microsoft natural keyboard, with but one reservation - the action of
the key switches (I like the elite much less than the full sized model).
William R. Buckley
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From: jpero(a)pop.cgocable.net <jpero(a)pop.cgocable.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
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Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: Dismantling an AT keyboard entirely
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 23:48:54 +0000 (GMT)
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
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Subject: Dismantling an AT keyboard entirely
Don't tell me to swap for new $10 keyboard either! I touchtype all
the time and I have not found one that does similar job as this
bowing spring technologies in IBM keyboards.
24 Nov
24 Nov
1:19 p.m.
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3:32 p.m.
Is that the same as the PC and the PS/2 keyboards? Those things are
terribly noisy, they give me a headache. I like the click, but it has a
high-pitched overtone.
The second is the wonderful feel. It's a personal
thing, but I love it. I
think the XT keyboard (capacitive 'contacts') is marginally better than
the AT one, but nothing else comes close.
-tony
4:22 p.m.
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11:47 a.m.
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:22:57 +0000 (GMT)
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From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Dismantling an AT keyboard entirely
Tony scribbled:
There is an _official_ 101/102 key XT keyboard from
IBM, BTW. It looks
like the AT one, but it doesn't have the 3 LEDs at the top right.
Otherwise it's identical. The manual implies that these keyboards
autodetect which machine they're plugged into and send either XT or AT
codes. The 83/84 key keyboards don't - they have to be used with the
right machine.
Tony! Missed the PS/1 type keyboards!? They use exactly same
bowing spring technologies. I had stolen springs from 84 key ones to
fix PS/1 and PS/2 keyboards. Those springs get mangled rather easily
and get lost sometimes.
One telltale is you can twist PS/1 lengthwise and light.
Jason D.
-tony
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