Good Quality 'modern' keyboards - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Nov 2011

like this

http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:

...
  I wish I had a good idea.  I'm typing this on an
Apple Extended II ADB
 keyboard plugged into a USB-to-ADB converter so I can use it on my Mac Pro.
  On the PC I tend to use a no-name keyboard I got 20 years ago, but really
 like the SGI PS/2 keyboard that came with my O2.  I really wish someone
 would make a good replica of the Apple keyboard, but as a USB keyboard.  In
 part because I love the shelf behind the function keys.  This is also why I
 like the IBM Model M keyboards.

 I seem to remember someone is making a keyboard like you're looking for,
 but it isn't cheap.

 Zane

 At 6:46 PM +0000 11/5/11, Mark Benson wrote:

  I'm looking for a good action, high quality
keyboard of the same
 action/type as an IBM Model M or the really great Cherry keyboards of 'the
 day' to use on modern machines to code with and work at a terminal. My
 Logitech G110 is fine for general work (it's a decent keyboard in it's own
 right) but the 12 macro keys on the end confuse the b-jebus out of me and
 also the key-spacing is designed for gamers no typists.

 I don't want to fudge an older PS/2 keyboard via a USB adapter as it
 generally doesn't work 100% right and I occasionally get keys dropped or
 doouble-typed. I also need the 'Windows' keys that a lot of older decent
 keyboards lack.

 I'm willing to drop decent money to get one, so anyone got any ideas?

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