On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 01:25, Christian Groessler via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > My boss back in 90/91 or so bought a Compaq 386SX desktop. The 386SX was > at the low end back then already, but the keyboard which came with it > was top-notch! > > Forget early IBM PC keyboards. This Compaq keyboard had the best feel > ever when typing! > > Unfortunately I never was able to find this keyboard again, and my boss > wouldn't give it to me when he dumped the 386SX :-( > He kept the keyboard.
I both agree and disagree. I never used an original Compaq Portable but I started using Compaqs back in the 8086 and 80286 era. I remember when a Compaq 386 was I think the first 386 I ever worked on. (I killed it. >_< Left it running COMPSURF with the lid off, and the bare CPU -- no heatsink -- fried. No airflow.) I never used a Compaq keyboard I really liked. Your post made me cast my mind back and the oldest ones I remember were unusually soft and quiet for the time. I like loud and clicky. :-) But I can certainly see why someone might like them -- soft and quiet became the dominant style. But I now have a reputation as a keyboard collector and enthusiast, and I am not really -- I just kept some of the ones I liked from when people were throwing them away... -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lproven – Skype: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 – ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
