On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Wyatt Epp wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Alan McKinnon
> wrote:
>>
>> IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made.
>
> Truer words are rarely spoken. And you can pick them up on eBay for about
> USD $20 (or rummage sales for next to nothing).
The
On Thursday 04 June 2009 19:19:50 Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't
> believe some people don't use them).
You should.
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Rgds
Peter
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made.
>
Truer words are rarely spoken. And you can pick them up on eBay for about
USD $20 (or rummage sales for next to nothing).
The only uncertainty in my mind is whether I prefer my Model M o
On 5 Jun 2009, at 07:05, Philip Webb wrote:
090604 Paul Hartman wrote:
4) Cable so short it can't even reach the computer.
I have a keyboard with an 18-inch cord. It is barely long enough
to reach from one side of the keyboard to the other! Absolutely
useless.
Mine is theoretically extendib
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:05:18 -0400, Philip Webb wrote:
> Mine is theoretically extendible -- stretch of curled-up cord -- ,
> but to reach the computer I have it plugged into a KVM switch,
> which is the only use the latter has in real life. It seems
> that USB extension cords are commonplace, but
090604 Paul Hartman wrote:
> 4) Cable so short it can't even reach the computer.
> I have a keyboard with an 18-inch cord. It is barely long enough
> to reach from one side of the keyboard to the other! Absolutely useless.
Mine is theoretically extendible -- stretch of curled-up cord -- ,
but to r
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:19:50 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>
>> 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't
>> believe some people don't use them).
>
> Some clam that raising the back of the keyboard increases the risk
On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:19:50 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't
> believe some people don't use them).
Some clam that raising the back of the keyboard increases the risk of RSI,
and that you should raise the front if anything, to r
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> What I hate most about some keyboards are:
> 1) The damn layout changes (like FN key at the left side of the
> BACKSPACE, and backspace not a double size key, or right shift also
> not double size, ENTER is another one sometimes manufacturer
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:49, Dale wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> 090604 Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote:
>>>
Ajai Khattri wrote:
> About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously).
> Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere
Philip Webb wrote:
> 090604 Alan McKinnon wrote:
>
>> On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote:
>>
>>> Ajai Khattri wrote:
>>>
About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously).
Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere warm to dry couple days.
090604 Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote:
>> Ajai Khattri wrote:
>>> About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously).
>>> Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere warm to dry couple days.
>> When I was working on computers, I used to clean them with
On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote:
> Ajai Khattri wrote:
> > On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote:
> >> It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would
> >> like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the
> >> internet) seems to not exist any more.
Ajai Khattri wrote:
> On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote:
>
>> It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would
>> like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the
>> internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not
>> resulted in locating an
On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote:
It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would
like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the
internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not
resulted in locating any similar keyboards.
About once
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Keith Dart wrote:
>
> On May 31, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Adrian wrote:
>
>> Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing
>> about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it
>> has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard
On May 31, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Adrian wrote:
Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing
about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it
has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard when not in use.
I had one too. :-) Had to replace it with
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jacob Todd wrote:
> Did you check craigslist?
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 02:14:04PM -0600, Adrian wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Greetings;
>>
>> Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing
>> about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response
Did you check craigslist?
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 02:14:04PM -0600, Adrian wrote:
>
>
>
> Greetings;
>
> Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing
> about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it
> has a cover which folds down to protect the key
Mike Kazantsev wrote:
> On Sun, 31 May 2009 14:14:04 -0600
> Adrian wrote:
>
>
>> Anyone know where I might find such a keyboard? Thanks much.
>>
>
> One can usually find pretty much anything on ebay, if you haven't
> checked it already.
>
>
I froogled it and it didn't find anything,
On Sun, 31 May 2009 14:14:04 -0600
Adrian wrote:
> Anyone know where I might find such a keyboard? Thanks much.
One can usually find pretty much anything on ebay, if you haven't
checked it already.
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Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net
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Greetings;
Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing
about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it
has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard when not in use.
It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would
like
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