Metal keyboard?
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From: Brian on 28 Nov 2009 07:43 20 years ago I was using an IBM PS-2 PC. It was slow as hell, even for those days, but it had an excellent keyboard which, as I recall, was made of metal. I found that I made far fewer typos using that than any keyboards I have used since then (all plastic). I tried searching online for metal keyboards, but they all seem to be specialised, ruggedised ones, which is not what I want. Do ordinary metal keyboards still exist out there?
From: Don Phillipson on 28 Nov 2009 09:13 "Brian" <bxxcfilm(a)nildram.co.uk> wrote in message news:uDMDwhCcKHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I tried searching online for metal keyboards, but they all seem to be > specialised, ruggedised ones, which is not what I want. > Do ordinary metal keyboards still exist out there? The industry standard was set in the late 1980s by Northgate (which later went bust.) Google will find at least one mfr. emulating Northgates, price about $125. (I acquired three Northgates over the years, two still in service . . . ) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
From: Brian on 28 Nov 2009 10:07 Don Phillipson wrote: > "Brian" <bxxcfilm(a)nildram.co.uk> wrote in message > news:uDMDwhCcKHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> I tried searching online for metal keyboards, but they all seem to be >> specialised, ruggedised ones, which is not what I want. >> Do ordinary metal keyboards still exist out there? > > The industry standard was set in the late 1980s by > Northgate (which later went bust.) Google will find > at least one mfr. emulating Northgates, price about > $125. (I acquired three Northgates over the years, > two still in service . . . ) Thanks for the tip. More Googling has only produced CVT. See http://www.streettech.com/archives_hardware/avantStellar.html (interesting page, but 10 years old) and https://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/menu.htm I drew a blank on Ebay and Google shopping. The CVT website looks out of date (they're offering PC's and notebooks powered by Pentium 4's (!), but it will be interesting to call on Monday.
From: John John - MVP on 28 Nov 2009 10:24 Brian wrote: > 20 years ago I was using an IBM PS-2 PC. It was slow as hell, even for > those days, but it had an excellent keyboard which, as I recall, was > made of metal. I found that I made far fewer typos using that than any > keyboards I have used since then (all plastic). > > I tried searching online for metal keyboards, but they all seem to be > specialised, ruggedised ones, which is not what I want. > > Do ordinary metal keyboards still exist out there? I don't know about the metal part but if what you really want is the "clicky" feel of the buckling spring design you can give this a try: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html Less pricey than the CVT keyboard. Info came from here: http://www.dansdata.com/clickykeyboards.htm John
From: Brian on 28 Nov 2009 12:47 John, Many thanks, that was most interesting. I have ordered one from PC Keyboards. Because my experience on the IBM keyboards was 20 years ago, it's obviously very difficult to be sure whether the metal is essential. For the $100 saving over CVT, it's a risk worth taking. Brian John John - MVP wrote: > I don't know about the metal part but if what you really want is the > "clicky" feel of the buckling spring design you can give this a try: > > http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html > > Less pricey than the CVT keyboard. > > Info came from here: http://www.dansdata.com/clickykeyboards.htm > > John
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