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Article #874Re: Keyboard wear
From: JAD
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:05
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:05
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acids and alkalines baby. Used to make solvents, and its in our sweat. "Stealth Technologies" <stealthtech@vision.net.au> wrote in message news:6c6y8.49312$uR5.115451@newsfeeds.bigpond.com... > you would find that keys rubbing off has to do with what ppl have on their > hands > "Brooks Moses" <bmoses@stanford.edu> wrote in message > news:3CC666B8.6CABC9A3@stanford.edu... > > Rod Speed wrote: > > > Trevor Wilson <rageaudio@optushome.com.au> wrote > > > > Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote > > > >> Doesnt anyone do proper double shot injection moulded keytops anymore > ? > > > > > > > I know it's not cordless, but the best, toughest keyboards ever made, > > > > were the old IBM PS/2 ones. Find one of those and you'll have it for > life. > > > > > > Fraid not, I've changed over to USB now. Much better with a KVM. > > > > > > I agree tho, they appear to be about the last of the properly > > > manufactured stuff with double injection moulded keytops. > > > > You know, there's been all this talk about IBM doing the proper double- > > injection-molded keytops on the PS/2 keyboards in this thread.... > > > > Tell me, then, on this IBM PS/2 keyboard I've got sitting on my desk, > > how did they get two different colors of lettering on the number-pad > > keys? :) > > > > (Actually, on closer look, this one appears not to be double-molded. > > Still solid and has every appearance of indestructability, though. It's > > vintage-1993, for what that's worth.) > > > > - Brooks > > >
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