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Stealth Technologies <stealthtech@vision.net.au> wrote in message
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> you would find that keys rubbing off has
> to do with what ppl have on their hands

Fraid not. Doesnt explain why all the older double injection moulded
keytops like the DEC LK201 and VT100 keyboards dont rub off and its
only the more recent crap that aint double injection moulded that does.

Stupid way to do something that gets as much rubbing as a keytop.


> "Brooks Moses" <bmoses@stanford.edu> wrote in message
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> > 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
>
>