Re: Keyboard wear

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:24

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eltan <eltan@NoSpAmStArT.cOm.Au.> wrote in
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> Ever try washing hand before using the keyboard???

Cant be that, that cant wear the keytop surface smooth.

> The keyboard that I'm using now would be 10 years old tomorro!

My DEC LK201 is much older than that, and it shows
no sign of wear at all. Used it at least as much as the
MS keyboard for much longer than 6 months.


> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a9sivr$5pue2$1@ID-69072.news.dfncis.de...
> > Looking at a decent modern cordless keyboard, dont care too much about
> > cost, basically want something that will last for years and is decent to
> use.
> >
> > I relatively recently got off my arse and sent for a decent
> > branded keyboard, instead of farting around with cheapys.
> > Went for the MS, for no particular reason, after getting
> > pissed off at how quickly the lettering wears off the cheapys.
> >
> > Only to find that the MS Internet Pro is already showing significant
> > wear with the lettering after 6 months use. And significant physical
> > wear on those keys too, basically the roughened surface is now smooth.
> >
> > Doesnt anyone do proper double shot injection moulded keytops anymore ?
> >
> >
>
>

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Subject: Re: Keyboard wear
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