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Re: Microsoft Keyboard

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From: Steve Sheldon
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 05:48
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In <37sjjp$e03@agate.berkeley.edu> chartang@uclink2.berkeley.edu (Char Tang) writes:

>	I saw one of these at Egghead today so I thought I'd play with it 
>for a little bit.  For a hundred bucks, this keyboard sucks.  It's feels 
>flimsy and the keys are all loose.  Although the ergonomics seem like 
>they do feel a little better than a normal keyboard, overall quality is 
>horrible.  I hate to say this, but so far, Macs have the best feeling 
>keyboards around.  Anyone knwo of any IBM keyboards out there that feel 
>like the Mac keyboards?  They're also cool 'cause they don't have that 
>click.  I used to like the click but now I'm sharing a room with someone 
>and I don't want to keep them up at night.

 I still haven't seen one of these Microsoft keyboards yet to pass
judgement.  Although the 3 extra keys won't do me much good, as I
don't run windows. :(

 I never really cared for most of the Mac keyboards I've used.  I have never
tried their ergo one, though.  But for that spongy feel without the click,
the keyboards that come with Dell and Compaq low end machines seem to match
it.  I'm not sure who makes them though.

 Personally the best keyboard is still the Northgate OmniKey/Ultra.  Of
course it clicks so you probably won't like it.  But if you are a fast
typist it's really nice.

-- 
Steve Sheldon           [These are my own opinions]
Iowa State University   ICSS Resource Facility by day
sheldon@iastate.edu     ProMap by night
   BEEF! -- Cause the west wasn't won on salad.
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