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Article #413Re: Microsoft Keyboard
From: Steve Sheldon
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 05:48
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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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1106e2,edc68ae6c25e4a08 X-Google-Attributes: gid1106e2,public X-Google-Thread: 109e38,edc68ae6c25e4a08 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e38,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-16 23:18:41 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!mystic.agron.iastate.edu!sheldon From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,bit.listserv.win3-l Subject: Re: Microsoft Keyboard Date: 17 Oct 94 05:48:14 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Lines: 30 Message-ID: <sheldon.782372894@mystic.agron.iastate.edu> References: <rsperlin.101.2EA050B3@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <Cxqpop.1M3@cc.umontreal.ca> <37s3lm$85k@calvin.muug.mb.ca> <37sjjp$e03@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mystic.agron.iastate.edu