Kevin Street wrote: >> Actually, it's amazing what a cesspool of filth >> keyboards can be. A few months back a small bug >> disappeared into my keyboard so I grabbed a >> screwdriver and took it apart. Never did find the >> bug, but there was an astonishing amount of dust, >> lint and...unidentified material in there. It >> just slips between the keys, little by little, >> building up into a big mess.
Reggie Bautista wrote: > Sounds like you could use the "Virtually > Indestructable Keyboard." From the web page at > http://www.grandtec.com/vik.htm > > The Virtually Indestructible Keyboard, a > silicon-based flexible computer keyboard, > features a unique combination of durability > and soft, comfortable feel. The washable, > "roll-able" keyboard has been called "the > best thing to happen to typing since the > backspace key." > > I'm typing this on the original blue, about halfway > down the page at the link above. There are no > spaces for stuff to fall down into and accumulate. > It's even spit-take-safe (Julia, that one's for > you)! "Spill-proof and fully washable using > traditional cleaners including detergent and hot > water." I had trouble touch-typing on those things. For me the keys were never as stiff (they had to be pressed in the center, or they key will lean while being pressed) or responsive (the keyboard would drop keys while typing at speed, though that could have been related to the other issue) as normal keyboards. There is quite a difference between a $10 and a $50 keyboard, btw. I guess I'm picky about how the key *feels* while being pressed, and the cheaper keyboards just don't do it right. Niether do the rollable keyboards, in their own way. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
