I'm a member of several of the LEM groups, as I operate a whole variety of Macs in a variety of situations at a variety of different times. I have my faithful PowerBook G3 Pismo 500 MHz with Tiger that I use for several hours every day; my sister has my PowerBook Duo 230 that I fiddle with every few months or so; my sister also has my old iBook Clamshell 300 MHz with OS X Puma that I've been upgrading for her; I bought an iMac G4 800 MHz with Tiger that my mother uses frequently throughout the day (and my younger brother plays SNES games with an emulator on it); I work with 2009 Intel iMacs at college for newspaper production and fun; and I am currently preparing to state my case to have an old Digital Audio G4 upgraded at college for use with a Yamaha Clavinova keyboard and Finale 2008. That said, I'm used to anachronisms. I'm probably one of the few people my age that wouldn't mind playing/working with System 7 (or earlier). I grew up unknowingly loving Macs, and my passion for this different breed of computers will continue as I purchase my iPad 3G in April. However, I am a very heavy typist. Between English, my college newspaper, emails, chats, and my yet-unfinished novels, I am constantly typing. My Pismo has a great keyboard for a laptop, but I wouldn't mind having something more comfortable and durable. The difference between the keyboards I work with and the keyboard I would like to have is like the difference between a cheap Casio keyboard and my college's $4000 Yamaha Clavinovas (as close to a grand as you can get in an electronic, complete with real piano levers/hammers and heavy keys).
So, my question is, are there any of you out there that use keyboards in the caliber of the Apple Extended Keyboard and the IBM Model M? How do you like them, and would they be worth carrying around (with a USB adapter, of course)? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
