Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 11:43:09 -0700 David E. Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:08:29 -0800 Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New keyboard time but first turn it upside down and give it a vigorus shaking you won' believe the crap that's gonna fall out. I usually get about a year out of a keyboard.( thank God they are cheap) I used to have limited keyboard life too but luckily this cheap keyboard (Micro) purchased at Central Computer has lasted three years. It's filthy. :) The one I had before didn't even last a week :(. I used to go through keyboards faster than rolls of TP. I'd always hated those plastic covers (my mom calls them keyboard condoms) because I couldn't see the letters through the plastic after a while. After overspending my personal tech budget by 3 keyboards one month (do not let your best friends' children near your puter if they have any type of cup!) I went and got one and forced myself to learn to type correctly. It was painful for a while but I looked down the other day and took conscious notice that the actual printed letters on the keys had worn off most of them (probably quite a while ago). The Q, Z, and X were still quite readable but most others were faint if not completely gone. I thought to myself Hey! Either you've got this thing down and you're doing quite well at it! good job!. OR... you spend WAY TOO MUCH time at the computer! heh. I remember those old heavy keyboards when you could salvage them in the dishwasher... not so with these new ones, unfortunately. I had limited luck with one cheap no-name one that I spilled a beer in by taking it all apart and washing it, letting it dry, and putting it back together.. but the e key and a couple others didn't work. Ever tried typing in english without using an e? :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:08:29 -0800 Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New keyboard time but first turn it upside down and give it a vigorus shaking you won' believe the crap that's gonna fall out. I usually get about a year out of a keyboard.( thank God they are cheap) I used to have limited keyboard life too but luckily this cheap keyboard (Micro) purchased at Central Computer has lasted three years. It's filthy. :) The one I had before didn't even last a week :(. -- David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 23:55:33 -0500 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Makes me think of that one PC magazine editor that used to take his keyboard into the shower with him to clean it out (or so he said - I don't think we There's this guy at my local LUG a few years ago - he said he washed the keyboard in the dishwasher, after taking it apart carefully of course, and then allowing it to dry, it worked... -- David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
Bryan Phinney wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 03:21 pm, J.I. Evers wrote: On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, J.I. Evers wrote: um, yeah the subject about says it all. my shift key is broken and i don't know why. its not a hardware thing because both keys don't work. i think my computer just hates me. Nevermind, the shift key is working again, how odd. But the internet is broke now, but at least that one is not my fault. (The college's gateway is down) I am not sure. Maybe the college gateway hates you enough to punish everyone else just to get at you. I love how you consider not having an internet connection punishment. What would this world do without the Internet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 13:52, Ronald J. Hall wrote: I've got one of them dinosaur age IBM keyboards. You know - the ones that weigh more than my desktop does. Been Goin' about 5 years with it now - no other keyboard I've found has the feel that it does. I can beat that g. The manufacture date on a sticker on the bottom of my Northgate Omnikey Systems OmniKey ULTRA keyboard is June 11th 1991. I've never been tempted to replace it, since it's virtually indestructible (it's shared many a beer or mixed drink with me over those years, and just keeps on going with a minor lavage and dry.) Glenn -- 16:34:33 up 4 days, 9:08, running Mandrake Linux release 10.0 (Community) for i586, kernel 2.6.3-4mdk Registered Linux user #324360 The bad reputation UNIX has gotten is totally undeserved, laid on by people who don't understand, who have not gotten in there and tried anything. -- Jim Joyce, former computer science lecturer at the University of California Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 16:38, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 13:52, Ronald J. Hall wrote: I've got one of them dinosaur age IBM keyboards. You know - the ones that weigh more than my desktop does. Been Goin' about 5 years with it now - no other keyboard I've found has the feel that it does. I can beat that g. The manufacture date on a sticker on the bottom of my Northgate Omnikey Systems OmniKey ULTRA keyboard is June 11th 1991. I've never been tempted to replace it, since it's virtually indestructible (it's shared many a beer or mixed drink with me over those years, and just keeps on going with a minor lavage and dry.) Glenn I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... -- I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say. - Richard Nixon Registered Linux User #334042 17:26:16 up 5 days, 56 min, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.20, 0.08 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Bryan Phinney wrote: I am not sure. Maybe the college gateway hates you enough to punish everyone else just to get at you. Its easter break and everybody else has left. I am probably the only person left who was still connecting through that gateway. Wow, I am hated. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 12:52 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 02:08 pm, Aron Smith wrote: -New keyboard time but first turn it upside down and give it a vigorus shaking -you won' believe the crap that's gonna fall out. I usually get about a year -out of a keyboard.( thank God they are cheap) I've got one of them dinosaur age IBM keyboards. You know - the ones that weigh more than my desktop does. Been Goin' about 5 years with it now - no other keyboard I've found has the feel that it does. Ben looking at the yard sales for one of those. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:28, Charlie wrote: I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... O.K. I admit defeat g -- 19:53:00 up 4 days, 12:27, running Mandrake Linux release 10.0 (Community) for i586, kernel 2.6.3-4mdk Registered Linux user #324360 BOFH excuse #61: not approved by the FCC Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 09:53 pm, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:28, Charlie wrote: I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... O.K. I admit defeat g Glenn: Wimp. You should have asked Charlie if it survived the beer immersion test. (I have verified that Logitech keyboards won't.) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 20:53, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 09:53 pm, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:28, Charlie wrote: I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... O.K. I admit defeat g Glenn: Wimp. You should have asked Charlie if it survived the beer immersion test. (I have verified that Logitech keyboards won't.) -- cmg Well, I don't know if it would survive that. I haven't tried it. I have two of these old IBM clicker keyboards and I love 'em. I wish I had a dozen more. -- A man brings his dog into the vet and says, Could you please cut my dog's tail off? The vet examines the tail and says, There is nothing wrong. Why would you want this done? The man replies, My mother-in-law is coming to visit, and I don't want anything in the house to make her think that she is welcome! Registered Linux User #334042 21:50:45 up 5 days, 5:21, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 06:38 pm, Glenn wrote: -I can beat that g. The manufacture date on a sticker on the bottom of my -Northgate Omnikey Systems OmniKey ULTRA keyboard is June 11th 1991. I've -never been tempted to replace it, since it's virtually indestructible (it's -shared many a beer or mixed drink with me over those years, and just keeps on -going with a minor lavage and dry.) - -Glenn Just don't make'em like they used to, do they? smile Makes me think of that one PC magazine editor that used to take his keyboard into the shower with him to clean it out (or so he said - I don't think we really wanna go there!). :-) -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 07:28 pm, Charlie wrote: -I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest -keyboards I have ever seen... Absolutely! BTW, the tag on the back of mine actually says: Part No 1391401 ID No 1209609 Date 16SEP87 Pit No J1 Model M but I've only been using it for a little over 5 years. :-) -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 09:53 pm, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:28, Charlie wrote: I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... O.K. I admit defeat g Glenn: Wimp. You should have asked Charlie if it survived the beer immersion test. (I have verified that Logitech keyboards won't.) -- cmg I love the really old IBM keybourds, I have one here thats a 86 vinatage.. weights about 10 times a normal keyboard, has really big keys that have a fantastic feel a nice solid tactile feel that is perfect for my sized hands. Best keyboard I ever had, I priced a new one many years back, IBM wanted 250 dollars AU for one. They were built using entirely different methods to the new keyboards. Chances are it would have survived the beer immersion test because it didn't use the seperated plastic sheets with tracks method that all the new ones do. -- rgds Frank Hauptle (aka Franki) For free scripts, online webmaster tools, HTML, XHTML, Perl PHP tutorials and stuff, visit: http://htmlfixit.com Free web developer resources. Please sign our petition to encourage notebook manufacturers to offer video card upgrades just like desktops. http://www.petitiononline.com/inspiron/petition.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Broken Shift Key
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:53:48 -0700 Charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 20:53, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 09:53 pm, Glenn wrote: On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:28, Charlie wrote: I've got you beat my friend. My IBM keyboard shows 22 July 1988. FInest keyboards I have ever seen... O.K. I admit defeat g Glenn: Wimp. You should have asked Charlie if it survived the beer immersion test. (I have verified that Logitech keyboards won't.) -- cmg Well, I don't know if it would survive that. I haven't tried it. I have two of these old IBM clicker keyboards and I love 'em. I wish I had a dozen more. I have one of those. I actually bought it in '93 from the Easy Options division. I treat it more tenderly than any other component. I can type much faster on it than any other keyboard, and unfortunately, it cannot be replaced. I contracted at IBM for many years - I know a closet with boxes full of them gathering dust. I'm tempted to call the guys back up and ask if I can have about a dozen of them. -- Guy Rouillier Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
