> My favorite PC-type keyboard is the HEAVY, solid *click* keyboard that > IBM used to build back when Kensington was still selling the heavy trackball > nearly 20 years ago, still have a couple those in use. Nice positive > feedback, > like typing on a Selectric typewriter. (remember typewriters?? wish I still > had one!) Only ones similar I can find offered these days are industrial key- > boards costing several hundred dollars.
The type of keyboard keyswitch you're talking about is a buckling spring. Unicomp acquired the rights to make modern IBM Model M style buckling spring keyboards, and you can buy them new, including USB variants, from their webstore (I have no affiliation other than being a customer a few years back): http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/keyboards.html There are a wide variety of other mechanical keyswitch keyboards (Cherry, Alps, Topre, etc.) still made as well. For more on mechanical keybaords, this site is the best: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=START+HERE+--+The+Geekhack+Mechanical+Keyboard+Guide+-+Includes+Glossary+and+Links Lots of good info in that wiki, including an overview of keyswitch types: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Basics+on+Keyboard+Internals - Nate -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
