--- On Sat, 10/23/10, Tom Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 keyboards costing several hundred dollars.
They're still being made. The exact same buckling spring technology with clicky-twangy sound like the tough and heavy IBM Model M. http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/keyboards.html Since some of them are available with USB they'll work on a Macintosh. How much? $69 for the Space Saver 104/105. The keys have the same size and spacing as the IBM original but on that one they've slimmed down the extra extra excess the IBM had all around the edges. If you really want the genuine Model M, right down to the complete lack of those pesty "Windows keys", the same money gets the Customizer 101. Add a trackball to the 101 and the price goes to $109. -- ----- 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/
