[PLUG-TALK] typing on bubble wrap

Russell Senior seniorr at aracnet.com
Thu Jan 22 08:06:08 UTC 2009


>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:

Keith> So, in order to add another subject for me to be opinionated
Keith> about, I would like opinions on good and bad keyboard feel, and
Keith> the brands and models that deliver them.  I don't want to talk
Keith> too much about layouts and extra buttons -- if I had my
Keith> druthers I would prefer a keyboard layout that matched my
Keith> laptop, sans touchpad.  I'm mostly interested in feel,
Keith> durability, and amenability to typing fast.

Keith> Opinions?  Rants?  Pointers to keyboard expert websites?

I have a couple of these.  

  http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/cus101usenon.html

It is a buckling-spring keyboard, a la the early ibm pc technology.
Noisy, but clear unambiguous tactile feedback.

On the ones I have, the keys have removeable caps so that key labels
can follow a reprogrammed layout, if desired.


-- 
Russell Senior         ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.''
seniorr at aracnet.com



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