david@bdt.com (David Beckemeyer) (05/14/91)
I'm in the market for a new keyboard for my AT clone. I want one
with the separate cursor keys and maybe even the extra bank of
function keys.
The prices seem to vary a great deal. I've seen some as low as
$30 and others as high as $150. Are they really that different?
What brands work well? I want something tough, reliable, and with
a good feel to the keys.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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david@bdt.com (David Beckemeyer) writes: > I'm in the market for a new keyboard for my AT clone. I want one > with the separate cursor keys and maybe even the extra bank of > function keys. > > The prices seem to vary a great deal. I've seen some as low as > $30 and others as high as $150. Are they really that different? YES! YES! YES! The $30 keyboards are best used to beat vicious dogs over the head when walking in poor neighborhoods: certainly not for data entry! Better to be forced to use a mouse... Go to your local store and pound on few different keyboards. I "grew up" on true-blue IBM AT keyboard, and I'm fairly hard to please. I find that I generally like the Northgate OmniKey 102: it has a positive "Click" feedback and not the typical "mushy" feel of most of the keyboards on the market. Put your fingers on every keyboard you see for a week or so, and find the feel you like. Don't scrimp: you'll regret it dearly! Jeff Maass Amateur Radio: K8ND (@ W8CQK) Powell OH (NW of Columbus) Netmail: jamaass@bluemoon.uucp Ma Bell: (614) 873-3234
oneel@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) (05/17/91)
In article <m5yy22w164w@bluemoon.uucp> jamaass@bluemoon.uucp (Jeffrey A. Maass) writes: david@bdt.com (David Beckemeyer) writes: > I'm in the market for a new keyboard for my AT clone. I want one > with the separate cursor keys and maybe even the extra bank of > function keys. > > The prices seem to vary a great deal. I've seen some as low as > $30 and others as high as $150. Are they really that different? YES! YES! YES! The $30 keyboards are best used to beat vicious dogs over the head when walking in poor neighborhoods: certainly not for data entry! Better to be forced to use a mouse... Go to your local store and pound on few different keyboards. I "grew up" on true-blue IBM AT keyboard, and I'm fairly hard to please. I find that I generally like the Northgate OmniKey 102: it has a positive "Click" feedback and not the typical "mushy" feel of most of the keyboards on the market. Put your fingers on every keyboard you see for a week or so, and find the feel you like. Don't scrimp: you'll regret it dearly! Well, with 10**1000 people reading this, you knew there was going to be one who disagreed. I type all day on an assortment of keyboards and am happiest typing on the home system with it's $34.95 keyboard. Mine came from the local Compu-USA, but I bet if I went back now (a month later) it would be a different mfg, but same price. It may not hold up, time will tell on that. I do agree that one should go and bang on as many as the computer store has. bruce -- Bruce O'Neel oneel@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA/GSFC/STX/Code 664
mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir) (05/17/91)
In article <m5yy22w164w@bluemoon.uucp> jamaass@bluemoon.uucp (Jeffrey A. Maass) writes: >david@bdt.com (David Beckemeyer) writes: > >> I'm in the market for a new keyboard for my AT clone. I want one >> with the separate cursor keys and maybe even the extra bank of >> function keys. >> >> The prices seem to vary a great deal. I've seen some as low as >> $30 and others as high as $150. Are they really that different? > >YES! YES! YES! The $30 keyboards are best used to beat vicious >dogs over the head when walking in poor neighborhoods: certainly >not for data entry! Better to be forced to use a mouse... > >Go to your local store and pound on few different keyboards. >I "grew up" on true-blue IBM AT keyboard, and I'm fairly hard to >please. I find that I generally like the Northgate OmniKey 102: it >has a positive "Click" feedback and not the typical "mushy" feel >of most of the keyboards on the market. > >Put your fingers on every keyboard you see for a week or so, and >find the feel you like. Don't scrimp: you'll regret it dearly! I would like a *good* keyboard without clicks. Anyone know which is a high quality capacitive type keyboard for my AT? how about recommendations on a high-quality motherboard? A case? :-) Thanks! * * * * * * * ======================= Meir Green * * * * * * * * ======================= mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu * * * * * * * ======================= N2JPG